alice-teacher resources - Aust

Sun Apr 3 20:16:27 EDT 2011

Hello, David:

I would just like to add my enthusiastic request to your growing list.  I
would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,
Elizabeth

On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 7:01 PM, David Fenton <fenton at fdn.uq.edu.au> wrote:

> G'day again Alice teachers,
>
> For those who saw my post to Deedee and have also requested access to my
> resources...please be advised that I am a busy lecturer and unit coordinator
> and will answer you and post a selection of materials shortly - patience. It
> might take me a couple of days (min). Am extremely snowed under with work
> commitments atm. If I haven't sent them by this Friday (Apr 8th) then
> someone will notice and "wake-me up". These resources took me 6 months to
> prepare, so although I am willing to share, I also need to consider the time
> it takes to bundle them together, which is a lower priority than the work
> that my business pays me for! As I mentioned, I have relied heavily on the
> existing free resources available at the Alice site, and many of my
> materials are a re-hash and rework of those into my own templates and
> teaching style and arranged to fit my teaching schedule. Am happy to post
> the schedule and some materials, but remember - this is my first foray into
> this world as well. I can report more details at the beginning of July when
> my unit will be over and I will be moderating and analysing how it went.
>
> Best wishes and cheers
> David Ô¿Ô
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: alice-teachers-bounces+fenton=fdn.uq.edu.au at lists.andrew.cmu.edu[mailto:
> alice-teachers-bounces+fenton=fdn.uq.edu.au at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On
> Behalf Of Herrera, Deedee
> Sent: Saturday, 2 April 2011 5:28 AM
> To: Alice educators
> Subject: Re: alice-teacher Alice Institute at CMU
>
> Hi David,
> Thank you for the explanation, great idea.  I would love to have a copy of
>  your teaching schedule and sample lectures, worksheets and tasks.  Thank
> you for sharing.
> Deedee
>
> >>> David Fenton <fenton at fdn.uq.edu.au> 3/31/2011 5:58 PM >>>
> G'day Deedee,
>
> I basically re-thought the whole teaching process based around
> object-oriented programming instead of structured programming. I based it
> heavily on the resources available from the Alice site, but put it all into
> my templates and teaching style. I deliver lectures each week which are
> followed up by worksheets that students must complete for homework (they get
> the answers from the lectures). We then have three follow-up practical
> classes where they must do specific tasks based around Alice. Sometimes I
> just get them to do an Alice tutorial, other times I give them complete
> instructions ... do this, do that, then do this etc. I can send you a copy
> of our teaching schedule if you are interested and some sample lectures,
> worksheets, tasks. We also get students to do a practical test in a 50
> minutes session and offer them an opportunity to present a project
> demonstrating their skills. I haven't written the project specifications
> yet. We teach NS Diagrams as a planning method instead of flowcharts.
>
> Cheers
> David Ô¿Ô
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: alice-teachers-bounces+fenton=fdn.uq.edu.au at lists.andrew.cmu.edu[mailto:
> alice-teachers-bounces+fenton=fdn.uq.edu.au at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On
> Behalf Of Herrera, Deedee
> Sent: Friday, 1 April 2011 2:31 AM
> To: 'Alice educators'
> Subject: Re: alice-teacher Alice Institute at CMU
>
> Hi David,
> I would love to hear your ideas of how you rewrote the Visual Basic class.
>  We are in the process of trying to update as well.
> Deedee
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: alice-teachers-bounces+deedee=dc3.edu at lists.andrew.cmu.edu [mailto:
> alice-teachers-bounces+deedee=dc3.edu at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On Behalf Of
> David Fenton
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 10:33 PM
> To: Alice educators
> Subject: Re: alice-teacher Alice Institute at CMU
>
> Wow, I would love to attend, but I am in Brisbane Australia!
> <grin>When's a workshop to be schedule here?</grin> I have just completed
> six months of writing a course based around Alice to replace our ageing
> Visual Basic course for post-secondary students. I love Alice. It is already
> solving many issues regarding student focus and attention span!
>
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> Information Technology Department UQ Foundation Year International Education
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: alice-teachers-bounces+fenton=fdn.uq.edu.au at lists.andrew.cmu.edu[mailto:
> alice-teachers-bounces+fenton=fdn.uq.edu.au at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On
> Behalf Of Don Slater
> Sent: Wednesday, 30 March 2011 11:03 PM
> To: Alice Teachers
> Subject: alice-teacher Alice Institute at CMU
>
> Carnegie Mellon will host the Alice Institute for interested high school
> and college instructors. This Institute will consist of two workshops. The
> first workshop will be focused on Alice 2.2 and will be held June 19 - June
> 24. Plan on arriving on Sunday, June 19, and departing Friday afternoon,
> June 24. This workshop will explore the Alice 2.2 programming environment as
> an effective and engaging tool to introduce students from middle school
> through college level to programming and Computer Science, perhaps in
> preparation for a CS 1 course.
>
> The second workshop will be focused on Alice 3, and will be held June 26 -
> July 1. Plan on arriving on Sunday, June 26, and departing Friday afternoon,
> July 1. This workshop will explore the Alice 3 programming environment as an
> effective and engaging tool for students in a Computer Science 1 or Advanced
> Placement course in Java.
>
> Working with nationally recognized experts in Alice, a tool developed at
> Carnegie Mellon, teachers in both workshops will develop an understanding of
> Alice, and teaching methods suitable for presenting Alice in their own
> unique environment. The workshop is appropriate for any instructor who is
> considering or currently using Alice in a pre-CS1 or CS1 course.
>
> You should note that there is a registration fee of $300, plus your housing
> and meals. More details and registration page can be found at:
>
>
> https://web.campusservices.cmu.edu/conferences/registration.taf?ID=2011alice
>
> Let me know if you have any questions.
>
> Donald Slater
> Alice Team
> Carnegie Mellon University
> 5000 Forbes Avenue
> Pittsburgh, PA 15213
>
> Office phone: (412) 268-4370
>
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