Symposium Schedule
Sunday, April 28
Seeley Mudd Building, 2233 Tech Drive, third floor
6 - 8 p.m.
Welcome reception
Poster session and selection
Appetizers and drinks will be served.
Monday, April 29
James L. Allen Center, 2169 Campus Drive
8:30 - 9 a.m.
Coffee and breakfast snacks
9 - 9:30 a.m.
Welcome remarks
- Julio Ottino, Dean, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Northwestern University
- David Figlio, Dean, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
9:30 - 11 a.m.
Session 1: Computational Literacy
- Andrea diSessa, Professor of Education, University of California, Berkeley
- Uri Wilensky, Professor of Learning Sciences and Computer Science, Northwestern University
- Bruce Sherin, Professor of Learning Sciences, Northwestern University
11 - 11:30 a.m.
Coffee break
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Session 2: Undergraduate CS Education
- Mark Guzdial, Professor in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
- Nell O'Rourke, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
- Bob Sloan, Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago
1 - 2 p.m.
Lunch and poster awards
2 - 3:30 p.m.
Session 3: Broadening Participation in Computing
- Joanna Goode, Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Oregon
- Sheena Erete, Assistant Professor of Design, Human Computer Interaction, DePaul University
- Nichole Pinkard, Associate Professor, of Learning Sciences, Northwestern University
3:30 - 5 p.m.
Session 4: Computing Education in K-12 STEM
- Shriram Krishnamurthi, Professor of Computer Science, Brown University
- Diana Franklin, Research Associate Professor in Computer Science, University of Chicago
- David Weintrop, Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership, University of Maryland
5:15 p.m.
Adjourn
Tuesday, April 30
James L. Allen Center, 2169 Campus Drive
8:30 - 9 a.m.
Coffee and breakfast snacks
9 - 10:30 a.m.
Session 5: New Roles for AI in Education
- Janet Kolodner, Visiting Professor Lynch School of Education Boston College
- Ken Forbus, Professor of Computer Science, Northwestern University
- Tom Moher, Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago
10:30 a.m. - Noon
Session 6: Computational Thinking and Computational Action
- Hal Abelson, Professor Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab, MIT
- Marcelo Worsley, Assistant Professor Learning Sciences and Computer Science, Northwestern University
- Mike Tissenbaum, Assistant Professor, Illinois College of Education
Noon - 12:30 p.m.
Coffee break
12:30 - 2 p.m.
Session 7: Alternative Methods and Informal Contexts for Computing Education
- Tim Bell, Professor, Computer Science and Software Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
- Matthew Berland, Associate Professor of Digital Media, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Michael Horn, Associate Professor Learning Sciences and Computer Science, Northwestern University
2 - 2:30 p.m.
Closing remarks
- Uri Wilensky, Professor of Learning Sciences and Computer Science, Northwestern University
- Chris Riesbeck, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Northwestern University