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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Chapman</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>University</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> is
conducting a summer workshop, “Teaching Introductory Computer Science:
The Python Way” for computer science teachers who want an alternative to
either purely commercial languages, such as Java or C++, or purely educational
languages, such as Scheme, for introductory computer science courses.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The instructor, Professor Atanas
Radenski has successfully used Python in the first semester introductory
computer science course and Java in the second semester at </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Chapman</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>University</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> with
increased student interest and comprehension of programming principles.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Professor Radenski has developed
comprehensive online study packs to support his courses. The online study packs
substantially reduce the instructor's work load in two ways. First, the online
study packs offer a variety of detailed self-guided labs that most students can
do by themselves, without any, or with very little, help from the instructor.
Second, the online study packs support a self-evaluation honor system based on
online quizzes and lab reports which considerably reduces the amount of tedious
grading.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The program is designed for high
school computer science instructors. College and university faculty will
also benefit from learning about this dual language approach to teaching
introductory computer science.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Prior knowledge of the Python
language is not required.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The workshop consists of a three-day
program on the Chapman campus, </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>August 10
– 12, 2005</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, and an on-line program of web study-packs that can
be completed any time between August 13 – </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>December 15, 2005</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. The
on-line portion of the workshop will require about 20 to 30 hours to complete.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please see <a
href="http://www.chapman.edu/wcls/MathCS/sWorkshop/Python/default.asp">http://www.chapman.edu/wcls/MathCS/sWorkshop/Python/default.asp</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>for complete details on the Python
workshop and an on-line registration form. Or contact Arnold Shugarman (<a
href="mailto:Shugarman@chapman.edu">Shugarman@chapman.edu</a> ) for more
information.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Arnold</span></font> Shugarman</p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Arnold</span></font> L. Shugarman, Ph.D.</p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Administrator, Integrated Circuit & Embedded System Design</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Department of Mathematics and Computer Science</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Beckman 403</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Chapman</span></font> University</p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>One University Drive</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Orange</span></font>, CA 92866</p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>714-744-7862</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>714-628-7340 (fax)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>714-206-6136 (cell)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>shugarman@chapman.edu</span></font></p>
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