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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;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='margin-left:.5in;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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face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;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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face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;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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face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;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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face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;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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face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;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='margin-left:.5in;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 style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Arnold</span></font> Shugarman</p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Arnold</span></font> L. Shugarman, Ph.D.</p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-left:.5in'><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 style='margin-left:.5in'><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 style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Beckman 403</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Chapman</span></font> University</p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>One University Drive</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Orange</span></font>, CA 92866</p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>714-744-7862</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>714-628-7340 (fax)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>714-206-6136 (cell)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>shugarman@chapman.edu</span></font></p>
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