<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi,</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Bitstream Vera Sans; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We use Python in CS1 and CS2 at Luther College (IA, USA) We are in our second year with Python and are very pleased.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Bitstream Vera Sans; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">As long as we are on the topic I will take this opportunity to announce that there will be a special session at SIGCSE '06 in Houston on teaching introductory CS with Python. I hope that many of you on this list will be able to make it. We hope to have a chance to compare notes and talk about what works what doesn't and what the future may bring.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Bitstream Vera Sans; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Brad</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Bitstream Vera Sans; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Grande">Brad Miller, PhD</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Grande">Assistant Professor</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Grande">Luther College</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://www.cs.luther.edu/~bmiller"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Grande">http://www.cs.luther.edu/~bmiller</FONT></A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Grande">jabber: </FONT><A href="mailto:bnmnetp@jabber.org"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Grande"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000F0">bnmnetp@jabber.org</FONT></FONT></A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Bitstream Vera Sans; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Dec 19, 2005, at 1:26 PM, Radenski, Atanas wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"> <O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"> <O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City" downloadurl="http://www.5iamas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> <O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"> <O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"> <O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"> <DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext">Hello all,<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext">I am writing a paper on my experience with Python as a CS language at <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Chapman University</ST1:CITY>, <ST1:STATE w:st="on">California</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE>. I know Python has been used as CS1 language in some colleges/universities, such as:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> <OL style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"> <LI class="MsoNormal" style="color:windowtext;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">Wartburg</SPAN></FONT></ST1:PLACENAME><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">College</ST1:PLACETYPE> (IA, <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">USA</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></LI> <LI class="MsoNormal" style="color:windowtext;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Georgia Tech (GA, <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">USA</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></LI> <LI class="MsoNormal" style="color:windowtext;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">University</SPAN></FONT></ST1:PLACETYPE><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> of <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">California</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:CITY w:st="on">Irvine</ST1:CITY> (CA, <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">USA</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></LI> <LI class="MsoNormal" style="color:windowtext;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">Simon</SPAN></FONT></ST1:PLACENAME><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Fraser</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">University</ST1:PLACENAME> (BC, <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Canada</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></LI> <LI class="MsoNormal" style="color:windowtext;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">Center</SPAN></FONT></ST1:PLACETYPE><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">College</ST1:PLACETYPE> (KY, <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">USA</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE>)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></LI> <LI class="MsoNormal" style="color:windowtext;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">Chapman</SPAN></FONT></ST1:PLACENAME><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">University</ST1:PLACETYPE> (CA, <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">USA</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></LI> </OL><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext">Is there a comprehensive list of institutions that use Python? <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext">Can you provide information of other institutions, not in the above list? <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext">Any references to related resources will be appreciated.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext">Bets regards,<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext">Atanas<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="#383838" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Atanas Radenski<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="#383838" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"><BR> <A href="mailto:radenski@chapman.edu">mailto:radenski@chapman.edu</A> <A href="http://www.chapman.edu/~radenski/">http://www.chapman.edu/~radenski/</A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" color="#383838" face="Verdana"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="#383838" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">In this world, time and space are the same -- Richard Wagner ("Parsifal", 1882)</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P> </DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" color="#383838" face="Verdana"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> </O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Edu-sig mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:Edu-sig@python.org">Edu-sig@python.org</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig">http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>