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HCE: IFIP Conference on the History of Computing in Education

Although computing is a modern phenomenon, it is important to capture its evolution as it occurred in different parts of the world. This conference underscores the importance of recording the educational events as they developed in different countries. Dependent upon location, we find elements of the integration of computing technology within education as far back as the 1960s. Therefore, in an effort to preserve this historical evolution, the conference programme features presentations that document how computing has interacted with the educational process from those early days. Hence, this conference brings forward that history to the global community. Perhaps the experiences of the past, both positive and negative, may be useful for future generations. The temporal scope of this event covers the early days through the 1980s.

Programme

Monday 23 August 2004

13h30-15h: Opening

Welcome: Peter Bollerslev, Denmark, Programme Committee Chair

The contest of faculties: Cybernetics vs informatics in German universities - Wolfgang Coy (Humboldt U. Berlin, Germany)

Government sponsored open source software for school education - Andrew Fluck (U. Tasmania, Australia)

15h30 - 17h: Transitions

Session chair: Anneli Heimbürger (Tampere U. Technology, Finland)

Learning with the artificial sciences: A paradigmatic shift - Colin Schmidt, Philippe Cottier, Cristophe Choquet (Le Mans U., France)

Eight significant events in the 50-year history of computing - T. William Olle (T.W. Olle Associates, Surrey, UK)

Technology leading to historic changes: The beginnings of computer education in Slovenia - Franci Pivec, Vladislav Rajkovi, Andrej Jus (Institute of Information Science Maribor, Slovenia)

Tuesday 24 August

10h30 - 12h: Perspectives on Computing Education

Session chair: T. William Olle, (T.W. Olle Associates, Surrey, UK)

What did we think we were doing? - Anthony Jones, Anne McDougall, John Murnane (U. Melbourne, Australia)

The evolution of the CS teacher in Israel - The first generation - Meir Komar (Jerusalem College of Technology, Israel)

ICT in Catalan schools: A look to its foundations and early developments - Jordi Castells, Ferran Ruiz Tarrago (Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain)

13h30 - 15h: Advances in Computing Education

Session chair: Wolfgang Coy (Humboldt U. Berlin, Germany)

Streams in the history of computer education in Australia - Arthur Tatnall, Bill Davey (Victoria U., Australia)

Growth of computing technology for education in India - Rakesh Bhatt (Garhwal U., India)

Impacts on computing education at higher and further education level in the UK from 1960s to 1980s  - Jenny Davies (U. Wolverhampton, UK)

Wednesday 25 August 2004

10h30 - 12h: Practical Issues in Computing Education

Session chair: Arthur Tatnall (Victoria U., Australia)

Is it legal yet? Anthony Jones (U. Melbourne, Australia)

The evolution of e-inclusion - Scott Hollier, Iain Murray (Curtin U. Technology, Australia)

On the era of educational hypermedia computing: From simple links to more complex structures Anneli Heimburger, Jari Multisilta (Tampere U. Technology, Finland)

13h30 - 15h: Invited Talk

History of Computing in Education, J.A.N. Lee (Virginia Tech / Radford U., USA )

Session chair: Jan Wibe (NTNU, Trondheim, Norway)

15h30 - 17h: Reflections in Computing Education

Session chair: Jenny Davies (U. Wolverhampton, UK)

Keyboard training in an information oriented society - Hajime Ohiwa (Keio University, Japan)

Studying Educational Computing Projects: Challenges and opportunities - Mary Hopper (Lesley U., USA)

Using computing history to enhance teaching - John Impagliazzo, J.A.N. Lee (Hofstra U., USA, Virginia Tech / Radford U., USA)

17h: Closing Session

Peter Bollerslev, Denmark