Naz, A., & Lu, M. (2015, June), An Online Google Workshop for High School Teachers   Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.23545

\bibitem{asee_peer_23545}
  Naz, A., \& Lu, M. (2015, June), \emph{An Online Google Workshop for High School Teachers }
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.23545

Afrin Naz and Mingyu Lu.  "An Online Google Workshop for High School Teachers ".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/23545 Internet.  21 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_23545}
  Afrin Naz and Mingyu Lu.
  "An Online Google Workshop for High School Teachers ".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/23545 Internet.  21 Dec, 2024

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AB  -               An Online Google Workshop for High School teachersIn the summer of 2014, a Computer Science for High School Workshop was organized by____________ University, with sponsorship from Google Inc. The online workshop lasted forfour weeks, starting on _______ and ending on _________. More than 120 high school teachersfrom USA and Canada attended the workshop.The workshop offered two tracks: software track and hardware track. In the software track, theparticipants learn programming language Java; and the hardware track instruct basic computerarchitecture to the participants. Both tracks include three types of sessions: theoretical, hands-on, and discussion. The theoretical sessions intend to educate the audience about fundamentalknowledge related to computer software and hardware. The hands-on sessions include labsessions and pedagogical tool training sessions, where the lab sessions supplement the theoreticalsessions and pedagogical tool training sessions provide training on how to employ modernsoftware tools to achieve curricular innovations. Both the software and hardware tracks havemultiple discussion sessions on various topics such as “networking,” “attracting minority,” and“cutting-edge technologies.”The online workshop was completely based upon Google tools. Specifically, the coursematerials (such as PowerPoint slides and videos) were delivered using Google Course Builder,and the live sessions and tutoring sessions were offered through Google Hangouts. Feedbackfrom the attendees indicates that, online instructions based on Google tools are highlyaccommodating and effective. During the four-week workshop, 24-hour online support wasoffered to the participants. In order to maintain efficient communication with the participants,multiple methods were employed, including e-mail, Google Hangouts On Air, and Piazza.Assessment was conducted primarily via a series of surveys before and after the workshop,which included both formative measures and summative evaluations to address the workshop’seffectiveness. The surveys collected by Google demonstrated that the participants’ average“after-the-workshop” knowledge is significantly higher than their average “before-the-workshop” knowledge (3.6 versus 2.7 on a 5-point scale). The survey results also show that, theparticipating high school teachers have less concern in teaching Computer Science after theworkshop. In the surveys conducted after the workshop, 63% of the participants specify theywill recommend the workshop to others, and 60% of the participants plan to incorporate at least25% of the workshop activities/resources into their teaching. Our university students are offeringonline support to the workshop participants until August 2015.                           Table I: Agenda of software trackWeek                                                  Content       Theoretical session: Introduction to Java       Theoretical session: Java Fundamentals       Theoretical session: Different data types       Hands-on session: Pedagogical tool training on Piazza 1     Hands-on session: Pedagogical tool training on Jcreator       Theoretical session: Introduction to Algorithms       Hands-on session: Pedagogical tool training on HOA       Hands-on session: Lab 1, general questions and answers       Theoretical session: Java methods and files       Hands-on session: Group Hangouts       Hands-on session: Group Hangouts 2       Theoretical session: Class and objects       Hands-on session: Lab 2       Discussion session: Networking       Theoretical session: Array       Hands-on session: Group Hangouts       Hands-on session: Pedagogical tool training on web development 3     Theoretical session: Stack       Hands-on session: Lab 3       Discussion session: Cutting-edge technologies       Hands-on session: Group Hangouts       Theoretical session: Sorting       Hands-on session: Group Hangouts 4     Theoretical session: Conclusions       Test       Discussion session: Attracting minorities in computer science                          Table II: Agenda of hardtware trackWeek                                                   Content       Theoretical session: Under the cover       Theoretical session: Revisiting numbers       Theoretical session: Performance       Hands-on session: Pedagogical tool training on Piazza 1       Theoretical session: Below your program       Theoretical session: Instructions       Hands-on session: Pedagogical tool training on HOA       Hands-on session: Lab 1, general questions and answers       Theoretical session: More on instructions       Theoretical session: Integer and floating point operations 2       Hands-on session: Group Hangouts       Discussion session: Networking       Theoretical session: CPU       Theoretical session: Hazards 3     Hands-on session: Pedagogical tool training on Web development       Hands-on session: Group Hangouts       Discussion session: Cutting-edge technologies       Theoretical session: Memory       Theoretical session: Conclusions       Hands-on session: Group Hangouts 4       Test       Hands-on session: HOA       Discussion session: Attracting minorities in computer science
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