ABSTRACT Computer Science Illustrated 1 is an endeavor to help visual learners comprehend computer science topics through a series of resolution-independent illustrations, which are made available online for use as handouts in class and posters in the computer labs. These illustrations

process. Approach: Science Education for New Civic Engagement and Responsibilities (SENCER) is a national dissemination project for courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. SENCER courses connect science and civic engagement by teaching through complex, capacious, current

Although computers have dramatically improved productivity in many areas, their use for improving education has been slow and diffi cult. Online interactive simulations may soon change all that. T here is considerable evidence that science classes from elementary school through to university

Scientific visualization has the potential to make science education more acces-sible and to provide a means for authentic scientific inquiry. The role of scientific visualization within science is explicated through examples of its use and by presenting a sociological account of science

ABSTRACT An effective approach to engaging young women to take computing in higher education is to provide examples of successful female computer scientists. Can a print publication that combines core computing concepts with inspiring stories of women in the field be effective? In this paper, we

computer science meets the standards of good-quality engineering work (prototypes are built, proof-of-concept projects are conducted, and results are evaluated on the basis of their usefulness in practice). The open question is the extent to which the remaining parts of computer science can be viewed

This article describes the implementation of laptop computers and digital, USB-based microscopes (Proscopes®) in science classes. This technology integration project took place in a rural school district in North Carolina. This school is in a low socio-economic area, with an approximately 60

-temporal con gurations constitute cultures. They are enacted, reproduced, and ultimately transformed by social actors, rooted in the social structure, yet freely engaging in con ictive social practices, with unpredictable outcomes. A fundamental feature of social structure in the Information Age is its

that is capitalising on advanced technologies in an effort to provide characteristics of authentic science practice for students The CoVis Project's objective is to use advanced computing and communications technologies to support innovative high school science education. In its technological design

part of a project about Learning-by-Modeling (LbM). Many features of complex systems make it difficult for students to develop deep understanding. Previous research indicates that involvement with modeling scientific phenomena and complex systems can play a powerful role in science learning. Some