KEYNOTE: Computing in science education
Abstract
Time: 10:40 - 11:10 Computers and computing have had a tremendous impact and changed society in ways few would have thought possible. The impact on research is just as dramatic: Most fields now depend on methods that are... [ view full abstract ]
Time: 10:40 - 11:10
Computers and computing have had a tremendous impact and changed society in ways few would have thought possible. The impact on research is just as dramatic: Most fields now depend on methods that are crucially dependent on computers.
In education, computers have provided new channels of communication, online courses have become common, and computers have had a marked impact on the practice of teaching. However, the effect has been much less visible in the content of the teaching; it is difficult to derive the existence of computers from a description of the curriculum in most undergraduate science programs.
In this presentation we will reflect on this apparent anomaly and describe some of the work at the University of Oslo to address the situation by renewing general science education with an integrated, computational perspective. This was a favourite topic of Hans Petter Langtangen and we will of course discuss his central role in this work.
Authors
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Knut Mørken
(University of Oslo)
Topic Area
Education in Computational Science and Engineering
Session
» Education in CSE - part I (10:40 - Tuesday, 24th October, 12th floor - Stratos)