Thursday, 19 April 2018 Prof. Tim Bell (University of Canterbury): "Computer Science... without computers?!"

UP FAMNIT and UP PEF
are pleased to invite everyone to the lecture

"Computer Science... without computers?!"

which will be held by Prof. Tim Bell
(University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
on Monday, 23 April 2018 at 17:00
in the big lecture room of the Faculty of Management
(3rd floor, Cankarjeva 5, Koper).

"Computer Science Unplugged" is a fun and engaging way to delve into the topic of computer science, without using computers at all, and before you learn how to do programming! Instead, there are games, puzzles and magic tricks that engage students with deep concepts behind the technology that is right under their noses. In this workshop you will get to experience some of the activities first-hand, and get guidance on how to use them in a classroom. All of the material is free and open-source.

Tim Bell is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Canterbury. His "Computer Science Unplugged'' project is being widely used internationally with the supporting materials (books and videos) having been translated into over 20 languages. Prof. Bell has received many awards for his work in computing education including the 2018 ACM SIGCSE Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education award.  Since 2008 he has been actively involved in the design and deployment of the approach to the teaching of digital technologies in New Zealand schools.