SPARCS from the University of Victoria: supporting sustainable and integrated outreach activities for educators and young minds

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dc.contributor.authorMurdoch, J
dc.contributor.authorSt. Pierre, A
dc.contributor.authorCoady, Y
dc.contributor.authorCarruthers, S
dc.contributor.authorGibbs, C
dc.contributor.authorLonergan, S
dc.contributor.authorSrivastava, Gautam
dc.contributor.authorStege, Ulrike
dc.contributor.authorYazir, O
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-21T22:48:40Z
dc.date.available2009-07-21T22:48:40Z
dc.date.copyright2008en
dc.date.issued2008
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dc.description.abstractAlthough IT industry is flourishing, student enrolment in Computer Science and related Engineering post-secondary degree programs is low. The causes and issues surrounding this trend are diverse, inter-related, and vastly complex; a consensus may never be reached regarding the nature of these issues affected by both global and local factors. Is a consensus regarding underlying causes and best practices required to create and sustain an infrastructure for effective outreach? Perhaps not. In this article, we discuss five key supportive mechanisms that are critical to sustained and integrated outreach initiatives at the grassroots level. We discuss these mechanisms using the example of SPARCS (Solving Problems with Algorithms, Robots, and Computers), an initiative at the University of Victoria, British Columbia (BC), Canada. We further consider the tradeoffs associated with a vertical/centralized infrastructure versus a horizontal/distributed infrastructure.en
dc.identifier.citationMurdoch, J; St. Pierre, AA; Coady, Y; Carruthers, S; Gibbs, C; Lonergan, S; Srivastava, G; Stege, U; Yazir, O; Meeting the Growing Demand for Engineers and Their Educators 2010-2020 International Summit, 2007 IEEEen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/1472
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIEEEen
dc.subjectBritish Columbia
dc.subjectCanada
dc.subjectcomputer science education
dc.subjecteducational institutions
dc.subjectengineering education
dc.subjectintegrated outreach activities
dc.subjectIT industry
dc.subjectsustainable activities
dc.subjectUniversity of Victoria
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Computer Science
dc.titleSPARCS from the University of Victoria: supporting sustainable and integrated outreach activities for educators and young mindsen
dc.typeArticleen

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