cloud based introduction to computer science prepared for presentation at the international...

CLOUD BASED INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE

Prepared for presentation at the International Conference on Internet Studies August 16-17, 2014 Singapore

Robert Workman Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut USAworkmanr1@southernct.eduSaturday, August 16, 2014 Session[B1] 10:00~11:40

Disclosure Statements

“The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, … have reported receiving something of value from an entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing …”

Dr. X MD Glaxo SmithKline, Genentech, Johnson & Johnson, etc.

Psychiatry in 2014, Harvard Medical School

Where are our disclosure statements?Why Not?

Keeping it Simple

An Example - CLOUD BASED INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE

• Course Syllabus• Student Homepages with links to assignments• Class list with links to student assignments• Instruction Material• Interactive Exercises• Text• Video• What's New

With only an Internet ConnectionIntroduction to Computer Science Course• Course Topics• Learning Technologies• Webpages with HTML5, jQuery Mobile, WIX• Current issues• Big Data• Research Tools - www.instagrok.com/

• Use of Cloud Resources • Course homepage, Student Homepage, Student Assignments Directory

• Instructional resources• Interactive Examples, Text, Videos• Up to date “What's New”

W3Schools Online Web Tutorialswww.w3schools.com/ • HTML CSS JavaScript jQuery AJAX XML ASP.NET SQL Tutorials References Examples.

Instructional Text and Videos

jQuery Mobile - http://view.jquerymobile.com/master/demos/intro/

HTML Tutorials for beginners -

Google Drive

• IT out of the loop• Cloud Based• Free• Available on or off campus• Mac / PC Independent• Lots of instructional material• Drag and drop file transfer• HTML files can be run

Things Change (What’s New)

• Unstable? - August 7, 2014• Improved?

What’s New

jQuery Mobile

jQuery Mobile is a touch-optimized HTML5 UI framework designed to make responsive web sites and apps that are accessible on all smartphone, tablet and desktop devices.

http://view.jquerymobile.com/master/demos/ http://m.ikea.com/

Web ages with WIX

What’s Missing?

• Text editor• We download Notepad++ or Wrangler

• Short answer quiz integrated with gradebook• Blackboard

• Addressable storage for jQuery Mobile• IT