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Roundtable on Educational Resources

Thursday, 14 August
3:45 - 5:30 pm
Room 411

Theme: Professional Development and Education

Have you created a new way of teaching, an outstanding course, or an innovative teaching gem for a particular problem? Are you desperately seeking such curricula and materials? Meet other educators at this roundtable organized by the ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee, learn about their approaches, and share your personal classroom experience with self-made or third-party curricular and instructional resources.

The committee presents its resource projects and opens the floor for lively discussion. Topics include: the peer-reviewed CGEMS (Computer-Graphics Educational Materials Source) and the community-based cgSource, designed to improve educators' resources' and peer recognition. Also in this session: CGEMS jurors honor the best materials in 2008.

Moderators
Frank Hanisch & Peter Weishar
Co-Chairs of Curricular and Instructional Resources, ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee

Discussants
Gary Birch
Laguna College of Art and Design
Apple Distinguished Educator

Ken Huff
Savannah College of Art and Design

Jack Lew
Electronic Arts

Tony Longson
California State University, Los Angeles