Publications and Presentations

 

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Conference Publications
[Herrmann04] "Assessing a Course Redesign: Introductory Computer Programming Using Online Modules" Nira Herrmann, Jeffrey L. Popyack, Bruce Char, Paul Zoski. SIGCSE Bulletin: The Papers of the Thirty-Fifth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. To appear, 2004. Paper
[Lass03c] "Automating and Managing Large Computer Science Classes" Robert N Lass, Christopher D Cera, Nate Bomberger, Bruce W Char, Jeffrey L Popyack, Nira Herrmann, and Paul Zoski. SIGCSE Bulletin: Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE), pp. 168-172, Thessaloniki, Greece. June 30 - July 2, 2003,    
[Lass03] "Tools and Techniques for Large Scale Grading using Web-based Commercial Off-The-Shelf Software" Robert N. Lass, Christopher D. Cera, Nathaniel T. Bomberger, Bruce Char, Jeffrey L. Popyack, Nira Herrmann, and Paul Zoski. Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE). Thessaloniki, Greece. June 30 - July 2, 2003. Paper
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[Cera03a]  "Labrador, A Tool for Automated Grading Support in Multi-Section Courses" Christopher D. Cera, Jeffrey L. Popyack, Bruce Char, Robert N. Lass, Nira Herrmann, Paul Zoski, Aparna Nanjappa. First Annual Northeast US WebCT Conference, Philadelphia, PA, May 19 - 20, 2003. Presentation
[Biros03]  "Academic Transformation Cost/Benefits" Jan Biros, Nira Herrmann. First Annual Northeast US WebCT Conference Philadelphia, PA, May 19 - 20, 2003
[Herrmann03a]  "Redesigning Computer Programming Using Multi-level Online Modules for a Mixed Audience" Nira Herrmann, Jeffrey L. Popyack, Bruce Char, Paul Zoski, Christopher D. Cera, Robert N. Lass, Aparna Nanjappa. 34th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. Reno, Nevada. February 19-23, 2003. Paper
[Popyack03a]  "Electronic Grading: When the Tablet is Mightier than the Pen" Jeffrey L. Popyack, Nira Herrmann. Syllabus, January 2003, pp. 18-20. Paper (HTML)
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[Cera02b]  "Labrador: A Tool for Automated Grading Support in Multi-Section Courses" Christopher D. Cera, Robert N. Lass, Bruce Char, Jeffrey L. Popyack, Nira Herrmann, Paul Zoski. WebCT User Conference -- Integrating the campus: Technical Solutions for resource development or wide scale e-learning deployment. Boston, Massachusetts. July 24-26 2002 Paper
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Contributed Presentations
[Popyack04b] "Who’s Managing Who? Using Course Management Systems in Computer Science Courses" Jeffrey L Popyack, Bruce Char, Paul Zoski, Nira Herrmann. Birds-of-a-Feather Session, The Thirty-Fifth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Norfolk, VA, submitted, March 2004.
[Popyack04a] "Developing Software for the Tablet PC" Popyack, J.L., Char, B. and Herrmann, N., Workshop, The Thirty-Fifth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education,Norfolk, VA, to appear, March 2004.
[Long03]  "Tablet PCs" (Panel Session.)Phillip Long (moderator), Nira Herrmann, Cyprien Lomas, Jeffrey L. Popyack, Ulrich Rauch, and Paul Zoski. Syllabus 2003 Summer Conference - Exploring Technology Solutions for Higher Education Professionals, San Jose, CA, July 27-31, 2003.
[Parlante03]  "Nifty Assignments" (Special Session) Nick Parlante (moderator), Stephen Weiss, Scott Dexter and Chaya Gurwitz, Jeffrey Popyack, Joseph Zachary, Stuart Reges, Grant Braught. The Thirty-Fourth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Reno Nevada (abstract: SIGCSE Bulletin, pp. 353-4), February 19-23, 2003.
[Popyack03c] "For Better, For Worse: Hitching Your Course to a Course Management System" (Birds-of-a-Feather Session), Jeffrey L Popyack, Bruce Char, Paul Zoski, Nira Herrmann, Chris Cera, Robert N. Lass, Aparna Nanjappa. The Thirty-Fourth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Reno Nevada, February 19-23, 2003.
[Popyack03b]  "Academic Dishonesty in a High-Tech Environment" (Special Session). Jeffrey L. Popyack, Nira Herrmann, Paul Zoski, Bruce Char, Christopher D. Cera, Robert N. Lass 34th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. Reno, Nevada. February 19-23, 2003. Description
[Popy03b]  "Course Management Systems" (Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions). Jeffrey L Popyack, Bruce Char, Paul Zoski, Nira Herrmann, Christopher D. Cera, Robert N. Lass, Aparna Nanjappa 34th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. Reno, Nevada. February 19-23, 2003. Proposal
[Herrmann02b]  "Experiences with WebCT in Introductory Computer Programming" Nira Herrmann, Jeffrey L Popyack, Bruce Char, Paul Zoski, Christopher D Cera. Appeared in WebCT Showcase, Drexel University, October 2, 2002.
[Popyack02c]  "Redesigning Introductory Computer Programming"Jeffrey L Popyack, Nira Herrmann, Bruce Char, Paul Zoski, Christopher D Cera, Robert Lass, Aparna Nanjappa, Nate Bomberger. Pew/NSF Course Redesign Project, Showcase Session, Engineering and Computing Education Grantees Conference, National Science Foundation, Washington DC, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2002.
[Popyack02b]  "CS 164: The Whole Truth (or, "How I Learned to Quit Worrying and Love WebCT")" Jeffrey L Popyack, Paul Zoski. in Online Course Experiences: What Went Right, IRT Brown Bag Seminar, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, March 7, 2002.
[Popyack02a]  "Managing Course Management Systems" (Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions). Jeffrey L. Popyack, Bruce Char, Paul Zoski, Nira Herrmann, and Christopher D. Cera. In Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education page 423. Northern Kentucky Feb 27 - Mar 3 2002. Abstract

Posters
[Cera03c]  "The DUPLEX Project" ( Refereed Poster Presentation.) Christopher D. Cera, Bruce Char, Nira Herrmann, Robert N. Lass, Aparna Nanjappa, Jeffrey L. Popyack, and Paul Zoski. Eighth Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE), Thessaloniki, Greece. June 30 - July 2, 2003.
[Cera03b]  "High­Tech Dishonesty: Cheating, Plagiarism, and Detection" (Refereed Poster Presentation) Christopher D. Cera, Bruce Char, Nira Herrmann, Robert N. Lass, Aparna Nanjappa, Jeffrey L. Popyack, and Paul Zoski. Eighth Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE), Thessaloniki, Greece. June 30 - July 2, 2003.
[Nanjappa03] Poster 393CM, "The DUPLEX Project" Aparna Nanjappa, Christopher D Cera, Jasper Zhang, Bruce Char, Robert N. Lass, Jeffrey L. Popyack, Paul Zoski, and Nira Herrmann. Sigma Xi Research Day 2003, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, April 22, 2003. Winner, College of Engineering Dean's Award.
[Lass03b]  Poster 374CM, "Automating Mainstream Course Management Systems with Labrador" Robert N Lass, Christopher D Cera, Bruce W Char, Nira Herrmann, Aparna Nanjappa, Jeffrey L Popyack, and Paul Zoski. Sigma Xi Research Day 2003, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, April 22, 2003.
[Cera02a]  "A Preliminary Report on Redesigning Computer Programming I Using Multi-level Online Modules for a Mixed Audience" (Poster Presentation). Christopher D. Cera, Robert N. Lass, Bruce Char, Jeffrey Popyack, Nira Herrmann, Paul Zoski. Drexel and MCP Hahnemann Universities Research and Venture Day 2002 Philadelphia, PA May 7, 2002. Prize winner, Innovations in Education and Outreach: Graduate Category.
[Char02a]  "Using Modern Educational IT to Support a Group-Discussion Driven CS Classroom," (Refereed Poster Session), Bruce Char, The Thirty-Third SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Northern Kentucky, February 27-March 3, 2002.
[Herrmann02]  "A Preliminary Report on Redesigning Computer Programming I Using Multi-level Online Modules for a Mixed Audience" (Poster Presentation). Nira Herrmann, Jeffrey Popyack, Bruce Char, Paul Zoski, Christopher D. Cera. 33rd SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education Northern Kentucky Feb 27 - Mar 3 2002. Poster (HTML)
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