Conferences

A listing of the conferences I recently attended and my submissions to the conferences. For full papers, please see my publications page.

2009

• Creating a Network: Connecting K through 16 Computing Education in WNY (Buffalo, NY)
  
  
  
• SIGCSE 2009 - The 40th Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (Chattanooga, TN)

  • Poster: Decker, A. and Alphonce, C. Closing the Feedback Loop: Using Historical Data and Student Feedback to Guide Course Changes
    

  • Mini-Conference (Attended): BlueJ/Greenfoot Day 2009

2008

• OOPSLA '08 - Object Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages, and Applications [23rd] (Nashville, TN)

  • Workshop: Caspersen, M., Börstler, J., Decker, A., and Alphonce, C.  Worked Examples for Sound Object-Oriented Pedagogy:   A “Killer Examples” Workshop

  • Poster: Decker, A.,  Alphonce, C., Börstler, J., and Caspersen, M.E. Worked Examples for Sound OO Pedagogy:  The Seventh “Killer Examples” Workshop

  • Educator's Symposium (Attended): OOPSLA Educator's Scholarship Recepient
    
    
    

• SIGCSE 2008 - The 39th Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (Portland, OR)

  • Mini-Conference (Attended): BlueJ/Greenfoot Day 2008

  • Workshop (Attended): Lister, R. Writing More Effective NSF Proposals

  • Workshop (Attended): Cooper, S. and Fossum, T. Teaching and Testing the Middle Novice Programmer

2007

• OOPSLA '07 - Object Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages, and Applications [22nd] (Montreal, Quebec)

  • Workshop: Alphonce, C., Börstler, J., Caspersen, M., Decker, A., and Kölling, M.  Process in OO Pedagogy:  A “Killer” Workshop

  • Poster: Alphonce, C., Börstler, J., Caspersen, M.E., Decker, A., and Kölling, M. Process in OO Pedagaogy:  The Sixth “Killer Examples” Workshop

  • Demo: Wang, G., McSkimming, B., Marzec, Z., Gardner, J., Decker, A., and Alphonce, C. Green: A Flexible UML Class Diagramming Tool for Eclipse

  • Educator's Symposium (Attended): OOPSLA Educator's Scholarship Recepient

  • Tutorial (Attended): Somerlad, P. Green Bar for C++ - Unit Testing an Refactoring C++
    
    
    

• SIGCSE 2007 - The 38th Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (Covington, KY)

  • Paper: Alphonce, C., Caspersen, M., and Decker, A. Killer ‘Killer Examples’ for Design Patterns
    

  • Workshop (Attended): Gries, D. Teaching Objects First in an Enlightening, Exciting Manner

2006

• OOPSLA '06 - Object Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages, and Applications [21st] (Portland, OR)

  • Workshop: Alphonce, C., Caspersen, M., Decker, A., and Trask, B. Fifth "Killer Examples" for Design Patterns Workshop

  • Poster: Alphonce, C., Caspersen, M., Decker, A. and Trask, B. Fifth Killer Examples for Design Patterns and Objects First Workshop Results

  • Poster: Decker, A. and Alphonce, C. Does CS1 Have to Be So Syntactical?

  • Educator's Symposium (Attended): OOPSLA Educator's Scholarship Recepient
    
    
    

• SIGCSE 2006 - The 37th Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (Houston, TX)

  • Paper: Decker A., Egert C., and Ventura, P. Through the Looking Glass: Reflections on Using Undergraduate Teaching Assistants in CS1
    

  • Poster: Alphonce, C., Caspersen, M., Decker, A., Kosa, M., and Wong, S. Objects First, Design Patterns Second: Lessons Learned from the 'Killer Examples' for Design Patterns and Objects First Workshops

2005

• OOPSLA '05 - Object Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages, and Applications [20th] (San Diego, CA)

  • Workshop: Alphonce, C., Caspersen, M., Wong, S. and Decker, A. Fourth "Killer Examples" for Design Patterns and Objects First Workshop

  • Poster: Alphonce, C., Caspersen, M., Wong, S. and Decker, A. Fourth Killer Examples for Design Patterns and Objects First Workshop Results

  • Educator's Symposium (Attended): OOPSLA Educator's Scholarship Recepient
    
    
    

• CCSC 21st Annual Eastern Conference (Iona College, NY)

  • Best Paper Award: Decker, A., Haydanek S. and Egert C. When Objects Collide: Abstractions over Common Physics Problems for Capstone Projects in CS1

  • Paper: Decker, A., Haydanek S. and Egert C. When Objects Collide: Abstractions over Common Physics Problems for Capstone Projects in CS1
    
    
    

• SIGCSE 2005 - The 36th Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (St. Louis, MO)

  • Doctoral Consortium: How Students Measure Up: Creation of an Assessment Tool for CS1

2004

• OOPSLA '04 - Object Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages, and Applications (Vancouver, BC)

  • Educator's Symposium Paper: Ventura, P., Egert, C., and Decker A. Ancestor Worship in CS1: Reexamining the Introduction of Arrays

  • Tutorials Attended: Java Generics, and Designing with Patterns [taught by John Vlissides (one of the Gang of Four!)]

  • Educator's Symposium (Attended): OOPSLA Educator's Scholarship Recepient
    
    
    

• SIGCSE 2004 - The 35th Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (Norfolk, VA)

  • Paper: Decker, A. and Ventura, P. We Claim this Class for Computer Science: A Non-Mathematician ’s Discrete Structures Course

  • Doctoral Consortium: How Students Measure Up: Creation of an Assessment Tool for CS1

2003

• CCSC 19th Annual Eastern Conference (Montclair State University, NJ)

  • Best Overall Paper Award: A Tale of Two Paradigms

  • Paper: A Tale of Two Paradigms
    
    
    

• SIGCSE 2003 - The 34th Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (Reno, NV)

  • Doctoral Consortium: I Want to be a Computer Scientist When I Grow Up: Evaluating the Skills Necessary for Computer Science.

For conferences from the years 2002 & before, click here.