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Adelaide, Australia.
22 October 2010.
This workshop is a result of personal invitation from the Gathering For Gardner Foundation to celebrate Martin Gardner's life and work, and continue his pursuit of a playful and fun approach to Mathematics, Science, Art, Magic, Puzzles and all of his other interests and writings. Martin Gardner passed away on May 22, 2010. He wanted no memorials, but he expressed a desire for the Gatherings for Gardner to continue. On October 21, 2010, which would have been Martin's 96th Birthday, the Martin Gardner Global Celebration of Mind Gatherings will take place in different locations around the world. Information about these events can be found at: http://www.g4g4.com/G4G-COM/index.htm (note that 21 October in US corresponds to 22 October in Australia).
The Davidson Institute of Science Education at the Weizman Institute, Israel.
11 October 2010.
A seminar on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the Davidson Institute of Science Education at the Weizman Institute, Israel on 11 October, 2010.
Academic College of Tel-Aviv-Yaffo, Israel.
10 October 2010.
A seminar on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the Academic College of Tel-Aviv-Yaffo, Israel on 10 October, 2010.
Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey.
4 October 2010.
A seminar on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the Bogazici University, Istanbul on 4 October, 2010.
Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
23 September 2010.
A seminar on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences on 23 September, 2010.
Chungbuk, South Korea.
2 September 2010.
Puzzle-Based Learning is being introduced this semester at the Department of Computer Education at the Korea National University of Education, as a new full semester graduate level course Practical Studies in Computer Science Education. Puzzle-Based learning is also taught as a unit - part of the Algorithm Education for Gifted Students in Informatics graduate course, where most of the graduate students in the department are elementary/secondary school teachers.
Adelaide, Australia.
17 August 2010.
Puzzle-based learning Workshop: Puzzle? Think! Solve! is offered during the National Science Week - an event supported by the Government of South Australia and the Australian Computer Society. Nick Falkner and Zbigniew Michalewicz will introduce educators, students, parents and children to the joy of solving amusing and engaging puzzles, as means of developing appreciation for mathematics and logical thinking. By the end of the workshop, everyone present should have questioned their intuition, discovered some challenging puzzles that they would want to pass on to their friends, and at least in their heads, everyone will have said ‘Eureka!’ or ‘Aha!’ at least once. For more information, see http://www.acs.org.au/sa/events.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
7 August 2010.
A full day workshop on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered for the Emirates CMS power company on 7 August 2010.
Warsaw, Poland.
July 2010.
Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology (Warsaw, Poland) translated Puzzle-based Learning book into Polish (the translated title is Nauczanie Lamiglowkowe); the translated text will serve as a textbook for a new course.
San Diego, California, USA.
18 June 2010.
Puzzle-Based Learning submission by Z. Michalewicz, N. Falkner, and R. Sooriamurthi has been selected as one of the three finalists in the Instructional Innovation Award competition for the 2010 Decision Sciences Institute. The final round of evaluation involves review of the formal presentation of finalists at the Institute’s Annual Meeting in San Diego (November 20-23, 2010). The announcement of the winner will take place during the President’s Luncheon planned for Tuesday, November 23rd 2010.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
17 June 2010.
Puzzle-Based Learning is being introduced in August 2010 at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, as a new graduate level course as part of a program to merge the fields of Biology and Computer Science. It will be open to graduate Biology and Computer Science students. Puzzle-Based Learning will help ease the non-mathematical biology students into enjoying KDD and it will give the computer science students time to get up to speed with the biological databases and ontologies being used once we do the KDD. The Course is CS 5450 KDD Apps in Bio & Neuroscience.
Adelaide, Australia.
May 2010.
A workshop on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the Australian Wine Research Institute in May and June of 2010.
Tokyo, Japan.
5 April 2010.
Puzzle-Based Learning is being introduced in May 2010 at the Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences, Hosei University, as a new elective course. It will be open to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year students.
Piscataway, NJ, USA.
April 2010.
The paper Puzzle-Based Learning for Engineering and Computer Science by Nickolas Falkner, Raja Sooriamurthi, Zbigniew Michalewicz was published in the IEEE Computer, Vol. 43, No. 4, April 2010, pp.20 - 28. This paper is available from http://www.cs.adelaide.edu.au/~zbyszek/papers.html, paper #38. Enjoy!
Changzhou, China.
April 2010.
Puzzle-Based Learning is being introduced in April 2010 at the College of Computer Engineering, Jiangsu Teachers University of Technology, as an independent two-hour per week elective course. It will be open to the students from other schools as well. First attempt in Chinese!
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.
9 - 12 March 2010.
A workshop on Puzzle-Based Learning is presented at the 23rd Annual IEEE-CS Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 9 - 12 March 2010. The theme of the conference is Closing the Gaps in Software Engineering Education Between Academia and Industry. For more information, see http://cseet2010.dei.uc.pt.
Jaffa, Israel.
25 February 2010.
An independent two-hour per week elective course Puzzle-Based Learning (with 130 students) has just started at the School of Computer Science, The Academic College of Tel-Aviv-Yaffo. This represents the first offering in Hebrew.
Adelaide, Australia.
February 2010.
A workshop on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the Department of Transport, Energy, and Infrastructure in February and March of 2010.
Carnegie Mellon University, USA.
8 January 2010.
Puzzle-Based Learning is repeated at the Carnegie Mellon University this semester as a freshman seminar. As the last year, the aim of the seminar is to explore critical thinking and problem solving via Puzzle-Based Learning. A theme of the seminar will be to distill and discuss heuristics for tackling selected puzzles. Intertwined with this discussion we will also contrast the nature of heuristic problem solving in humans and computers.
Piscataway, NJ, USA.
16 December 2009.
The paper Puzzle-Based Learning for Engineering and Computer Science by Nickolas Falkner, Raja Sooriamurthi, Zbigniew Michalewicz was accepted for publication in the IEEE Computer and will appear in April 2010.
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.
8 December 2009.
A workshop on Puzzle-Based Learning has been approved for the 23rd Annual IEEE-CS Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 9 - 12 March 2010. The theme of the conference is Closing the Gaps in Software Engineering Education Between Academia and Industry. For more information, see http://cseet2010.dei.uc.pt.
Adelaide, Australia.
7 December 2009.
A workshop on Puzzle-Based Learning will be given at the 20th Conference of Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE), Adelaide, on 7 December 2009. For more information, see http://www.aaee.com.au/.
Australian Computer Society, Tasmania, Australia.
18 November 2009.
Presentation on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered for the Australian Computer Society in Hobart on 18 November, 2009.
Adelaide, Australia.
18 November 2009.
Victim Support Service runs the Puzzle-Based Learning workshop for their staff (managers, admin workers, counsellors and regional coordinators).
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.
2 November 2009.
A seminar on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, on 2 November, 2009.
Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA.
30 October 2009.
A workshop on Puzzle-Based Learning will be presented at the 25th Annual Eastern Conference of the Consortium of Computing Sciences in Colleges, Villanova, Pennsylvania, on 30 October 2009. The theme of the conference is Treats and Some Tricks in Computer Science Education. For more information, see http://ccsce09.villanova.edu/index.shtml.
Australian Computer Society, Canberra and Adelaide, Australia.
20 and 28 October 2009.
Presentations on Puzzle-Based Learning are to be offered for the Australian Computer Society in Canberra on 20 October, 2009 and in Adelaide on 28 October 2009.
Melbourne, Australia.
6 October 2009.
Monash University has introduced a new course from the new academic year: Algorithmic Problem Solving. It will be core course in the BCS and BSE degrees there. They have named Puzzle-Based Learning book as one of the two recommended texts (the other book is Harel's Algorithmics: The Spirit of Computing).
Adelaide, Australia.
2 October 2009.
Nick Falkner, Raja Sooriamurthi, and Zbigniew Michalewicz published a paper on their first experiences of teaching Puzzle-Based Learning in the Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Adelaide, 6 - 9 December 2009. The paper is available from http://www.cs.adelaide.edu.au/~zbyszek/papers.html, paper #37. During this conference Nick Falkner, Raja Sooriamurthi, and Zbigniew Michalewicz will also run a workshop on Puzzle-Based Learning. For more information, see http://www.aaee.com.au/.
Montréal, Canada.
21 September 2009.
The School of High Technology at the University of Québec, Canada, is introducing concepts of Puzzle-Based Learning paradigm this semester (September to December 2009) in a first year university engineering course in the Automated Production Engineering Department. If successful, they plan to run a full course on Puzzle-Based Learning for the following year. First attempt in French!
Jaffa, Israel.
19 September 2009.
Puzzle-Based Learning is being introduced in February 2010 at the School of Computer Science, The Academic College of Tel-Aviv-Yaffo, as an independent two-hour per week elective course. It will be open to the students from other schools as well. First attempt in Hebrew!
Hakuoh University, Japan.
18 September 2009.
Puzzle-Based Learning is being introduced next semester at the Faculty of Business Administration, Hakuoh University, as a topic within "mathematical information" course. First attempt in Japanese!
Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
16 September 2009.
Puzzle-Based Learning is introduced this semester at the School of Computing, Clemson University, as a special topic course. The course we will considered for incorporation into a required freshman course at Clemson from the next year.
Adelaide, Australia.
15 September 2009.
The School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Flinders University introduced Puzzle-Based Learning course for their engineering students. From the new academic year the offering would be extended to all Computer Science students as well.
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
12 September 2008.
Puzzle-Based Learning is to be introduced at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, as a unit in one of their courses, from new academic year (March 2010).
Nova Scotia, Canada.
11 September 2009.
A Puzzle-Based Learning Seminar is offered at the Annapolis Valley Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College in Fall 2009. The seminar is open to all students, although its target audience are students of the Information Technology Common First Year.
Australian Computer Society, Northern Territory.
10 September 2009.
Presentation on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered for the Australian Computer Society in Darwin on 10 September, 2009.
Australian Computer Society, NSW.
31 August - 1 September 2009.
Presentations on Puzzle-Based Learning are to be offered for the Australian Computer Society in Sydney on 31 August and in Wollongong on 1 September, 2009.
University of NSW, Sydney, Australia.
31 August 2009.
A seminar on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the University of NSW, for the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sydney, on 31 August, 2009.
Australian Computer Society, Victoria.
15 July 2009.
Presentation on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered for the Australian Computer Society in Melbourne on 15 July, 2009.
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
10 July 2009.
A seminar on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the University of Technology, Sydney on 10 July, 2009.
Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA.
June 2009.
A workshop on Puzzle-Based Learning has been approved for the 25th Annual Eastern Conference of the Consortium of Computing Sciences in Colleges, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 30 - 31 October 2009. The theme of the conference is Treats and Some Tricks in Computer Science Education. For more information, see http://ccsce09.villanova.edu/index.shtml
Sydney, Australia.
May 2009.
The recent issue of Financial Review (15 May 2009) includes an article about a distinguish lawyer John Atkin (former head of professional services firm Blake Dawson, recently appointed a chief executive of $160 million Trust Company Limited). In this article John Atkin shares some of his thoughts on his career: "I have always enjoyed solving problems - intellectual puzzles and the like. In a way, I see the work I am in now as a bit of a puzzle [...]. The essence [...] is seeing patterns and and relationships, which you can get in law and in management as well. " Another strong case for Puzzle-Based Learning...
Budapest, Hungary.
May 2009.
A review (by Andreas Ambrus) of the book Puzzle-Based Learning appeared in the journal Teaching Mathematics and Computer Science, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 415 - 420. See http://tmcs.math.klte.hu/. Full review is available from the "About the book" section of this website.
Adelaide, Australia.
May 2009.
A workshop on Puzzle-Based Learning has been approved for the 20th Conference of Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE), Adelaide, 6 - 9 December 2009. For more information, see http://www.aaee.com.au/.
Doha, Qatar.
April 2009.
The course Puzzle-Based Learning has been approved at Carnegie Mellon University at Doha, Qatar for summer 2009 (6 weeks course).
Australian Computer Society, Queensland.
22-23 April 2009.
Presentations on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered for the Australian Computer Society in Brisbane and Gold Coast on 22 and 23 April, 2009, respectively.
Australian Computer Society, Western Australia.
17-18 March 2009.
Presentations on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered for the Australian Computer Society in Perth and Bunbury on 17 and 18 March, 2009, respectively.
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
12 March 2009.
A seminar on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the University of Technology, Sydney on 12 March, 2009.
Auckland, New Zealand.
February 2009.
A new course Critical Mathematics Education has been just approved for 2010 academic year. The course will incorporate elements of Puzzle-Based Learning.
Baldwin Wallace College, Ohio, USA.
January 2009.
Puzzle-Based Learning is approach is being used at the Baldwin Wallace College through honors course Problem Solving. The topics include pattern recognition, probability, geometry, risk management, logic, operations research, and topology. The class is very informal and there are many team exercises - and the course enjoys a huge popularity!
Perth, Bunbury, Brisbane, Gold Cost, Darwin, Melbourne, Sydney, South Cost, Canberra, Adelaide, Hobart, Australia.
March - November 2009.
A series of presentations on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered within a national programme EdXN (Education Across the Nation) offered by Australian Computer Society from March to November 2009. For details (exact locations and dates), please contact ACSEducation, pboard@acs.org.au.
Carnegie Mellon University, USA.
January 2009.
Puzzle-Based Learning is to be introduced at the Carnegie Mellon University as a freshman seminar. The aim of the seminar is to explore critical thinking and problem solving via Puzzle-Based Learning. A theme of the seminar will be to distill and discuss heuristics for tackling selected puzzles. Intertwined with this discussion we will also contrast the nature of heuristic problem solving in humans and computers.
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
15 December 2008.
A seminar on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the La Trobe University on 15 December, 2008.
Melbourne, Australia.
7 - 10 December 2008.
A tutorial on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered to participants at the 7th International Conference on Simulated Evolution and learning (SEAL'08) to be held in Melbourne (Australia) from 7 - 10 December 2008.
University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
19 November 2008.
A seminar on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the University of Western Australia on 19 November, 2008.
Adelaide, Australia.
November 2008.
A workshop on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the Department of Education and Childrens Services in November of 2008.
Adelaide, Australia.
6 November 2008.
This one-day workshop aims at providing academic staff from various universities with information and technologies for introducing Puzzle-Based Learning into curriculum. This free workshop will take place at Plaza Building, School of Computer Science, The University of Adelaide, from 10 am to 5 pm. To register, please contact Kirby Gagliardi (08) 8303 6476, kirby.gagliardi@adelaide.edu.au. Registration closes Friday 31 October.
Valancia, Spain.
25 September 2008.
A tutorial on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered to participants at the Workshop on Computational Intelligence Applied to Business to be held in Valancia (Spain) on 25 September 2008.
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
15 September 2008.
A seminar on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the Australian National University on 15 September, 2008.
University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia.
15 September 2008.
A seminar on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the University of New South Walses, Australian Defence Force Academy Campus on 15 September, 2008.
Leeds School of Business in Boulder, Colorado, USA.
August 2008.
Puzzle-Based Learning is to be introduced at the Leeds School of Business in Boulder, Colorado, for a course SYST 3000 - Systems Thinking. The course starts on 25 August, 2008.
Uni SA, Mawson Lakes, Australia.
22 August 2008.
A seminar on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered at the University of South Australia on 22 August, 2008.
Adelaide, Australia
28-29 July 2008.
A tutorial on Puzzle-Based Learning is to be offered to participants of the Trading and Sourcing Conference to be held in Adelaide (Australia) on 28 and 29 July 2008.
Australian Science & Maths School, Australia
July 2008
Puzzle-Based Learning is to be introduced at the Australian Science & Maths School as a module during term 3 of the school year which starts in July 2008.
University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
July 2008.
Puzzle-Based Learning is to be introduced at the University of Adelaide as a unit to all engineering students from July 2008.
Hybrid Publishers, Melbourne, Australia.
June 2008.
Hybrid Publishers to launch the book Puzzle-Based Learning: An Introduction to Critical Thinking, Mathematics, and Problem Solving in June 2008.
Europe.
June 2008.
Zbigniew Michalewicz is to conduct a lecture tour on Puzzle-Based Learning at several European universities through June 2008, including Warsaw University, A.I.Cuza University, University of Nottingham, and the University of Birmingham.
Warsaw, Poland.
13-14 June, 2008.
Zbigniew Michalewicz has been invited talk on Puzzle-Based Learning at the Universities' Executives for Mathematics and Informatics (KWUMiI'08) Conference in Warsaw, Poland, 13 - 14 June, 2008. Numerous executive deans from leading research institutions will be in attendance.
Adelaide, Australia.
April 2008.
ETSA Utilities runs the Puzzle-Based Learning workshop for managers and executives.
Adelaide, Australia.
April 2008.
Zbigniew Michalewicz provides a plenary talk at the Annual Conference of Mathematical Association of South Australia about Puzzle-Based Learning. Almost 200 people participate, primarily educators from South Australia.
Adelaide, Australia.
March 2008.
General Motors Holden runs the Puzzle-Based Learning workshop for staff and managers.
Melbourne, Australia.
9 - 12 December 2007.
Zbigniew and Matthew Michalewicz publish the first article on Puzzle-Based Learning in the Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Melbourne, 9 - 12 December 2007. This paper is available from http://www.cs.adelaide.edu.au/~zbyszek/papers.html, paper #35.
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