Nancy K. Van Cleave, PhD

Last updated: February 14, 2010
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Welcome to my web site! Click on the photo to see my vita.
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Spring 2010 Office Hours: 1:00 MWF, 2:00 R, and by appointment

Courses - Spring 2010

Other Web Sites

Recent Publications in pdf format

Red Blood, White Bones, manuscript in progress...
CCSC-MW Conference 2008 – Hope College, With W. Slough and A. Mertz
- Using the ACM Java Libraries in CS I
Frontiers in Education Conference 2003 – Boulder, CO, with T. Ahern
- Curator: Learning Object Construction Matrix
Frontiers in Education Conference 2002 – Boston, MA, with T. Ahern
- The Mentor Project: From Content to Instruction
World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics 2002 – Orlando, FL, , With T. Ahern, P. Andrews, and W. Slough
- A Suite of Typesetting Tools for the Web-Enhanced Classroom
- Utilizing Open Source and Object Oriented Paradigms in Instructional Technology
Frontiers in Education Conference 2001 – Reno, NV, with T. Ahern, P. Andrews and W. Slough
Journal of Engineering Education, January, 2000, with G. Langhorst
- Components of an American Indian Computer Science Transfer Degree Program
International Conference on Scientific Computing and Mathematical Modelling, Milwaukee, WI, 2001
- A Data Structure for Fast Near-Optimal Rectilinear Steiner Tree Generation
Frontiers in Education Conference 1999, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1999, with G. Langhorst
- Components of a Successful American Indian Computer Science Program

Recent Presentations and Workshops

Regional Math Contest, EIU, presentation, 2009
- Welcome and Introduction
Regional Math Contest, EIU, presentation, 2009, with W. Slough and A. Mertz
- Opportunities in Computer Science
CCSC:MW Conference 2009, tutorial, with W. Slough and A. Mertz
- The ACM Java Libraries
CCSC:MW Conference 2008, with W. Slough and A. Mertz
- Using the ACM Java Libraries in CS I
Fall Classic Teacher Institute, 2009, with R. Anderson
- Robotics in the 5-12 Classroom
- Robotics in the K-4 Classroom
EIU Department of Mathematics & Computer Science Colloquium, Fall 2005
- A Few Stupid Tex Tricks
Fall Classic Teacher Institute, 2007, with W. Slough and A. Mertz
- A First Course in Computer Science
Fall Classic Teacher Institute, 2006, with W. Slough and A. Mertz
- Opportunities in Computer Science
CCSC:MW 2005, with W. Slough and A. Mertz
- All Permutations Considered
16^th MidWest Computer Conference, Roosevelt University, April 12, 2002, with P. Andrews, W. Slough and D. Broline
- Typesetting Tools, the Internet, and the Classroom, Workshop
45^th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics, EIU, March, 2002, with P. Andrews and W. Slough
- Using Spreadsheets to Automate Grade Keeping and Averaging
  Associated Handout
- Generating PDF Files with Mathematical Content
Frontiers in Education Conference 2001, Reno, NV, with P. Andrews, W. Slough, and T. Ahern
EIU Department of Mathematics & Computer Science Colloquium, Fall 2001, with P. Andrews, W. Slough, and D. Broline
- Slides for: Enhancements to MAT 2170 (TEDE Grant)

Websites of Interest

Common Dreams...The best alternative press articles, with many links to other websites of interest to progressive folks
Daily Kos...Lefty political blog
Filth Wizardry...Activities for pre-schoolers and others who are young at heart. Cheap and fun!
The Global Renaissance Alliance...An organization devoted to non-violence and peace through Citizen Circles for prayer
Truth Out...Another source for alternative press articles
Cagle Cartoons...Print cartoons collected from around the world
Teaching, Learning, and Technology - a non-Profit Corporation...Their mission: to ”improve teaching and learning by making more thoughtful use of information technology.” Great essays by S. Ehrmann and S. Gilbert.
Suppression of Dissent...What you can look forward to should you decide to become a whistle blower...or express an unpopular opinion
DocMorph...National Institutes of Health free software for converting about 50 formats into pdf files