Computer science educators are uniquely positioned to promote greater awareness of Green Computing, using the academic setting to encourage environmentally conscious use of technology. This paper reports on practical techniques that can engage faculty and students, enabling Green Computing to be integrated into the classroom and research laboratory. Analysis and empirical evaluation of each reported technique is given, comparing the efficacy of each in terms of energy, environmental and financial cost savings. These results are provided as technological and economic evidence for the benefits of "Going Green," and to promote education in Green Computing in the classroom, department and research lab.

Computers increasingly are prevalent in the classroom, with student laptops becoming the norm, yet some beneficial uses of this widespread technology are being overlooked. Speech recognition software is maturing, and possesses the potential to provide real-time note taking assistance in the classroom, particularly for deaf and hard of hearing students. This paper reports on a practical, portable and readily deployed application that provides a cost-effective, automatic transcription system with the goal of making computer science lectures inclusive of deaf and hard of hearing students. The design of the system is described, some specific technology choices and implementation approaches are discussed, and results of two phases of an in-class evaluation of the system are analyzed. Ideas for student research projects that could extend and enhance the system also are proposed.

The subject matter of a typical undergraduate software engineering course, while providing necessary background, can be quite dry.Team-based programming projects often complement the more theoretical textbook and lecture content by giving students valuable hands-on practice, albeit on a small scale and within a traditional classroom setting. This paper describes a company-based framework used in two semesters of a software engineering course.This approach incorporates a novel, collaborative framework to simulate the real-world experience of working for a medium-sized software design company or research laboratory, while giving students a vested interest in the overall outcome.

The subject matter of a typical undergraduate software engineering course, while providing necessary background, can be quite dry.Team-based programming projects often complement the more theoretical textbook and lecture content by giving students valuable hands-on practice, albeit on a small scale and within a traditional classroom setting. This paper describes a company-based framework used in two semesters of a software engineering course.This approach incorporates a novel, collaborative framework to simulate the real-world experience of working for a medium-sized software design company or research laboratory, while giving students a vested interest in the overall outcome.

We review the past three years of our experience and results from the Villanova PIVOTS Science & Theatre Magic Program, a 3-week academic summer program where students and faculty work with teams of teenagers to apply scientific principles in the creation and staging of a "School of Magic" -a fantastic day-long adventure that they then share with younger, underprivileged children. The teens act as guides/teachers (and powerful role models), and deliver science-inspired "magic lessons." Hundreds of younger children, many from economically impoverished urban neighborhoods, have visited the magic school that the teenagers created. The foundations of the program rest on a novel combination of features, each of demonstrated pedagogic value and critical to the preparation of a globalization-ready science and engineering workforce: 1) Integration of STEM with theatre and creative arts; 2) Service learning; and 3) Multidisciplinary exploration with a clear design focus. A partnership between academia, industry, government, non-profit organizations, and K-20 educators was created through this initiative, enabling the program to evolve and embrace complementary goals for diverse populations of students and faculty, entailing new challenges and opportunities.