Re: [Haskell-cafe] CFP: TFPIE 2015

Hi Alfredo, Sorry for my slow response, your email ended up n a folder that I don't read very often.

I was just looking at the Wiki and it seems quite interesting, even though I would like to ask you something as this passage is open to multiple interpretations:

"TFPIE 2015 welcomes submissions describing techniques used in the classroom, tools used in and/or developed for the classroom and any creative use of functional programming (FP) to aid education in or outside Computer Science."

What I would like to understand is if the focus of the Workshop is on "Teaching students FP" or is rather "Using FP to built products to aid teaching/learning". Or perhaps is a sprinkle of both?

Teaching students FP, or using FP in teaching other subjects are the primary fields of interest. The headline says: TFPIE 2015 welcomes submissions describing techniques used in the classroom, tools used in and/or developed for the classroom and any creative use of functional programming (FP) to aid education in or outside Computer Science. I interpret this to cover also the kind of content you to describe, provided it describes `creative use' of FP. So it might be worthwhile to draw up an abstract, in which you explain how the use of FP has contributed to interesting aspects of tools being used in education. All the best, Johan

We (Iris Connect Ltd - www.irisconnect.co.uk) are a company which have recently rebuilt all our backend systems in Haskell, and we do sell a product which is basically a web platform for teachers to share, collaborate and develop best practices.

So, technically speaking, we indeed have developed a tool/product using FP and we are in the education market, but we do not certainly teach functional programming to students.

Speaking hypothetically, would we be accepted to the workshop is this is just too "out of focus"?

I hope I have conveyed my ideas clearly enough.

My best regards,

Alfredo Di Napoli

On 18 December 2014 at 08:32, Johan Jeuring wrote: Trends in Functional Programming in Education (TFPIE 2015) Call for papers https://wiki.science.ru.nl/tfpie/TFPIE2015

The 4th International Workshop on Trends in Functional Programming in Education, TFPIE 2015, will be held on June 2, 2015 in Sophia-Antipolis in France. It is co-located with the Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming (TFP 2015) which takes place from June 3 - 5.

*** Goal ***

The goal of TFPIE is to gather researchers, teachers and professionals that use, or are interested in the use of, functional programming in education. TFPIE aims to be a venue where novel ideas, classroom-tested ideas and work-in-progress on the use of functional programming in education are discussed. The one-day workshop will foster a spirit of open discussion by having a review process for publication after the workshop. The program chair of TFPIE 2015 will screen submissions to ensure that all presentations are within scope and are of interest to participants. Potential presenters are invited to submit an extended abstract (4-6 pages) or a draft paper (up to 16 pages) in EPTCS style. The authors of accepted presentations will have their preprints and their slides made available on the workshop's website/wiki. Visitors to the TFPIE 2015 website/wiki will be able to add comments. This includes presenters who may respond to comments and questions as well as provide pointers to improvements and follow-up work. After the workshop, presenters will be invited to submit (a revised version of) their article for review. The PC will select the best articles for publication in the journal Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science (EPTCS). Articles rejected for presentation and extended abstracts will not be formally reviewed by the PC. TFPIE workshops have previously been held in St Andrews, Scotland (2012), Provo Utah, USA (2013), and Soesterberg, The Netherlands (2014).

*** Program Committee ***

Peter Achten, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands Edwin Brady, University of St Andrews, UK Johan Jeuring, Utrecht University and Open University, The Netherlands (Chair) Shriram Krishnamurthi, Brown University, US Rita Loogen, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany Marco Morazan, Seton Hall University, US Norman Ramsey, Tufts University, US

*** Submission Guidelines ***

TFPIE 2015 welcomes submissions describing techniques used in the classroom, tools used in and/or developed for the classroom and any creative use of functional programming (FP) to aid education in or outside Computer Science. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- FP and beginning CS students - FP and Computational Thinking - FP and Artificial Intelligence - FP in Robotics - FP and Music - Advanced FP for undergraduates - Tools supporting learning FP - FP in graduate education - Engaging students in research using FP - FP in Programming Languages - FP in the high school curriculum - FP as a stepping stone to other CS topics - FP and Philosophy

*** Best Lectures ***

In addition to papers, we request “best lecture” presentations. What is your best lecture topic in an FP related course? Do you have a fun way to present FP concepts to novices or perhaps an especially interesting presentation of a difficult topic? In either case, please consider sharing it. Best lecture topics will be selected for presentation based on a short abstract describing the lecture and its interest to TFPIE attendees.

*** Submission ***

Papers and abstracts can be submitted via easychair at the following link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=tfpie2015 It is expected at at least one author for each submitted paper will attend the workshop.

*** Important Dates ***

April 7, 2015: Early Registration for TFP closes April 27, 2015: Submission deadline for draft TFPIE papers and abstracts May 3 2015: Notification of acceptance for presentation ?? (Probably May 22 2015): Registration for TFPIE closes - as does late registration for TFP June 2, 2015: Presentations in Sophia-Antipolis, France July 7, 2015: Full papers for EPTCS proceedings due. September 1, 2015: Notification of acceptance for proceedings September 22, 2015: Camera ready copy due for EPTCS

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