PROGRAMME  OF THE WORKSHOP 511

 

The First International Workshop "DEVELOPING CREATIVITY AND LARGE MENTAL OUTLOOK IN THE COMPUTER AGE - CLMO'2000" (Bergen, Norway, August 14-18, 2000)

 

Chair: Prof. Vladimir Fomichov (Moscow, Russia)

 

Monday, 14 August 2000, 09:00 A.M.: Registration in Grieghallen Concert Hall

 

02:00 P.M.: The ISSEI2000 Opening Ceremony

The ISSEI2000 Welcome Addresses and Introductory Keynote Speeches for Sections I - V.

 

07:00 P.M.: Reception by the Mayor & City of Bergen in Grieghallen Concert Hall

 

SESSION 1 (15 August 2000, Tuesday, 09:00 A.M, Realfagbygget, Moeterom)

 

Introduction to the Workshop

By Prof. Vladimir FOMICHOV

 

SUBSESSION 1A. Cognitive Foundations of Developing Creativity, Information Processing Skills, and Large Mental Outlook in the Computer Age

 

1. The Three "Caves" of European Identity: From Critical to Creative Thinking

 

by Prof. Greg ANDONIAN, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

 

2. Art, Science and the Challenge of the Future

 

by poetess Nicole SZENDY, Artcos  Association, Paris,  France.

 

3. An Essential Role of Education for Our Market-Driven Computer Age

 

By Prof. Kensei HIWAKI, Tokyo International University

 

4. The Thought-Producing Self of the Young Child and the Problem of Successful 

"Child - Computer" Interaction

 

by Dr. Olga S. FOMICHOVA,  Moscow Children and Teenagers Palace for 

Creative Work, Moscow, Russia

 

SUBSESSION 1B. Interdisciplinary Links for the Progress in Developing Creativity,Information Processing Skills, and Large Menbtal Outlook. Part 1.

 

5.  Informatics, Communication, Cultural Heritage and Education:

 Some Recent Experiences

 

By Prof. Eugenio MORREALE, Department of  Informatics, University of  Pisa, Italy

 

6. Interactive Musical Composition

by Prof. Susan WRIGHT, Prof. Joachim DIEDERICH,  Andrew BROWN, and Michael TOWSEY, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbain, Australia

 

SESSION 2 ((15 August 2000, Tuesday, 14:30, Realfagbygget, Moeterom)

 

 

SUBSESSION  2A. Interdisciplinary Links for the Progress in Developing Creativity, Information Processing Skills, and Large Mental Outlook. Part 2.

 

1.  The Pedagogical and Epistemological Uses of Analogy in

Poetry and Mathematics

 

By Prof. Marcia BIRKEN and Prof. Anne C. COON, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, U.S.A.

 

2. Theory of Dynamic Conceptual Mappings as a Source of Constructive Ideas 

for the Development of Children's Creativity and Information-Processing  Skills

 

by Prof. Vladimir A. FOMICHOV, Lomonosov Moscow State University

SUBSESSION  2B. New Educational Technologies for Young Children

 

3. A Creative Child-Centered Tool for Language Learning

 

by Dr. Giovanna  TURRINI, Dr. Laura CIGNONI, and Alessandro PACCOSI,

Istituto di Linguistica Computazionale (CNR), Pisa, Italy

 

4. Can an Affective Agent Foster Creativity through the 

Co-construction of Cartoons?

 

By Dr. Paul BRNA and Bridget COOPER, Computer Based Learning Unit,

Leeds University, Leeds, United KIngdom

5. Characteristics of Children's Musical Inventions Using a
Synthesiser

by Prof. Susan WRIGHT, Centre for Applied Studies in Early Childhood,
 Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove Campus, Queensland, Australia

 

6. Understanding Children’s Concepts of the Future through their Drawings and Storytelling

 

by Prof. Susan WRIGHT, Centre for Applied Studies in Early Childhood,
 Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove Campus, Queensland, Australia

SUBSESSION 2C. Presentations of a Videofilm

 

7. The Presentation of a Videofilm About New Methods of Developing Children's Creativity at Lessons of Languages and Art

by  Dr. Olga S. FOMICHOVA,  Moscow Children and Teenagers Palace for 

Creative Work and  Prof. Vladimir A. FOMICHOV, Lomonosov Moscow State University

 

 

SESSION  3 ((16 August 2000, Wednesday, 09:00 A.M, Realfagbygget, Moeterom)

 

SUBSESSION  3A. Some Facets of Creativity and Figurative Thinking in Modern Education

 

1. The World-Wide Web, Creativity and Education

 

 by Dr. Garry MARSHALL, Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom

 

2. Facing Fears of Computer Technology through Metaphorical Means: The Case of Social Work

Professionals  

 

By Prof.  Linda TURNER, Department of Social Work, St. Thomas University,

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

 

SUBSESSION  3B. New Technologies in School and University Education.

Part 1.

 

3. The Distance Ecological Model to Support Self/Collaborative Learning in the Internet Environment

 

by Prof. Toshio OKAMOTO and Dr. Alexandra CHRISTEA, Laboratory of Artif. Intelligence and Knowledge Computing,

The Graduate School of Information Systems,University of Electro-Communications

Chofu, Chofugaoka 1-5-1, Japan

 

4.     Concept's Learning and Technology  in Education 

 

by Prof. Alfio ANDRONICO, Universita' di Siena,

Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Siena, Italy

 

5.    An Intelligent Language Teaching Tool for the  Web 

by Dr. Alexandra CHRISTEA (1) , Prof. Toshio Okamoto (1), and Dr. Paul Cristea (2)

 

(1) Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Computing,

The Graduate School of Information Systems, University of Electro-Communications,

Chofu, Chofugaoka 1-5-1, Japan

(2) Dept of Engineering Science, EE & CS Division, "Politehnica", University of Bucharest, Romania 

 

SESSION 4 ((16 August 2000, Wedneesday, 14:30, Realfagbygget, Moeterom)

 

New Technologies in School and University Education. Part 2.

 

1.     New Technologies in Primary Schools: Some Experiences from Pisa

By Dr. Teresa BERNI, Scuole Elementari "Fabio Filzi", Pisa, Italy and Dr. Laura Cignoni, Istituto di Linguistica Computazionale (CNR), Pisa, Italy

 

2. Effective Study Through Multimedia Systems

 

By Dr. Mario ALLEGRA, Dr. Antonella CHIFARI, Simona OTTAVIANO,

Italian National Research Council - CNR

Institute for Educational and Training Technology, Palermo, Italy

 

3. A Navigation System Based on a Semantic Map Approach - a Support for 

Exploratory Learning in Hyperspace

 

by Dr. Mizue KAYAMA and Prof. Toshio OKAMOTO

Laboratory of Artif. Intelligence and Knowledge Computing,

The Graduate School of Information Systems,

University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Chofugaoka 1-5-1, Japan

 

4.     New Technologies in Secondary School: The Eratosthene's Project

 

By  Dr. Girolamo TROPIANO (1) , L. CAIANI (1), A. GAILHANOU (2), and Sigrun SKOVGANG (3)

(1)  Liceo Scientifico "C. Salutati", Montecatini Terme (PT), Italy

(2) Licee "Cassin", Bayonne, France

(3) "Bredtvet" Videregaende Skole, Oslo, Norway

 

5.     Closing of the Workshop

by Prof. Vladimir FOMICHOV