Summer University on Math, Science and Statistics

ICCHP Summer University is a two-day workshop series that takes place during ICCHP 2010 pre-conference. ICCHP Summer University is addressed to blind and visually impaired students on late secondary school and on university level who want to get to know latest technologies to assist them in dealing with mathematical, scientific, and statistical contents. It also gives their teachers an opportunity to explore these technologies hands-on. Finally, developers of such technologies and researchers in the field will get valuable end user feedback.

"Find Your Way" from Hotel Academia to ICCHP venue (.doc, 3.6 Mb)

Programme Overview

The following gives an overview of the planned programme.

Download here the assignement of participants to workshops: workshop assignments

The programme, except for the two plenary sessions on Monday and Tuesday morning, offers 3 parallel tracks. This allows the building of small groups. Each workshop and product introduction lasts for 2 hours. The following list includes links that display a description of the respective workshop:

• Reading and Writing Math:
  • LaTeX
  • LiTeX
  • TeXnic-Center
  • ChattyInfty
  • Infty Reader
  • Lambda
• Graphics and MS Word Math:
  • Audio Graphing Calculator
  • IVEO
  • Tiger Suite
• Statistics:
  • R
  • Stata
• Special Slot for Teachers:
  • Teaching Math in an Inclusive Way
  • New Approach to Braille and Mathematics

The Programme in Detail

Sunday, July 11

• 4 pm: Social Come-together

Monday, July 12

• 09:00-10:30: Opening Plenary (Chair: Joachim Klaus) (room SEM 121 b)
  

  09:00-09:10

  Welcome

  Joachim Klaus, Chair of the Summer University

  09:10-09:15

  Welcome

  Bernhard Stöger, Local Committee

  09:15-09:25

  History of the Summer University - idea and aims

  Tim in 't Veld, member of the Programme Committee

  09:25-09:40

  Challenges faced when you go blind being an academic business and finance student

  Menno Schaap

  09:40-10:20

  Introduction of the participants: Background, interests, expectations

  10:20-10:30

  Programme Schedule

  Dorine in 't Veld, member of the Programme Committee

• 10:30-11:00: Coffee Break
• 11:00: Workshop Session A

  Track 1 (room SEM 121 b)

  LaTeX (Michael Whapples)

  Track 2 (room SEM 121 a; part A*))

  Audio Graphing Calculator (John Gardner)

  Track 3 (room SEM 121 a; part B*))

  Teacher Slot: New Approach to Braille and Mathematics (Birkir Gunnarsson), and
  Teaching Math in an Inclusive Way (Annemiek von Leendert)

• 1:00 pm: Lunch, "Wiedenbräu" - find your way (text and map, .doc 304 kB)
• 2:00 pm: Workshop Session B

  Track 1 (room SEM 121 b)

  ChattyInfty (Katsuhito Yamaguchi)

  Track 2 (room SEM 121 a; part A*))

  IVEO (John Gardner)

  Track 3 (room SEM 121 a; part B*))

  R (Roopakshi Pathania)

• 4:00 pm: Coffee break
• 4:30 pm: Workshop Session C

  Track 1 (room SEM 121 b)

  Infty Reader (Katsuhito Yamaguchi)

  Track 2 (room SEM 121 a; part A*)

  Tiger Suite (John Gardner)

  Track 3 (room SEM 121 a; part B*)

  Stata (Bert van Landeghem)

• 7:30 pm: Social get together, Heurigenrestaurant "Kierlinger", Kahlenbergerstr. 20, 1190 Vienna (or meeting at 6:30 pm at the registration desk)

Tuesday, July 13

• 08:30-09:00: Plenary Session (Chair: Joachim Klaus)

  08:30-08:35

  Introductory Notes

  Joachim Klaus, member of the Programme Committee

  08:35-08:45

  Accessibility of SPSS: Results of a Study

  Oliver Nadig, BLISTA, Marburg/Germany

  08:45-09:00

  Small and Helpful Software Tools

  Personal recommendations and experiences of the participants

• 09:00: Workshop Session D

  Track 1 (room SEM 121 b)

  TeXnic-Center (Oliver Nadig)

  Track 2 (room SEM 121 a; part A*)

  Audio Graphing Calculator (John Gardner)

  Track 3 (room SEM 121 a; part B*)

  R (Roopakshi Pathania)

• 11:00 Coffee break
• 11:30: Workshop Session E

  Track 1 (room SEM 121 b)

  ChattyInfty (Katsuhito Yamaguchi)

  Track 2 (room SEM 121 a; part A*)

  IVEO (John Gardner)

  Track 3 room SEM 121 a; part B*)

  LiTeX (Gerhard Jaworek)

• 01:30 pm: Lunch, "Wiedenbräu" - find your way (text and map, .doc 304 kB)
• 02:30 pm: Workshop Session F

  Track 1 (room SEM 121 b)

  Infty Reader (Katsuhito Yamaguchi)

  Track 2 (room SEM 121 a; part A*)

  Tiger Suite (John Gardner)

  Track 3 room SEM 121 a; part B*)

  Lambda (Cristian Bernareggi)

• 04:30 pm: Wrapup session (Chair: Joachim Klaus) (room SEM 121 b)
  • Discussion about the solutions presented
  • Recommendations
  • Future Activities

*) Room SEM 121 a / b is equiped with a foldable wall. Due to this two workshops can be hosted in parallel in this room.