Computer Science Education Research Conference (CSERC '11)
April 7-8, 2011, Heerlen, The Netherlands

The first International CSERC is organised by the Open University in the Netherlands, School of Computer Science and Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies (CELSTEC), in cooperation with the ACM SIGCSE.
CSERC specifically addresses the need for fundamental insights into computer science education. CSERC will provide a forum to discuss research on computer science education.

Full papers will be considered concerning the following computer science education related topics:
- designing a computer science curriculum 
- didactics of computer science education
- teaching methods for computer science subjects
- development of professional competences for computer science
- support tools and instruments for teachers in computer science
- field studies in computer science education
- cultural and regional differences in computer science education
- convergence and divergence of both bachelor and master programmes in computer science
- specifics of vocational and professional education in computer science as contrasted with mandatory education

The conference proceedings will be published in the ACM digital library.

Conference chairs
- Prof. dr. Gerrit van der Veer, Open University in the Netherlands, School of Computer Science
- Prof. dr. Peter Sloep, Open University in the Netherlands, The Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies (CELSTEC)
- Prof. dr. Marko van Eekelen, Open University in the Neterhlands, School of Computer Science

Programme committee
- Erik Barendsen, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Jos Beishuizen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Mordechai Ben Ari, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
- Anders Berglund, Uppsala University, Sweden
- Adriana Berlanga, Open University, the Netherlands
- Paul de Bra, Technical University Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Patrick Brézillon, Université Paris, France
- Licia Calvi, University of Leuven, Belgium
- Michael Caspersen, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Martyn Clark, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
- Nell Dale, University of Texas, United States of America
- Mats Daniels, Uppsala University, Sweden
- Hendrik Drachsler, Open University, the Netherlands
- Jon Dron, Athabasca University, Canada
- Sally Fincher, University of Kent, United Kingdom
- Ralf Klamma, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
- Andrew Luxton-Reilly, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
- Arnold Pears, Uppsala University, Sweden
- Simos Retalis, University of Piraeus, Greece
- Guido Rößling, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
- Ingrid Russel, Hartford University, United States of America
- Henry Walker, Grinell College, USA
- Mary Webb, Kings College London, United Kingdom
- Bert Zwaneveld, Open University, the Netherlands

Contact: cserc'at'ou.nl