History of computing and education 3 (HCE3) : IFIP 20th World Computer Congress : proceedings of the third IFIP Conference on the History of Computing and Education, WG 9.7/TC9 History of Computing, September 7-10, 2008, Milano, Italy

International Federation for Information Processing The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of refereed international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing. For more information about the 300 other books in the IFIP series, please visit www.springer.com. For more information about IFIP, please visit www.ifip.org. These proceedings derive from an international conference on the history of computing and education. This conference is the third of hopefully a series of conferences that will take place within the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and hence, we describe it as the “Third IFIP Conference on the History of Computing and Education” or simply “History of Computing and Education 3” (HCE3). This volume consists of a collection of articles presented at the HCE3 conference held in association with the IFIP 2008 World Computer Congress in Milano, Italy. Articles range from a wide variety of computing perspectives and they represent activities from six continents. The HCE3 conference is an event of the IFIP Working Group 9.7 on the History of Computing, a working group of IFIP’ s Technical Committee 9 (TC9) on the Relationship between Computers and Society. In addition, it is in cooperation with the IFIP Technical Committee 3 (TC3) on Education. The HCE3 conference brings to light a broad spectrum of issues. It illustrates topics in computing as they occurred in the “early days” of computing whose ramifications or overtones remain with us today. Indeed, many of the early challenges remain part of our educational tapestry; most likely, many will evolve into future challenges. Therefore, these proceedings provide additional value to the reader as it will reflect in part the future development of computing and education to stimulate new ideas and models in educational development. Annotation This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 3rd IFIP Conference on the History of Computing in Education in Italy, September 2008.The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of refereed international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing Front Matter....Pages i-xv Computer Education Support Structures in Victorian Schools in the 1980s....Pages 1-22 A Case Study: History of Polish Computer Applications in Power System Control....Pages 23-36 Olivetti Elea 9003: Between Scientific Research and Computer Business....Pages 37-53 Cuban Experiences on Computing and Education....Pages 55-77 Computer Education in Spain: From Early to Recent Times....Pages 79-98 The Emergence of Educational Technology....Pages 99-112 History of Computing Education Trends: The Emergence of Competitive Intelligence....Pages 113-127 An Open Adaptive Virtual Museum of Informatics History in Siberia....Pages 129-146 ICT for Success of Education from an Indian Perspective....Pages 147-155 Sinhala Computing in Early Stage — Sri Lanka Experience....Pages 157-165 A Brief History of Choosing First Programming Languages....Pages 167-170 Programming in Japanese for Literacy Education....Pages 171-176