1. It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

2. Organizing Committee: Jonas Boustedt University of Gävle Robert McCartneyUniv. of Connecticut / Uppsala University

3. It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Organizing Committee: Jonas Boustedt University of Gävle Robert McCartneyUniv. of Connecticut Josh TenenbergUniv. of Washington, Tacoma Titus WintersUniv. of CA, Riverside

4. SIGCSE Success I had this idea I applied it It worked great I wrote a paper, it was accepted at SIGCSE, and I presented it Result: Glory to author, improved education

5. SIGCSE Non-success I had this idea I applied it It did not work as well as I thought it would Result: No glory to author, no improved education

6. Good Idea at the Time I had this idea I applied it Fiasco! (What was I thinking?) I applied to be on GIATT, and was chosen Result: Greatest glory to author, cautionary tale for all, further educational disasters avoided

7. Good Idea? What we expect: Reasonable expectation of success Evidence of failure Plus, optimally: Reasons for failure Generalizations of failure Implications for practice Grounding in CS Ed and Learning Science theory and practice

8. Plus…presenters who are Interesting Entertaining Charming

9. It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Kate Deibel Univ of Washington Jim Huggins Kettering University Beth Simon Univ of California, San Diego Suzanne (nln given)Univ of Somewhere in SW The Mystery Presenter???

10. Schedule Introduction Kate Deibel Jim Huggins Beth Simon Suzanne (no last name given) The Mystery Presenter Questions and Discussion

12. Discussion Questions to panelists General comments

13. Discussion – general questions How do we apply negative results? Are they amenable to generalization in the same way as positive results?

14. Discussion What is the appropriate forum for negative results?

15. Thank you!