World Wide Web and Secondary Students
- A Link to their Future
Conference Presentation

Setting the Scene

• negative image of computer science
• low female participation rates
• workshops to counteract this image
  • visiting secondary students to CQU
    • Counting Girls In group
    • Siemens group

The Workshops

• conducted two sets of workshops
• used WWW and email as tools
• workshop format

The Students' Experience

Siemens group

• feedback
• computer access
• Siemens WWW page

The Impact

• ripple effect
• a small contribution to overall scene

Future work

• more of the same - but improved
• creating more permanent links