EAGER: Advancing Computational Thinkers and Computing Innovators in a Cyber-Enabled Community

EAGER：在网络社区中推进计算思想家和计算创新者

• 批准号: 1062118
• 负责人: Loretta Moore
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Jackson State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-10-01 至 2013-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1062118&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; Advancing; Computational; Thinkers; Computing

The primary goal of this project is to provide a new level of technical competence to computing students as well as students from a variety of disciplines in order to have a better educated computing workforce and citizenry. The approach is through discovering and imparting the necessary Computational Thinking skills. Jackson State University is an urban institution and serves students from diverse academic, social, economic, ethnic and geographic backgrounds. They are developing a model for providing Computational Thinking skills, not only to Computer Science students but to a diverse group of students across a variety of disciplines.To this end, this Advancing Computational Thinkers and Computing Innovators in a Cyber-Enabled Community project aims to serve as a catalyst for increasing interest in and understanding of computing. This effort focuses on the establishment of a new course on Computational Thinking and on the enhancement of the freshman and sophomore level experience by integrating components of computational thinking throughout the first two years of study. More specifically, this project is: 1) Better preparing students for core Computer Science courses by providing students with enhanced problem solving skills gained through Computational Thinking; 2) Increasing student interest in pursuing a Computer Science degree by exposing them to cutting edge research in their Freshman year; 3)Increasing the retention rate of Computer Science majors by providing a 1st and 2nd year experience that focuses on enhanced problem solving skills and exposure to opportunities for innovative thinking; and 4)Preparing students across the university with knowledge of computational thinking concepts and skills = This project is also contributing an initial framework for computational thinking for the K-16 community across a variety of disciplines utilizing a variety of cyber-enabled strategies and technologies.Intellectual Merit:This project will contribute to the newly evolving area of Computational Thinking. It is unique in its approach of infusing Computational Thinking not only through a single course, but through the integration of advanced Computational Thinking modules through the introductory core ComputerScience courses and by introducing advanced computing topics with a goal of fueling innovative thought among students. It is also unique in its combination of strategies by teaching advanced topics in computing through demonstrations and analytical exercises and by teaching core concepts of the same topics through the use of cyber-enabled technologies designed for high school and 1st and 2nd year students. This project is aligned with advocates of computational thinking who believe that it will transform not only Computer Science education but K-16 education in general. In particular, this work seeks to explore the transformative power of Computational Thinking as well as create a framework and roadmap for Computational Thinking for K-16 across a variety of disciplines.Broader Impact:JSU, an HBCU and urban institution, is partnering on this project with both HBCUs, as well as majority serving institutions. This will have a positive impact on a community of students who are underrepresented in the computing and the STEM disciplines. This project will ensure that HBCUs and other minority serving institutions are a part of the evolving Computational Thinking community. It is expected that this project will revitalize interest in Computer Science among African American students through exposure to cutting edge research. We plan to disseminate the course modules and framework resulting from this grant through traditional means such as publications and presentations as well as various computing related pathways, such as the National Science Digital Library.

该项目的主要目标是为计算学生以及来自各种学科的学生提供新的技术能力，以便拥有更好的教育计算员工和公民。该方法是通过发现和传授必要的计算思维技能。杰克逊州立大学是一个城市机构，为来自不同学术，社会，经济，种族和地理背景的学生提供服务。他们正在开发一个模型，不仅为计算机科学专业的学生，​​而且向各种学科的一群学生提供计算思维技能。为此，这一末端推进了启用网络支持的社区项目中的计算思想家和计算创新者，旨在作为促进计算和理解的兴趣的催化剂。这项工作重点是建立有关计算思维的新课程，并通过在整个研究的前两年整合计算思维的组成部分来增强新生和大二水平的体验。更具体地说，该项目是：1）通过为学生提供通过计算思维获得增强的问题解决技能来为学生提供核心计算机科学课程的准备； 2）通过将学生暴露于大一新生中的尖端研究来提高学生对计算机科学学位的兴趣； 3）通过提供第一年和第二年的经验来提高计算机科学专业的保留率，该经验的重点是提高问题的技能和创新思维机会的机会； 4）为整个大学的学生提供计算思维概念和技能的知识=该项目还为K-16社区的计算思维提供了一个初步框架，利用各种支持网络的策略和技术，跨各种学科的框架。智力优点：该项目将为新兴的计算思维领域做出贡献。它不仅通过单个课程来注入计算思维的方法是独一无二的，而且通过通过入门核心计算机科学课程和引入高级计算主题的介绍的目标来促进学生创新思想的目标。通过通过演示和分析练习来讲授计算中的高级主题，以及通过使用专为高中和一年级学生设计的网络技术来教授相同主题的核心概念，这也是独特的策略。该项目与计算思维的拥护者保持一致，他们认为它不仅会改变计算机科学教育，而且会改变K-16教育。特别是，这项工作旨在探索计算思维的变革力量，并为K-16的计算思维创建框架和路线图。这将对计算和STEM学科中代表性不足的学生社区产生积极的影响。该项目将确保HBCU和其他少数派服务机构是不断发展的计算思维社区的一部分。预计该项目将通过接触尖端研究来振兴非洲裔美国学生对计算机科学的兴趣。我们计划通过传统手段（例如出版物和演示文稿）以及各种相关的途径（例如国家科学数字图书馆）传播该赠款的课程模块和框架。