Collaborative Research: CI-ADDO-NEW: Parallel and Distributed Computing Curriculum Development and Educational Resources

合作研究：CI-ADDO-NEW：并行和分布式计算课程开发和教育资源

• 批准号: 1205492
• 负责人: Charles Weems
• 金额: $ 8万
• 依托单位: University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1205492&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; CI; ADDO; NEW

Computing increasingly permeates daily lives, yet few appreciate the growing presence of Parallel and Distributed Computing (PDC) in common computing activities; e.g., modern laptops' processors contain multiple cores and special-purpose devices such as graphics processors (GPUs). With increasing availability of powerful PDC technology, familiarity with single-processor computers and sequential computing no longer constitutes computer literacy. Technological developments point to the need for a broad-based skill set in PDC at all levels of higher education in disciplines such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and the related computational disciplines. The rapid changes in technology challenge educators to decide what to teach and how to teach it. Students and employers face similar challenges in characterizing "basic" expertise in computing. The PIs are addressing these challenges via a project devoted to creating and sustaining curricular and educational infrastructure to facilitate the teaching of PDC topics in undergraduate computer-related curricula. The goal is for every graduating student to become skilled in PDC technology, hence be prepared to enter tomorrow's workforce.The project embodies multiple synergistic activities that develop: flexible PDC curricula for a spectrum of academic programs and institutions; mechanisms that help individuals maintain currency; instructional materials for PDC-related topics; experience-based guidelines for injecting PDC into curricula. A signature activity is competitions for early adopters of PDC curricula (winners receive seed funds, equipment donations from industry) and workshops and training sessions to foster awareness and adoption of PDC curricula. Feedback from early adopters and coordination with the ACM/IEEE 2013 CS Curriculum Taskforce steers future development of both the PDC curricular guidelines and of strategies for deploying PDC material within computing curricula at a larger scale.This project is supported by CISE, OCI, and EHR/DUE.

计算越来越多的日常生活，但很少有人会欣赏普通计算活动中平行和分布式计算（PDC）的日益增长的存在。例如，现代笔记本电脑的处理器包含多个内核和特殊用途设备，例如图形处理器（GPU）。 随着功能强大的PDC技术的可用性，对单处理器计算机的熟悉程度和顺序计算不再构成计算机素养。 技术发展指出，需要在计算机科学，计算机工程和相关计算学科等学科中所有高等教育中的PDC中设置的广泛技能。 技术的快速变化挑战教育者，以决定要教的内容以及如何教授它。 学生和雇主在表征计算方面的“基本”专业知识方面面临类似的挑战。 PI通过致力于创建和维持课程和教育基础设施的项目来应对这些挑战，以促进在本科计算机相关课程中PDC主题的教学。 目的是让每个即将毕业的学生都能熟练使用PDC技术，因此准备进入明天的劳动力。该项目体现了发展的多种协同活动：灵活的PDC课程，用于一系列学术课程和机构；帮助个人维持货币的机制；与PDC相关主题的教学材料；将PDC注入课程的基于经验的指南。 签名活动是针对PDC课程的早期采用者（获奖者将获得种子资金，工业捐赠的设备捐款）和研讨会和培训课程，以增强PDC课程的认识和采用。 早期采用者的反馈和与ACM/IEEE 2013 CS课程工作组的协调指导，可以在更大范围内开发PDC课程指南和将PDC材料部署在计算课程中的策略的未来开发。该项目得到了CISE，OCI和EHR/PUSE的支持。