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This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) aims to redesign an introductory computer science (CS1) course to teach programming with the aid of large language model (LLM) AI assistants. The key goals are to: 1) Redesign the CS1 course to emphasize skills like code reading, testing, and problem decomposition rather than just syntax and writing code from scratch; 2) Study how...

This $899,799 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to explore the use of generative AI to reduce instructor workload and improve student learning in introductory computer science courses. The project, titled "Learner-Adaptive, Pedagogical, Interactive Solutions for Using Generative AI to Support Students in Introductory Computer Science Courses," will develop the LAPIS system to provide real-time,...

This $277,284 National Science Foundation project grant will fund the Research Foundation for the State University of New York to design a residency-based computer science teacher preparation program in partnership with Lockport City School District. The goal is to increase access to K-12 computer science courses and train qualified teachers through a community-based, justice-oriented approach. Specifically, the award will support the development of CS curricular pathways for the high school and...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $698,161 project grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to the University of Southern California on December 15, 2022. The grant will support the development of multimodal accessibility tools to facilitate programming education and workforce readiness for individuals with physical disabilities. Specifically, the University of Southern California will develop prototypes of speech, eye tracking, and...

The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded $203,828 to CAL State La University Auxiliary Services Inc. under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to support the Collaborative Research: BPC-A project from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding will support an alliance of six California State University campuses—Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CSU Dominguez Hills, CSU Fullerton, CSU Los Angeles, Cal Poly Pomona,...

The University of Tulsa received a $178,938 project grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070) to support research from June 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The grant will fund the development of an interactive partner to support pair programming. Pair programming is a collaborative approach to coding where two developers work together at one workstation, with one typing code while the other...

This $113,905 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will fund the development and dissemination of "Accessible Learning Labs" - experiential computing education modules focused on inclusive software development practices. The 5-year project, led by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, aims to expand the body of knowledge on effective implementation of experiential, inclusivity-focused computing education. Key objectives...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to deploy and assess innovations in computer science education in prison settings. This 2-year grant, titled "BPC-DP: Improving Computing Education for Incarcerated College Students," aims to discover and invent best practices for teaching college-level computing courses to incarcerated individuals, a population...

This $570,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports the development of DELPHI, an end-to-end framework that prioritizes environmental impact while considering user experience, performance, and efficiency when designing edge computing devices like wearables, phones, and sensors. The project aims to enable sustainable technological growth by allowing software and hardware designers to reduce...

This four-year, $1,779,377 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program aims to scale inclusive computing pathways through a collaborative effort between Digital Promise Global and eight diverse school districts across the United States. The partnership will create a professional learning community for district administrators and instructors to develop skills and support systems for implementing cumulative, consistent, and...