This $185,687 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports the development of a modernized first-year introductory computer science course sequence at Tennessee Technological University. The project aims to incorporate parallel and distributed computing concepts into the curriculum to better prepare students for the modern computing landscape. Key activities include designing the new course sequence,...
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) was awarded a $333,842 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program. The grant will fund the design and implementation of a modernized first-year introductory computer science course sequence that incorporates fundamental elements of parallel and distributed computation. The project aims to remedy a key impediment in updating introductory computing curricula - the lack of example...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070), provides $174,998 to develop a set of educational modules called "courselets" focused on data systems. The University of California, San Diego will create courselets based on literate programming concepts that allow students to complete hands-on exercises exploring data acquisition,...
This Project Grant award for $269,920 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) will support the development of community-based tools to enhance students' self-regulated learning of parallel programming. The project will focus on engaging students in metacognitive processes to improve their learning of parallel programming concepts. Key activities include developing a...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computing and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program (CFDA 47.070) project grant, awarded to Utah State University (USU) for $165,426, aims to transform online computer science theory education. The project will develop interactive online exercises and tools to provide more equitable, inclusive learning experiences for a broad set of students. The key products will include isolated skill exercises, adaptively scaffolded problem sequences, and...
This $266,986 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will support the development of educational modules and a content hub for hands-on, exploration-based learning in data systems. The University of Chicago will create a collection of "courselets" - scaffolded educational modules executable on open cloud testbeds - covering topics such as data acquisition, networking, storage, machine learning, analytics, and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $360,000 to New Mexico State University (NMSU) to develop a research-practice partnership to support computer science (CS) education in underserved high schools across New Mexico. The key goals are to: 1) Prepare high school teachers to teach a culturally responsive, rigorous CS curriculum that meets the needs of Hispanic/Latino and Native...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $418,509 project grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to the Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization. The grant will fund a collaborative project with four other universities to develop a generalizable model for integrating computer science education into teacher preparation programs across disciplines. The project aims to address barriers to computer science...
This $267,587 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to transform online computer science theory education. The University of Chicago, University of Illinois, and Utah University are collaborating to develop online exercises and tools that provide more equitable and inclusive learning experiences for a broad set of students. The key products will include: Isolated skill exercises...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $250,000.00 to the University of Illinois to transform online computer science theory education. The project aims to develop interactive online exercises with instant feedback, adaptive complexity, and culturally responsive contexts to improve student ability, belonging, and confidence, especially for underserved populations. Key planned...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $178,031 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to the University of Massachusetts for the project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH:CYBERTRAINING:IMPLEMENTATION:MEDIUM: MODERN COURSE EXEMPLARS INFUSED WITH PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING FOR THE INTRODUCTORY COMPUTING COURSE SEQUENCE". The project aims to design and evaluate a modernized first-year introductory computer science course sequence that incorporates parallel and distributed computing concepts to better prepare students for the current computing landscape. The university will implement the new course designs at two campuses and recruit six additional institutions to adopt and evaluate the curriculum. The goal is to generate exemplars and evidence to support widespread modernization of introductory computing education in the U.S. The project will result in publicly disseminated course materials, book chapters, and publications documenting the course designs and evaluation outcomes.