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...
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 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 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $999,980 to the University of Tennessee from October 2022 through September 2025 to develop a computer science and literacy curriculum for rural East Tennessee schools. The university will partner with local teachers to design project- and storytelling-based lessons integrating CS and literacy. Teachers will receive professional development on the curriculum and form a support network....
Tennessee Technological University was awarded a $399,983 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will support the development of a high-performance computing cluster called CC* COMPUTE to enable science research and education activities at the university through August 2023. Funding will allow Tennessee Tech to establish an HPC infrastructure that researchers and students can use...
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...
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 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...
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...
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a $299,749 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant funds a project to address preparation gaps and promote culturally relevant teaching to support diverse groups in computing courses. Specifically, the university will expand its existing Bridges learning system to better serve underrepresented student populations in foundational...
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, implementing it across multiple colleges, and rigorously evaluating its effectiveness. The project will also provide training for instructors at additional institutions to facilitate widespread adoption of the enhanced curriculum. The goal is to overcome a key impediment to updating introductory computing education and enable a more diverse and globally competitive research workforce capable of leveraging advanced cyberinfrastructure.