This $267,587 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), aims to transform online computer science theory education by developing new exercise types delivered through online tools. The project, led by the University of Chicago in collaboration with the University of Illinois and Utah University, seeks to create more equitable and inclusive learning experiences for a broad set of students. The...
This $250,000 federal 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 instruction for computer science theory courses. The University of Chicago, University of Illinois, and University of Utah will develop theory-focused online exercises that provide more equitable and inclusive learning experiences for a broad set of students. The project will explore innovative problem...
This $246,900 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of reflection exercises and vignettes to promote professional dispositions among undergraduate computing students. Awarded under the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education program (CFDA 47.076), the grant involves faculty from four institutions collaborating over two years to design and study exercises asking students to explain how they have demonstrated behaviors like persistence and...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources, provides $133,617 to Temple University to address preparation gaps and promote culturally relevant teaching to support diverse groups in computing courses. The university will expand its Bridges system of learning materials to better serve underrepresented student populations in foundational data structures and algorithms courses. Key products and services include...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) provides $1,000,000 to Northeastern University for the CUE-M: LEVEL UP project from April 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. The project aims to build consensus around an inclusive vision for undergraduate computing education through a series of regional workshops involving approximately 95 faculty attendees. Workshop participants will develop solutions to some of the...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will provide $1,762,686 to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) from July 2024 to June 2029 to collaboratively develop and disseminate a platform of hosted, experiential computing education labs focused on inclusivity and accessibility. The project aims to expand the body of knowledge on experiential and inclusive approaches to computing education, while providing students across various...
This three-year, $485,522 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076), supports the development of dynamic and interactive online educational materials to teach advanced computing systems concepts. Led by Swarthmore College in partnership with the U.S. Military Academy, the project aims to augment the existing free, online "Dive into...
This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports a collaborative research project titled "IUSE: EDU: THE AI VOYAGE: INTEGRATING AI LITERACY INTO COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULA WITH ACCESSIBLE HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES." The project aims to develop a series of accessible, hands-on learning activities featuring artificial intelligence (AI) to be integrated into existing computer science (CS) courses....
This Project Grant award, totaling $298,882, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. The University of Wyoming, in collaboration with the Computing Research Association, Loyola University of Chicago, and the College of Charleston, will use the funding to engage faculty at research-emerging institutions with small-to-medium computing programs. The goal is to increase their artificial intelligence...
This $324,986 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to study the complex help resource landscape available to students in computing courses and how students navigate this landscape. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CHARACTERIZING AND EMPOWERING STUDENT SUCCESS WHEN TRAVERSING THE ACADEMIC HELP LANDSCAPE," has three primary goals: 1) characterize the help resource...