REU Site: EXPLORING OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE: DEVELOPMENT AND EFFICACY OF ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。该奖项为威斯康星大学奥什科什分校的一个新的本科研究经验网站提供资金，该网站专注于开源软件开发。REU网站的目标是为有才华的本科生提供真正的研究经验，开发和评估有效的开源学习系统。JHAVE开源算法可视化平台是一种高度交互式的计算机科学在线学习方法，是开源探索的基础。该项目从威斯康星大学系统的26个机构中招收学生，重点招收女性。每年有8名学生在研究领域接受为期9周的强化培训，获得同行和教师导师的支持，以及专业发展机会。该奖项由网络基础设施办公室共同资助。这个项目的智力价值在于对开源软件开发和学习系统领域的潜在贡献。该项目拥有一支优秀的教师领导团队，他们在算法可视化系统的开发及其在计算教育中的有效应用方面有着出色的记录。这些主题是学生和整个研究界都感兴趣的最新主题，非常适合本科生探索。该项目的更广泛影响包括为本科生，特别是女性和来自代表性不足群体的学生提供高质量的研究经验。参与的教师致力于在他们的研究中包括代表性不足的少数民族学生。因此，这个项目有可能产生新的计算机科学研究生和教师，并在促进学习的同时推进发现和理解。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This award provides funding for a new Research Experiences for Undergraduate site focused on open-source software development at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The objective of the REU site is to provide talented undergraduate students genuine research experiences developing and evaluating effective open-source learning systems. The JHAVE open-source algorithm visualization platform, a highly interactive approach to online learning in computer science, is the foundation for the open source explorations. The project recruits students from the 26 institutions in the University of Wisconsin system, with a focus on recruitment of women. Each year 8 students receive 9 weeks of intensive training in the research areas, support from peer and faculty mentors, and professional development opportunities. This award is co-funded by the Office of Cyberinfrastructure. The intellectual merit of this project lies in the potential contributions to the field of open-source software development and learning systems. The project has an excellent faculty leadership team that has an outstanding track record in the development of algorithm visualization systems and their effective use within computing education. The topics are current and of interest to both students and the research community at large and well suited to undergraduate exploration.The broader impacts of the project include providing a quality research experience to undergraduate students, particularly women and students from underrepresented groups. The participating faculty members are committed to including under-represented minority students in their research. Thus this project has the potential to produce new computer science graduate students and faculty members and to advance discovery and understanding while promoting learning.