CDI-Type I: Transformative Models of Learning and Discovery in Cultures of Participation

由Web 2.0网络基础设施促进和支持的社会计算的兴起导致了参与文化的兴起-所有人都有机会积极参与个人有意义的问题和社区内的问题。 博尔德，科罗拉多最近被命名为第一个“智能电网”的城市，这样的许多选择有关的电力分配和使用决策将在个人家庭和社区一级的概念下，这将导致最智能的资源使用。 这一发展为探索学习和发现的可能转型带来了机遇和挑战，包括：（1）让被动的消费者成为积极的决策者和贡献者;（2）民主化参与;（3）解决系统性问题，需要超越个人思维的计算方法，需要合作行动。 这个CDI I型提案所解决的首要研究问题是：通过支持和培养参与文化，可以实现学习和发现的根本转变？ 该项目将利用学生的积极持续参与以及焦点小组和访谈。 该项目得到了该大学可再生和可持续能源研究所、博尔德市、卷须公司的支持，和大学生联盟。 该项目还将包括一个课外俱乐部计划和一个暑期学校计划，为代表性不足的观众。

The rise in social computing facilitated and supported by Web 2.0 cyberinfrastructures has resulted in a rise in cultures of participation---in which all people are provided with the means to participate actively in personally meaningful problems and problems within their community. Boulder, Colorado was recently named the first "smart grid" city such that many choices about the allocation of electrical power and use decisions will be accessible at the individual household and community level under the notion that this will lead to the most intelligent use of resources. This development represents opportunities and challenges for exploring a possible transformation of learning and discovery including: (1) allowing passive consumers to become active decision makers and contributors; (2) democratizing participation; and (3) solving systemic problems that necessitate computational approaches that transcend the individual human mind and require collaborative actions. The overarching research question addressed by this CDI Type I proposal is: What fundamental transformations of learning and discovery can be achieved by supporting and fostering cultures of participation? The project will make use of active ongoing participation of students as well as focus groups and interviews. The project has the support of the University's Renewable and Sustainable Energy institute, the City of Boulder, Tendril Inc., and a university student alliance. The project will also include an afterschool club program and a summer school program that serves underrepresented audiences.