Collaborative Research: CI-ADDO-NEW: Parallel and Distributed Computing Curriculum Development and Educational Resources

合作研究：CI-ADDO-NEW：并行和分布式计算课程开发和教育资源

• 批准号: 1205492
• 负责人: Charles Weems
• 金额: $ 8万
• 依托单位: University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1205492&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; CI; ADDO; NEW

Computing increasingly permeates daily lives, yet few appreciate the growing presence of Parallel and Distributed Computing (PDC) in common computing activities; e.g., modern laptops' processors contain multiple cores and special-purpose devices such as graphics processors (GPUs). With increasing availability of powerful PDC technology, familiarity with single-processor computers and sequential computing no longer constitutes computer literacy. Technological developments point to the need for a broad-based skill set in PDC at all levels of higher education in disciplines such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and the related computational disciplines. The rapid changes in technology challenge educators to decide what to teach and how to teach it. Students and employers face similar challenges in characterizing "basic" expertise in computing. The PIs are addressing these challenges via a project devoted to creating and sustaining curricular and educational infrastructure to facilitate the teaching of PDC topics in undergraduate computer-related curricula. The goal is for every graduating student to become skilled in PDC technology, hence be prepared to enter tomorrow's workforce.The project embodies multiple synergistic activities that develop: flexible PDC curricula for a spectrum of academic programs and institutions; mechanisms that help individuals maintain currency; instructional materials for PDC-related topics; experience-based guidelines for injecting PDC into curricula. A signature activity is competitions for early adopters of PDC curricula (winners receive seed funds, equipment donations from industry) and workshops and training sessions to foster awareness and adoption of PDC curricula. Feedback from early adopters and coordination with the ACM/IEEE 2013 CS Curriculum Taskforce steers future development of both the PDC curricular guidelines and of strategies for deploying PDC material within computing curricula at a larger scale.This project is supported by CISE, OCI, and EHR/DUE.

计算日益渗透到日常生活中，但很少有人意识到并行和分布式计算 (PDC) 在常见计算活动中的日益增多；例如，现代笔记本电脑的处理器包含多个内核和图形处理器 (GPU) 等专用设备。 随着强大的 PDC 技术的日益普及，熟悉单处理器计算机和顺序计算不再构成计算机素养。 技术发展表明，各级高等教育的 PDC 需要具备广泛的技能，涉及计算机科学、计算机工程和相关计算学科等学科。 技术的快速变化要求教育工作者决定教什么以及如何教。 学生和雇主在描述计算领域的“基本”专业知识方面面临着类似的挑战。 PI 正在通过一个致力于创建和维护课程和教育基础设施的项目来应对这些挑战，以促进本科计算机相关课程中 PDC 主题的教学。 目标是让每一位毕业生都能熟练掌握 PDC 技术，从而为进入未来的劳动力队伍做好准备。该项目体现了多项协同活动，旨在开发：针对一系列学术项目和机构的灵活的 PDC 课程；帮助个人维持货币的机制； PDC 相关主题的教学材料；将 PDC 注入课程的基于经验的指南。 一项标志性活动是针对 PDC 课程早期采用者的竞赛（获胜者将获得种子资金、行业捐赠的设备）以及研讨会和培训课程，以提高对 PDC 课程的认识和采用。 来自早期采用者的反馈以及与 ACM/IEEE 2013 CS 课程工作组的协调指导着 PDC 课程指南和在计算课程中更大规模地部署 PDC 材料的策略的未来发展。该项目得到了 CISE、OCI 和 EHR/DUE 的支持。