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

计算越来越多地渗透到日常生活中，然而很少有人意识到并行和分布式计算（PDC）在普通计算活动中的日益增长的存在；例如，现代笔记本电脑的处理器包含多核和专用设备，如图形处理器（gpu）。随着功能强大的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。技术的发展表明，在计算机科学、计算机工程和相关计算学科等各个层次的高等教育中，都需要具有广泛基础的PDC技能。技术的快速变化给教育工作者提出了挑战，他们要决定教什么以及如何教。学生和雇主在描述计算机的“基本”专业知识方面面临着类似的挑战。为了应对这些挑战，pi正在通过一个项目致力于创建和维护课程和教育基础设施，以促进PDC主题在本科计算机相关课程中的教学。我们的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市场做好准备。该项目体现了多种协同活动的发展：为一系列学术项目和机构提供灵活的PDC课程；帮助个人维持货币的机制；与pdc相关主题的教学材料；将PDC注入课程的经验指导方针。一个标志性的活动是为PDC课程的早期采用者举办竞赛（获胜者将获得种子基金和行业捐赠的设备），以及研讨会和培训会议，以提高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了PDC课程指南和在更大规模的计算课程中部署PDC材料的策略的未来发展。本项目由CISE， OCI和EHR/DUE支持。

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.