CyberTraining: CDL: iPDC - Summer Institute for Integrating Parallel and Distributed Computing in Introductory Programming Classes

Cyber​​Training：CDL：iPDC - 在入门编程课程中集成并行和分布式计算的夏季学院

• 批准号: 1730417
• 负责人: Michael Rogers
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: Tennessee Technological University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2023-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1730417&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CyberTraining; CDL; iPDC; Summer; Institute

The computing landscape has been changed in recent years due to the pervasive shift to multicore and GPU-based computer architectures. The current and future generations of our computing workforce will require the acquisition of a broad parallel and distributed computing (PDC) skill set, to enable the effective utilization of existing and emerging computing devices and cyber infrastructures. The current undergraduate computer science (CS) and computing engineering (CE) curricula, in most cases, do not integrate PDC concepts as required topics. The overall goal of the project is to prepare CS, CE, and Engineering undergraduate students for their future careers in light of this technological shift towards parallelism by improving faculty expertise in PDC through a series of week-long training workshops and by providing them with the resources to integrate PDC topics into introductory programming classes. This will enable the future workforce to contribute effectively in the emerging technological ecosystem, promoting the progress of science and advancing the national health, prosperity and welfare, which serves the national interest, as stated by NSF's mission. Based on the training of the trainer model, this project will be conducting a series of week-long workshops for non PDC CS1 and CS2 instructors through whom the project will be able to reach a larger audience of CS and CE undergraduates. The project will leverage existing PDC educational resources to enact a two-phase plan. The first phase is to conduct a preliminary planning workshop to plan and develop a faculty development workshop and the IPDC toolkit. The IPDC toolkit will be an all-inclusive resource repository for the easy integration of PDC topics in introductory programming class without much effort required from the instructor. In the second phase a series five training workshops will be conducted over three years. These intensive faculty development workshops will include: 1) introduction to PDC concepts, 2) developing parallel programs using libraries and tools like Open MP, Java, and Mat lab, 3) PDC concepts through unplugged activities, 4) hands-on programming modules, 5) access to tools and information beyond the scope of IPDC. Continuous improvement through assessment and evaluation will be an integral part of the project. The projects goal is to reach seventy-five faculty over 3 years period who in turn will introduce PDC concepts and topics to over four thousand undergraduates per year. The participants selected for the project will come from institutions primarily involved in teaching but lack research infrastructure and PDC resources. Beyond the NSF funding cycle, the project will continue to provide online faculty development workshops and mini-workshops, using the IPDC toolkit, at CS and CE education conferences.

近年来，由于普遍转向多核和基于GPU的计算机架构，计算环境发生了变化。当前和未来几代计算人员将需要获得广泛的并行和分布式计算（PDC）技能，以有效利用现有和新兴的计算设备和网络基础设施。目前的本科计算机科学（CS）和计算工程（CE）的课程，在大多数情况下，不集成PDC的概念作为必要的主题。该项目的总体目标是准备CS，CE和工程本科生为他们未来的职业生涯在光这种技术转向并行通过提高教师的专业知识在PDC通过一系列为期一周的培训研讨会，并通过为他们提供的资源PDC主题集成到介绍性编程课程。这将使未来的劳动力能够在新兴的技术生态系统中做出有效的贡献，促进科学的进步，促进国家的健康，繁荣和福利，这符合国家利益，正如NSF的使命所述。基于培训师模型的培训，该项目将为非PDC CS1和CS2讲师举办一系列为期一周的研讨会，通过他们，该项目将能够接触到更多的CS和CE本科生。该项目将利用PDC现有的教育资源制定一个两阶段计划。 第一阶段是举办一个初步规划讲习班，以规划和发展教师发展讲习班和国际传播发展计划工具包。国际传播发展计划工具包将是一个包罗万象的资源库，可以轻松地将国际传播发展计划主题纳入入门编程课程，而不需要教师付出太多努力。在第二阶段，将在三年内举办五个系列培训讲习班。这些密集的教师发展研讨会将包括：1）介绍PDC概念，2）使用Open MP、Java和Mat lab等库和工具开发并行程序，3）通过不插电活动介绍PDC概念，4）动手编程模块，5）获得国际传播发展计划范围以外的工具和信息。通过评估和评价不断改进将是该项目的一个组成部分。该项目的目标是在3年内达到75名教师，他们每年将向4000多名本科生介绍PDC的概念和主题。该项目选定的参与者将来自主要从事教学但缺乏研究基础设施和PDC资源的机构。在国家科学基金供资周期之外，该项目将继续利用国际传播发展计划的工具包，在计算机科学和计算机教育会议上举办在线教师发展讲习班和小型讲习班。

项目成果

Unplugged Activities to Introduce Parallel Computing in Introductory Programming Classes: an Experience Report

在入门编程课程中引入并行计算的不插电活动：经验报告

• DOI: 10.1145/3304221.3325573
• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: ITiCSE '19: Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
• 作者: Ghafoor, Sheikh K.;Brown, David W.;Rogers, Mike;Hines, Thomas
• 通讯作者: Hines, Thomas

Integrating Parallel Computing in Introductory Programming Classes: An Experience and Lessons Learned

将并行计算集成到编程入门课程中：经验和教训

• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-75178-8_18
• 发表时间: 2017
• 期刊: Proceedings of the Euro-EDUPAR 2017 workshop of the 23rd International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing
• 作者: Ghafoor, Sheikh K.

Faculty Development Workshops for Integrating PDC in Early Undergraduate Curricula: An Experience Report

将 PDC 纳入早期本科课程的教师发展研讨会：经验报告

• DOI: 10.1145/3624062.3624097
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: and Analysis (SCW 2023
• 作者: Ghafoor, Sheikh K.;Brown, David W.;Haynes, Ada;Rogers, Mike
• 通讯作者: Rogers, Mike

A Framework for the Evaluation of Parallel and Distributed Computing Educational Resources

并行和分布式计算教育资源评估框架

• DOI: 10.1109/ipdpsw50202.2020.00057
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: 2020 IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops (IPDPSW
• 作者: Brown, David W.;Ford, Vitaly;Ghafoor, Sheikh K.
• 通讯作者: Ghafoor, Sheikh K.