The efficacy of a computing-concepts video library for students and peer tutors in multidisciplinary contexts

该项目旨在通过培养非计算机专业的学生在学术工作和未来的职业生涯中使用计算技术来服务于国家利益。越来越多的学生在所有学科都必须学会使用计算机技术。为了满足学生在所有领域使用计算方法的需求，非计算课程通常将计算组件集成到他们的课程中。然而，许多非计算学院并不准备教授学生必须掌握的计算技术基础上的计算概念。该项目将通过开发一套精心策划的视频，为学生提供学习基本计算概念所需的内容，从而为教授计算概念的非计算教师提供支持。将基础计算概念注入非计算课程将增加学生的数量和多样性，这些学生准备在进入劳动力市场时利用计算技术。该项目的目标是(1)扩展和加强OCCTIVE视频库（在线跨学科教育视频概念工具包），旨在向非计算机科学课程介绍基础计算概念，(2)广泛传播OCCTIVE，供非计算机科学教师和同行导师使用，(3)评估OCCTIVE对学生、教师和同行导师的影响。OCCTIVE图书馆的扩展和改进将借鉴教学视频设计的最佳实践。视频将辅以教学样本材料和其他辅助材料，以帮助教师采用。将从广泛的学科和机构招聘教师，他们将接受培训，通过面对面和虚拟讲习班将OCCTIVE纳入他们的课程。OCCTIVE图书馆的有效性将通过评估学生对计算机概念的理解、教师在课堂上对材料的采用以及同伴导师的经验来衡量。NSF IUSE: EDU项目支持研究和开发项目，以提高所有学生STEM教育的有效性。通过参与学生学习轨道，该计划支持有前途的实践和工具的创建，探索和实施。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project aims to serve the national interest by preparing students in non-computing majors to use computational techniques in their academic work and future careers. Increasingly, students in all disciplines must learn to use computing technology. To meet the increased need for students to use computational methods across all fields, non-computing courses commonly integrate computational components into their curricula. However, many non-computing faculty are not prepared to teach the computing concepts that underlie the computational techniques that their students must master. This project will support non-computing faculty who are teaching computing concepts by developing a curated set of videos that provides the content needed for students to learn basic computing concepts. The infusion of foundational computing concepts into non-computing courses will increase both the number and diversity of students who are prepared to utilize computational technologies when they enter the workforce.This project’s goals are to (1) expand and strengthen the OCCTIVE video library (Online Computing-Concepts Toolkit of Interdisciplinary Videos for Education), designed to introduce foundational computing concepts in non-CS courses, (2) broadly disseminate OCCTIVE for use by non-CS faculty and peer tutors, and (3) assess the impact of OCCTIVE use on students, faculty, and peer tutors. The expansion and improvement of the OCCTIVE library will be informed by best practices in instructional video design. The videos will be supplemented with sample teaching material and other support materials that aid faculty adoption. Faculty, who will be recruited from a wide range of disciplines and institutions, will be trained to integrate OCCTIVE into their courses through in person and virtual workshops. The efficacy of the OCCTIVE library will be measured by assessing students’ comprehension of computing concepts, faculty’s adoption of materials in their classes, and peer tutor experiences. The NSF IUSE: EDU Program supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students. Through the Engaged Student Learning track, the program supports the creation, exploration, and implementation of promising practices and tools.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.