CPATH: Planning Grant: Building A Community to Revitalize Community College Undergraduate Computing Pathways

摘要：NSF CPATH提案0722176规划补助金：建立一个社区，以振兴社区学院本科计算途径PI：杰弗里约翰逊国家劳动力中心新兴技术（NWCET）在贝尔维尤社区学院将导致社区建设，规划补助金分析学习需求;研究和评估教育模式;和设计和实施试点学习项目，以振兴本科计算教育。合作伙伴包括华盛顿大学Bothell计算机科学/信息技术（IT）计划以及贝尔维尤，海岸线和卡斯卡迪亚社区学院的IT计算机科学/转移计划。信息管理协会将提供基于行业的验证。该项目将专注于重新设计计算机科学课程的第一年，以保留和支持社区大学学生参加计算机科学转学课程，从而解决自然减员问题，并促进更多的计算机科学学位持有者。该团队将：调整现有的一年级数学、科学和计算机科学课程，以提高学生的学习能力;调查和创造学习体验，让学生以综合的形式完成困难的技术要求;研究替代教学方法的有效性，由高级学生指导，建立学习社区。技术丰富的西雅图地区为评估新的计算途径模型提供了一个很好的试验台。该项目团队将与当地的社区学院和全国的ATE中心合作，为新模型开发试点。

Abstract: NSF CPATH Proposal 0722176Planning Grant: Building a Community to Revitalize Community College UndergraduateComputing PathwaysPI: Jeffrey JohnsonThe National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET) at Bellevue Community College will lead a community-building, planning grant to analyze learning needs; research and evaluate educational models; and design and implement pilot learning projects to revitalize undergraduate computing education. Partners include the University of Washington-Bothell computer science/information technology (IT) program as well as IT computer science/transfer programs at Bellevue, Shoreline, and Cascadia Community Colleges. The Society for Information Management will provide industry-based validation. The project will focus on redesigning the first year of a computer science program to retain and support community college students in computer science transfer programs, thereby addressing attrition and promoting more computer science degree holders. The team will:adapt existing curricula in first-year math, science, and computer science courses to enhance learning for students;investigate and create learning experiences wherein students complete difficult technical requirements in an integrated format; andresearch the effectiveness of alternative pedagogical methodologies, mentorship by advanced students, and the establishment of learning communities.The technology-rich Seattle area provides an excellent test-bed for evaluating new computing pathway models. The project team will collaborate with community colleges locally and ATE centers nationally to develop pilot sites for the new models.