CPATH-1: Experimenting with an Open Platform for the New Interdisciplinary Study on Gerontechnology

该CPATH奖支持一项课程计划，将计算思维能力注入地方和州一级的计算机科学和老年学学科，并计划进行，评估和分析结果，以指导未来的全国性工作。该提案包括三个主要组成部分：开发一个新的跨学科课程轨道在老年技术最终在本科证书;改造现有的智能家居实验室在爱荷华州州立大学到一个开放的项目平台，使实验和项目的智能家居可以从远程位置运行;建立一个基于面向服务架构的开源软件社区，以支持协作项目。新的轨道是由后两个组件的大力支持，以确保拟议的课程是由有意义的材料，例子和项目的支持，并使学科，利益相关者和机构之间的社区建设。智力优点：拟议的工作引入了一个新的教学法，是跨学科的，结合了多个学科的最新发展，并侧重于动手和实践经验。智能家居实验室允许学生为真实的和有意义的应用做出持久的贡献，并与来自其他学院和背景的学生合作。计算机科学专业的学生将能够通过以人为本的学习机会展示他们的计算思维能力。来自计算机科学以外的学生应该有机会在团队中工作，以充分利用已经开始改变他们职业的现代技术。 为确保该项目的成功，已组建了一个由各领域专家和经验丰富的从业人员组成的称职的团队。 主要的国家影响应该是创建一个紧密集中的应用程序的程序模型，gerontechnology，一个新的国家合作程序模型。更广泛的影响：除了将计算思维能力注入课程的主要目标外，研究人员还计划积极招募和支持不同群体的学生，包括残疾人，女性和代表性不足的少数民族。拟议的课程为这些群体提供了更强有力的激励和更好的住宿，同时传播令人兴奋的、立即适用的尖端技术。学习和项目活动的成果可以通过服务学习课程和家庭外展扩展立即传播给老龄人口和残疾人。

This CPATH award supports a curriculum initiative to inject computational thinking capability into computer science and gerontology disciplines at the local and state levels with a plan to conduct, assess, and to analyze the outcomes to guide future nationwide efforts. The proposal consists of three major components: Developing a new interdisciplinary curriculum track in Gerotechnology culminating in an undergraduate certificate; Transforming the existing SmartHome Laboratory at Iowa State University into an open project platform, so that experiments and projects on the Smart Home can be run from remote locations; and Establishing an open source community on software based on service-oriented architecture to support collaborative projects. The new track is strongly supported by the latter two components to ensure that the proposed curriculum is supported by meaningful materials, examples, and projects and that enable community building between disciplines, stakeholders, and institutions.Intellectual Merit: The proposed work introduces a new pedagogy that is interdisciplinary, incorporates the recent developments in multiple disciplines, and focuses on hands-on and practical experience. The SmartHome Laboratory allows students to make lasting contributions to real and meaningful applications and to collaborate with students from other colleges and backgrounds. Computer science students will be able to demonstrate their computational thinking competences through human-centered learning opportunities. Students from outside computer science should have opportunities to work in teams in order to fully utilize modern technologies that have begun to transform their professions. A competent team of experts in the fields and experienced practitioners has been assembled to ensure success of the project. The main national impact should be the creation a model of a program for a tightly focused application, gerontechnology, a new collaborative program model for the nation. Broader Impact: In addition to the main goal of injecting computational thinking capabilities into the curriculum, the investigators plan proactive recruiting and support of a diverse group of students, including those with disabilities, females, and underrepresented minorities. The proposed curriculum provides stronger incentives and better accommodations to these groups while disseminating exciting, immediately applicable, cutting edge technologies. The results from learning and project activities can be disseminated immediately to the aging population and people with disabilities through service learning courses and family outreach extension.