Engaging Howard University Computer Science Students in Interactive Human-Centered Computing Infused Curricula

历史悠久的黑人学院和大学本科课程通过加强科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教育和研究，为增加学生数量和准备质量的努力提供支持，包括设计、实施、研究和评估。霍华德大学的这个项目提供了一种战略方法，在课程和研究中注入互动的、以人为中心的计算元素，以吸引和激发学生对计算机科学的兴趣，目标是增加计算机科学毕业生的数量。本科生作为研究人员参与了这个项目。这一为期一年的试点项目旨在重新设计计算机科学本科课程中的游戏设计入门课程和人机交互入门课程，提供混合现实中的学习模块，包括虚拟现实和增强现实；以及用户体验设计和人机交互基础。这些课程将通过主动的、基于项目的学习，让学生接触到交互式计算元素。该项目将使用定性和定量措施研究这一干预措施的效果。该项目将以形成性和终结性评估为指导。该项目由计算机和信息科学与工程总局的信息和智能系统部共同资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program provides support to design, implement, study and assess efforts to increase the numbers of students and the quality of their preparation by strengthening science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and research. This project at Howard University provides a strategic approach to infuse courses and research with interactive, human-centered computing elements to engage and excite students about computer science with the goal to increase the number of computer science graduates. Undergraduate students are involved in this project as researchers. This one-year pilot project seeks to redesign the Introduction to Game Design course and Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction course in the computer science undergraduate curriculum with learning modules in mixed reality, including virtual reality and augmented reality; along with user experience design and fundamentals of human-computer interaction. These courses will give students exposure to interactive computing elements using active, project-based learning. The project will study the efficacy of this intervention using qualitative and quantitative measures. The project will be guided by formative and summative evaluation.This project is co-funded by the Division of Information and Intelligent Systems in the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering.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.