Research Summaries

Back CPATH CDEF: Resparking Innovation in Computing Education

Fiscal Year 2007
Division Research & Sponsored Programs
Department Cebrowski Institute
Investigator(s) Denning, Peter J.
Sponsor National Science Foundation (NSF)
Summary The broad objective is to support U.S. competitiveness by stimulating a greater supply of talented, innovative young people in computing. Our claim is that the current "operating model" for computing curriculum is outdated: prospective students find more value in other curricula. This project aims to design a new operating model and, with support from the ACM education board, get CS&E departments to experiment with the model. The new model will be true to fundamental computing principles, emphasize innovation by individual faculty, students, and departments, and support faculty in their roles as mentors and coaches. The objectives will be realized through three workshops and a final report. A key aspect is that the project will design support networks and structures that can be administered by ACM to sustain ideas from the workshops.
Keywords Computing Education Great Principles of Computing Innovation Project Based Learning Personnel Preparation
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