NPACI Ed Center on Computational Science

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NPACI Ed Center onComputational Science
EngineeringGoals and Successes - July 2000
EPSCoR Conference Achieve Ubiquitous Networking
for Research and Education

• Kris Stewart
• San Diego State University
• NPACI Ed Center on Computational Science
  Engineering

stewart_at_sdsu.edu www.edcenter.sdsu.edu
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Outline of EPSCOR Presentation

• What is Computational Science Engineering?
• What does the Internet2 mean in Higher Ed?
• How is Computational Science used as a driving
  force?

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Computational Science is Teamwork

Teamwork and Collaboration
Science Discipline Physics, Chemistry, Biology,
etc.
Computer Science Hardware/Software
Applied Mathematics Numerical Analysis, Modeling,
Simulation
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Exciting Time of Transition
Partnership
A New Direction
Isolation
Now
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NPACI Partner Sites
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Network Architecture
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includes CalREN -2...
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CENIC, 4CNet, Abilene

• California Digital Project
• K-12 Statewide Network (DCP), which involves
  leveraging the current higher education advanced
  services network infrastructure, CalREN-2, to
  serve all K-20 education institutions statewide.
• Such a dedicated education and research network
  infrastructure would facilitate

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Digital California Project Goals

• Delivery of advanced education programs and
  services to K-12
• Integration of rich on-line content and resources
  into regular curricula and services at the K-12
  level
• Meeting the growth in the K-12 student
  population and,
• Delivery of education programs and services from
  industry to K-12.

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Grand Challenges (Stewart Zaslavsky, SC98)

• Faculty system of rewards does not encourage
  teaching innovations
• Lack of awareness of HPC technologies already
  used in research or teaching for different
  fields
• Faculty students unaware of benefits and
  accomplishments of HPC
• HPC technologies considered too
  complex/inaccessible for undergraduate
  instruction
• Sequential HPC-related curricula is absent
• Curricula using very large data sets not widely
  available
• Adjust to different learning styles when material
  is complex
• Variety of platforms/software leads to fragmented
  curricula
• School administration/support staff not ready for
  HPC
• Specs of computers and networks below user
  expectations

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Building the Community of Faculty

• These challenges are people-centric, not
  technology-centric and of interest to the EPSCOR
  community
• Systemic Change requires understanding the system
  and working within it
• Empower teachers (find the time), recognition
  (from chair/dean), support (student assistants)

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Faculty Fellows
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Faculty Fellows
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Evaluation Assessment

• U. Wisconsin LEAD for 1998/99 Ed Center
  evaluation
• www.cae.wisc.edu/lead/pages/products/eot-paci.pdf
  
• Follow-on Activities (Susan Millar, LEAD)CATS
  (Classroom Assessment Techniques)FLAG
  (Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide)SALG
  (Student Assessment Learning Guide)

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Evaluation and Assessment of Classroom
PracticeWhere to start?

• User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation
  Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology
  Education, NSF 93-152 www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/RED/EVAL
  /handbook/handbook.htm
• Student Surveys - Need a compatible tool for
  instructor to examine results with
• Sociology WorkBench (SWB) developed by team of
  undergraduate computer science majors employed by
  the EC/CSE

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Information Overload

• How can teachers help out?
• How can technology providers help out?
• Ans personalize the linkage.

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Information Overlab Lab

• Using the WWW extensively in the classroom,
  implies obligation to discuss Information
  Overload
• http//www.stewart.cs.sdsu.edu/infolab/index.html

Timeline of Technologyhttp//www.stewart.cs.sdsu
.edu/infolab/timeline_tech.html
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Computer Network Security

• Campus-wide buy-in recognizing the use of
  high-speed networksthe responsibility for
  secure network use
• SDSU Academic Senate adopts interim policy
• UCSD Acceptable Use Policy useful start

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A Little History - May 10, 1869

• What was the major event?
• Http//memory.loc.gov
• Thank you to the US Library of Congress for the
  on-line exhibit preserving our Memory

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Promentory Point, UTAH

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How does this relate to us today?
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Technologies to Motivate Learning

• Mr. Sid uses Wavelets for compression of Railroad
  Maps
• Sense of History must be tied to personal,
  student- based, stories
• University Faculty need encouragement this will
  count for professional recognition by their
  peers and administrators (Deans)

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ONLINE Resources for Undergrads

• The Education, Outreach and Training (EOT) of the
  PACIs http//www.eot.org
• feature several projects
• Ed Center on CSE
• Shodor Undergraduate Computational Physics
  www.orst.edu
• Minority Institutions, a Directory
• Student Biology Workbench (Bioinformatics)
• Underrepresentation in Computer Science (CDC)

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Learning Technologies from the PACIs

• Data Intensive Computing Environment
• Digital Video/eTEACH
• Interaction Environments Bays to Brains
• Neuroscience Telescience/Tomography
• NISE College Level One Institute on
• Learning Technology
• Remote Collaborative Learning
• www.eot.org

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This is Only the Beginning...
YOU ARE HERE
TIME
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Whats Next

• Your comments and thoughts?
• SIAM Computational Science Engineering
  Conference Sept. 2000 Washington D.C.
• SC2000 November 2000 Dallas TX

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NPACI Sources of Information
NPACI Sources of Information
NPACI Partnership Report enVision quarterly
science magazine, especially June2000Why the
Future May Very Well Need Us www.npaci.edu/enVisi
on/director.html Online biweekly electronic
publication, www.npaci.edu/online/ www.npaci.edu
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References - EPSCoR - July 2000

• This Presentation
• http//www.stewart.cs.sdsu.edu/PPT/epscor_20july00
  .ppt
• Ed Center on Computational Science Engineering
• http//www.edcenter.sdsu.edu/
• Timeline of Technology Development
• http//www.stewart.cs.sdsu.edu/infolab/timeline_te
  ch.html
• Education, Outreach and Training
• http//www.eot.org
• Information Overload
• http//www.stewart.cs.sdsu.edu/infolab/index.html