Examples of projects underway at the EC/CSE
Short descriptions
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Java and VRML resources for scientists and engineers (Xiangwei Li, Wai
Lee, Phil Deacon, Jason Tate, Amde Mitiku)
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Java-based instructional interface and analytical extension for Protein
Data Base (PDB) developed at SDSC (Deacon)
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Testbed for distance learning collaboratory techniques [Tango, NetMeeting,
Habanero, ...]. (X. Li)
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"Virtual Professor" Distance Learning in computationally intensive courses
(I. Zaslavsky)
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Group learning in Supercomputing instruction: (K. Stewart)
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Problem-based learning in computational programming instruction. (K. Stewart)
Other useful tools we can assist with:
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Virtual Reality Modeling Language - VRML (look at this portion
of Barry Co., MI, in 3-D)
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simulation modeling with Stella, iThink, Matlab Simulink. An example of
simulation modeling of urban
dynamics.
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3D visualization of US
economic history (Bernard Pailthorpe, Sydney Vislab/SDSC, and Richard
Carson, University of California, San Diego/SDSC)
The suggested mechanism of collaboration with CSU faculty
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The Education Center staff (Dr. Kris Stewart, Dr. Ilya Zaslavsky and Ms.
Dolores Candelario) have prepared descriptions
of the opportunities that SDSC and the NPACI offer to the nation,
with a focus on identifying opportunities to enhance undergraduate education
(accessible from Ed. Center web pages)
- Regular reviews of NPACI and SDSC research and resources are published
online at NPACI Online and enVision
(formerly Gather/Scatter).
For the article in the "Challenges for a New Century" [Fall '97] Education,
Outreach and Training
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The NPACI "all-hands" meeting (early January'98) brought together
all NPACI partners, to identify collaborations between institutions in
both research and outreach activities, in particular focused on molecular
biology, neurosciences, collaborative environments, etc.
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The presentations and workshops can be followed by individual
collaboration with faculty on selected projects related to undergraduate
teaching. To date, we have presented at the CSU
GIS Committee meeting (in addition to numerous presentations at SDSU),
and to CSU
Math and Computer Science Chairs meeting; we are scheduled to present
to Social Science Research Instructional Council (SSRIC).
We have also presented to SDSU departments of Biology
, Geology,
and Math
& Computer Science
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Graduate and undergraduate student assistants are available to help faculty
and their instructional support staff with educational projects related
to high-performance computing in the undergraduate curriculum.
Examples of collaborations already formed by EC/CSE
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NPACI partnership "contract" with the Institute
for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH), NPACI partner in
Virginia
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NSF proposal by Doug Deutschman (SDSU Biology), on chaparral ecosystem
simulation modeling and visualization with the SORTIE-like
model (with interfaces tuned to student exploration, in particular) - involves
EC/CSE (January 1998)
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Industrial partnership
with Mathworks (MATLAB, which now
has MapTools) (November 1997)
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National Endowment for the Humanities proposal with Dr. Bob Hoffman (SDSU
Ed Tech) on using VRML to simulate the California mission so that 4th grade
students can become docents of the mission and conduct virtual tours. (October
1997)
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EC/CSE was client in SDSU's ET 644 Instructional Design course (Roxanna
Springer & Lance Larson) (Fall 1997); the methodology of "bridging
environments" for high performance computing instruction is further explored
in
CS205 "Computational
programming and visualization" taught by Stewart this Spring
Computer time at SDSC