Learning by doing, High Performance Computing education in the MOOC era

Mullen, Julia; Byun, Chansup; Gadepally, Vijay; Samsi, Siddharth; Reuther, Albert; Kepner, Jeremy

doi:10.1016/j.jpdc.2017.01.015

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“…high throughput, MapReduce, Leader-Worker and full MPI based parallel applications. Once students understand where their applications fit in a set of canonical workflows, they can focus on techniques to effectively refactor or extend their application to make it suitable for an HPC system [12,13].…”

Section: Understanding Hpc Workflows and How To Exploit Them 41 Designmentioning

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The Impact of MOOC Methodology on the Scalability, Accessibility and Development of HPC Education and Training

Mullen¹,

Filinger²,

Milechin³

et al. 2019

JOCSE

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This work explores the applicability of Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for scaling High Performance Computing (HPC) training and education. Most HPC centers recognize the need to provide their users with HPC training; however, the current educational structure and accessibility prevents many scientists and engineers who need HPC knowledge and skills from becoming HPC practitioners. To provide more accessible and scalable learning paths toward HPC expertise, the authors explore MOOCs and their related technologies and teaching approaches. In this paper the authors outline how MOOC courses differ from face-to-face training, video-capturing of live events, webinars, and other established teaching methods with respect to pedagogical design, development issues and deployment concerns. The work proceeds to explore two MOOC case studies, including the design decisions, pedagogy and delivery. The MOOC development methods discussed are universal and easily replicated by educators and trainers in any field; however, HPC has specific technical needs and concerns not encountered in other online courses. Strategies for addressing these HPC concerns are discussed throughout the work.

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Section: Understanding Hpc Workflows and How To Exploit Them 41 Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of MOOC Methodology on the Scalability, Accessibility and Development of HPC Education and Training

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Filinger²,

Milechin³

et al. 2019

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“…The rapid evolution of MOOCs in recent years has produced a change in the education of students and in the development of professional skills (Alcarria, Bordel, Andrés & Robles, 2018). Some researchers detail the design of a unique self-paced online course that incorporates a focus on parallel solutions, personalization, and hands-on practice to familiarize student-users with their target system (Mullen et al, 2017).…”

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Impact Analysis of MOOC on Chinese Media Education in the New Media Environment

2018

EDUC SCI-THEOR PRACT

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With the expansion of the Internet influence on human social life, higher education in all countries of the world is increasingly being promoted by the development of the Internet. As one of the most remarkable achievements of online education in the past decade, MOOC has been positioned as the benchmark model for the innovative development of higher education and is highly regarded by the education circles of all countries in the world. Through the in-depth study of the MOOC, the article analyses its development status and its influence on Chinese media education. It believes that MOOC has posed challenges to the teachers of journalism and communication in the level of knowledge accumulation and the ability of communication. It also has an impact on the teaching philosophy of traditional journalism and communication education, and has a significant effect on the improvement of students' interest in learning. But MOOC cannot replace the practical course in the traditional teaching course of journalism communication. The article believes that enhancing users' recognition and stickiness to the MOOC education platform is the core factor affecting the development of the platform, and puts forward the development path of the professional MOOC teaching mode from the expansion of curriculum resources, the development of diversified teaching methods, and the strengthening of interactive links.

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“…The first aspect concerns the use of various HCI options to create personalised learning paths (e.g., Mullen et al, 2017). This can be achieved by customising or tailoring the online content and experience of materials to the type of student enrolled on the programme.…”

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HCI expertise needed! Personalisation and feedback optimisation in online education

Jeske

Bagher

Pantidi

2017

Electronic Workshops in Computing

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Two key challenges in education relate to how traditional educational providers can personalise online provisions to the students' skill level, optimise the use of tools and increase both the generation and utilisation of feedback (in terms of timing, content, and subsequent use by students). The application of traditional programmes in the online setting is often complicated by the legacy of traditional universities infrastructures, knowledge bases (or lack thereof in the human-computerinteraction/HCI realm), and pedagogical priorities. It is here that HCI experts (designers and researchers) can have real-world impact in line with macro-HCI, while also being able to test new innovations in collaboration with educators (e.g., the practitioners in such education settings). In this note, we make a case that the HCI community is in a situation where it can make a significant contribution to traditional providers in two prospective areas: personalisation, feedback generation and increased feedback utilisation.Online education. Design of online learning. Customisation. Personalisation. Automated feedback.

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Learning by doing, High Performance Computing education in the MOOC era

Cited by 43 publications

References 7 publications

The Impact of MOOC Methodology on the Scalability, Accessibility and Development of HPC Education and Training

The Impact of MOOC Methodology on the Scalability, Accessibility and Development of HPC Education and Training

Impact Analysis of MOOC on Chinese Media Education in the New Media Environment

HCI expertise needed! Personalisation and feedback optimisation in online education

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