ICER Next Steps

• Foundational Studies

• Engage Communities and Audiences

• NSF do

• ICER participants do

Foundational Studies

• Understand computing image

• Rethink curriculum: process, not prescription– Upper division: adapt to modern CS– Intro courses: pumps not filters; …

Engage Communities and Audiences

• Engage national policy makers: CRA, ACM, IEEE, NSF, …

• ICER follow-up workshop with significant industry participation

• Develop community related to CS education research methods

• Engage students at early stage• Develop approach for deans/provosts, including

data and persuasive arguments

• Elevator messages: – Public: image– Faculty: what needs to change, why, and how

NSF Do

• Support development of curricular artifacts that help faculty bring in relevant content, and to free time for student interaction

• Young faculty grants more based on education

• Support to develop curriculum that addresses ICER goals (interdisciplinary, modern CS) and is assessable, shareable, flexible; work with other directorates

• Active dissemination of effective practices

ICER Participants Do

• Read and comment on summary document (quickly) – Wiki?

• Each participant report back to their department/unit and engage for feedback

• Disseminate through publications (eg CRN)

• Disseminate through conferences

• Each person take on personal task