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Where’s the Data? On the Grid! Transforming Science Education

A Partnership of GriPhyN, iVDGL and QuarkNet. Where’s the Data? On the Grid! Transforming Science Education. Researching Educational Use of the Grid Case Study: Cosmic Rays in the Classroom. GriPhyN, iVDGL & QuarkNet (in part) are supported by the National Science Foundation.

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Where’s the Data? On the Grid! Transforming Science Education

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  1. A Partnership of GriPhyN, iVDGL and QuarkNet Where’s the Data? On the Grid!Transforming Science Education Researching Educational Use of the Grid Case Study: Cosmic Rays in the Classroom GriPhyN, iVDGL & QuarkNet (in part) are supported by the National Science Foundation. The Globus Project & QuarkNet are supported in part by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science. Computing Division - December 17, 2003

  2. Cosmic Rays in the Classroom • QuarkNet - 60 US universities & labs quarknet.fnal.gov • ALTA - Alberta • CHICOS - Los Angeles • CROP - Nebraska • WALTA - Seattle • . . . .

  3. QuarkNet Engages Teachers & Students in Scientific Investigations • A partnership between physicists & teachers. (50 centers; 450 teachers; XXX HEP mentors) • A long-term program based on the LHC timeline. (In 5th year) • A program that contributes to providing highly qualified teachers in physics classes.

  4. Cosmic Ray Grid Development Team • GriPhyN/iVDGL - M.Wilde, Y. Zhao • QuarkNet - M. Bardeen, T. Jordan, E. Quigg • Undergraduate Students - P. Nepywoda, UIUC; E. Peryshkin, UIUC; Y. Wu, MIT • High School Student - A. Behal, IMSA • Evaluators - E. Roberts, J. Young

  5. Grid Techniques in Education • Preparing Students for the Grid-Enhanced World of the Future • Enhancing Student Investigations and Collaboration with Grid Virtual Data Techniques • Informing Grid Computing Science Research through Education Applications

  6. Preparing Students for the Grid-Enhanced World of the Future Student website

  7. Dynamic XML Derivation <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- generated: 2003-12-16T10:14:59-06:00 --> <!-- generated by: yongzh [??] --> <adag xmlns="http://www.griphyn.org/chimera/DAX" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance. . . "> <!-- part 1: list of all files used (may be empty) --> <filename file="minime.combined" link="inout"/> <filename file="minime.event" link="inout"/> <filename file="minime.event.plot.png" link="output"/> <filename file="minime.events" link="inout"/> <filename file="minime2.thresh" link="inout"/> <filename file="minime3" link="input"/> <filename file="minime3.thresh" link="inout"/> <filename file="minime4" link="input"/> <filename file="minimeloc" link="input"/> <!-- part 2: definition of all jobs (at least one) --> <job id="ID000001" name="ThresholdTimes.2" level="6" dv-name="thresholdtimesminime0"> <argument><filename file="minime1"/> A T <filename file="minime0.thresh"/></argument> <uses file="minime1" link="input" dontRegister="false" dontTransfer="false"/> <uses file="minime0.thresh" link="output" dontRegister="false" dontTransfer="false"/> </job> <job id="ID000002" name="ThresholdTimes.2" level="6" dv-name="thresholdtimesminime1"> <argument><filename file="minime2"/> A T <filename file="minime1.thresh"/></argument> <uses file="minime2" link="input" dontRegister="false" dontTransfer="false"/> <uses file="minime1.thresh" link="output" dontRegister="false" dontTransfer="false"/> </job>

  8. Dynamic DAG Generation

  9. Enhancing Student Investigations and Collaboration with Virtual Data Techniques Sample Poster

  10. Comments from SC2003 • This project is a perfect example of how to use the grid in an application that undergraduates can understand. I would like to use the project as a case study for two lectures in a new course on cluster and grid computing. CS Professor, University of Arkansas • “This is the best/only project ‘out there’ using the grid for education. I have been pushing for two years to get someone to do something like this in Canada." Senior Director, Network Projects, CANARIE • “This is a great example of ‘meshing’ the grid with a real application for student use. It has a point.” CS Major, Arizona State University

  11. Vision for Grid-QuarkNet Collaboration • QuarkNet supplies GriPhyN with simplified but realistic problems. • GriPhyN provides a Virtual Data Laboratory to QuarkNet. • QuarkNet students and teachers generate diverse datasets and science applications. • iVDGL Grid2003 provides Grid execution environment (future: Open Science Grid). • GriPhyN and iVDGL get valuable user feedback. Mike Wilde for Grid Day at Lepton Photon

  12. Project Timeline • Initial portal prototype: January 26 • Product testing by teachers and students: February - June • Refine website: September • Pilot study: 2004-05 school year

  13. Guidance for Grid Researchers • Constructs needed to support education use of the grid e.g., skins • Use of metadata • Use of namespace • Level of activity to expect from different students • School infrastructure needs and constraints • Security • Measuring educational results

  14. Team Diversity • Computer Specialists • Educators • Engineers • High School Students & Teachers • Undergraduate Students • Graduate Students • Evaluators

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