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November 9, 2009
Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and INteroperability Environments
David S. Ebert, Director
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John Stasko, Education Director
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Education Program Overview
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Key Components
• Enhancing global visualization and analytics (VA) curriculum development
• Increasing VA education and career opportunities at minority serving institutions
• Active engagement of middle and high school teachers as well as college and univ. faculty
• Distributing VA educational material through the Visual Analytics Digital Library
• Engaging local and regional HS professionals in innovative & practical professional training
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Objectives
• Our Educational Innovations will:• Expand upon existing programs• Be multidisciplinary• Use unique skill sets from team universities to enhance
curriculum development • Be designed for wide distribution and use by interested
teachers and schools• Focus on STEM
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Management Structure
EducationDirector
John StaskoGeorgia Tech
Asst. DirectorEducation & Outreach
Marti BurnsPurdue
Asst. DirectorMSI Programs
Richard AlóUniv. Houston-Downtown
CoordinatorHBCU Programs
Maureen BiggersIndiana
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PK-12 Programs
• Worked with middle school teachers to create a variety of HS and VA modules
• Initial partners:• Granger, IN middle• Houston Prep
• Incorporate VA into emergency mgmt and homeland security elective courses for HS juniors and seniors• Goal: Develop one term HS elective focusing on visual analytics
• Develop summer teacher workshops to introduce VA topics
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Undergraduate Programs
• Develop Visual Analytic Summer Program (VASP) • Modeled after Purdue’s Summer Undergraduate
Research Fellowships (SURF) program• Discovery-based learning program• Hands-on intensive research
experience for 11 weeks during the summer
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SURF Program Highlights
• Research under the guidance of a faculty member and a graduate student
• Learn research methodology, develop research skills, and apply academic knowledge to research problems
• Receive pay for research activities
• Attend sessions on graduate school, and professional development
• Present research at the SURF Research Symposium
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MSI Programs
• Affinity Education & Research Program• Innovative educational partnership between Research 1
Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions• Collaboration beyond traditional, similar programs• Based on a recognized program initiative (NSF)
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Affinity Education & Research Program
• Goals:• Increase the number of African-American students and
faculty in visual and data analytics and DHS-related careers
• Strengthen undergraduate programs in computing at
a variety of MSI schools• Emphasize high performing teamwork• Establish & maintain on-going collaborative research teams• Promote student research papers and presentations at
professional conferences
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Program Model
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Graduate Programs
• Courses• Core curriculum for data &
visual analytics
• Areas of specialization & certificates• For students seeking more background
• Degree programs• Explore the creation of Master’s degree programs
• Doctoral work• Continued training of the next generation of research
“thought” leaders
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Professional Training
• Develop training strategy for local emergency responders up to state & federal officials• On-line training• Short courses• Summer seminars &
camps
• Muscatatuck UrbanTraining Center
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RECONNECT Program
• Partnership between CCICADA & VACCINE• August at Rutgers• Georges Grinstein & John led week-long
symposium for faculty seeking to learn about visual analytics
• We’re exploring future opportunities
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Educational Products
• Visual Analytics Digital Library (VADL)• Repository of visual analytics-related material:
Lectures, classic papers, course syllabi, lecture slides, videos, lecture recordings, reference material, etc.
http://vadl.cc.gatech.edu
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VADL Usage
• ~4,500 visits and 12,000 pageviews/year
• ~60% from U.S./Canada• 15% Western Europe, 10% Asia
• ~45% traffic organic via Google (vs. direct or links from RVAC page)
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Conclusion
• Leverage existing programs and strengths• Develop innovative new initiatives• Strong focus on MSI programs and schools
• Education is a significant aspect of VACCINE
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For Further Information
www.VisualAnalytics-CCI.org