Case study 11 



HPCC and Education 



HPCC, science education and science research 

 are ushering in a new era of learning. Through 

 hands-on activities, state-of-the-art experiments, 

 and novel interactive advanced computing and 

 communications technologies, high school stu- 

 dents immerse themselves in educational materi- 

 als based on cutting-edge, truly modern science 

 research. Closer linkages and shared methods 

 between students and research scientists help 

 attract students of many backgrounds to science 

 as a subject and as a profession. 



The major impact of HPCC technologies on edu- 

 cation will follow the growing integration of 

 HPCC technologies with inquiry-based science 

 learning in the classroom. Direct collaborations 

 with professional scientists and engineers, car- 

 ried over high bandwidth networks, allow teach- 

 ers and students to dynamically integrate new 



scientific advances and methodologies with their 

 own education. In addition, a growing number 

 of HPCC funded programs such as SuperQuest 

 provide individual students with access to high 

 performance computers for student-directed 

 research projects. The two research projects 

 described below illustrate the usefulness of both 

 approaches. In many cases, these activities lead 

 to science and technology careers for students 

 who previously considered these careers outside 

 of their reach. 



Learning Through Collaborative 

 Visualization 



The Learning Through Collaborative 

 Visualization testbed explores educational uses 

 of scientific visualization and collaborative soft- 



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