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Foil 7 Teach Computational Science -- not HPCC!

From Analysis of Aspects of JISC New Technologies Program -- December 96 Ohio supercomputer Center workshop -- January 24 1997. by Geoffrey C. Fox


Integration of Computation into the main stream of HE curricula
The goal of outreach to a broad range of institutions and a broad range of subjects can be accomplished with a more general theme than the original HPCTE mandate – namely the integration of modern computational techniques and technology into education and research.
The up-front investment will be most fruitful if aimed at upgrading the basic fabric of the HE (Higher Education) enterprise (faculty enhancement, courses with computational modules and specialized "centres" with a computational flavor) which will be continued and enhanced in a natural way after the JISC activity is finished.
The most successful HPCTE centres implicitly adopted this approach while those taking a narrower view of their charter struggled in their broad outreach activities.



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