1. Living the Computational Life -- Learning through a Residence-based Educational Approach Keywords: Dirk Grunwald Professor & Associate Chair Computer Science University of Colorado, Boulder

2. Why? Formal and Informal Objectives Key Problems Computation underlies all of modern engineering and science with varied professional backgrounds. “Computational thinking” is a leap towards a constructive, algorithmic approach to knowledge and data. Incoming students well trained for mathematics, physics & chemistry, but rarely exposed to computation. Computation underlies all of modern engineering and science with varied professional backgrounds. “Computational thinking” is a leap towards a constructive, algorithmic approach to knowledge and data. Incoming students well trained for mathematics, physics & chemistry, but rarely exposed to computation. Create community of “computational hackers” across Engineering, Science and Social Science disciplines Grow cultures of collaborative student initiatives (projects, causes, interests) Integrate computational thinking across disciplines as a way of thinking Extend our social networks of learning

3. When? 2006CU launches a new Engineering Honors Program. Founding Director Scot Douglass envisions creating an Honors Culture not dependent on Honors classes 2012Global Engineering Residential College is launched as a language immersion (Spanish, French, Russian currently) residence hall with a focus on the globalization of engineering, language and cultural fluency 2015Professor Dirk Grunwald exploring starting a new Residential College orgnanized around the “Computational Life” New Faculty (Ben Shapiro, formerly of Tufts) and programs express support for “Computational” and “Maker” oriented Residential College 2016 Planned: Fiinalize Scope: Compute, Make, Entrepreneureship Formerly propose Residential College Recruit first cohort Planned: Fiinalize Scope: Compute, Make, Entrepreneureship Formerly propose Residential College Recruit first cohort Additional instructors and faculty join discussion of how to add entrepreneurial activities to residential live.

4. Where? Similar Programs At Colorado The scope of our Residential College model is the entire student experience. Similar Programs At Other Institutions Existing Engineering Residential College programs show what works: community, integrated life experience Other Resident Academic Programs show what doesn’t work: focus on purely academic realm, disconnected from daily experience Ben Shapiro developed “Maker College” while at Tufts Actively seeking experience from other Universities!

5. What? Experience At Colorado Our Computer Science pedagogy emphasizes the person and not the product. The social process of how algorithms are discovered triumphs the code. Theory of Change Our existing computer science classes rely on extensive pair programming, peer assistance and interview grading – student learning is placed on the students. Students have created hackathons, student computing clubs, co-working spaces and entrepreneurial spaces – extending learning to the social, out-of-class experience, but following divisions (maker/engineer/entrapreneur). As with other Residential College programs, the casual converation and projects of social life will span cultures.

6. Prognosis? LARGER PLAN: The College of Engineering would like to create themed and non- themed vertically- integrated residential programs for all CEAS students Challenge: Existing successful residential colleges benefit from a unified Engineering culture; the Computational Life college will embrace a more diverse population, different administrative units. Challenge: Residential colleges require faculty to be engaged with students in academic and social pursuits. Are such faculty made or created? How can the program sustain itself without burning out faculty?