Abbrevation
WCAE
City
PortlandOR
Country
United States
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Abstract

WCAE provides a forum for educators in computer architecture to discuss and share their experiences and teaching philosophy&#046; Past WCAEs have been held in conjunction with HPCA, ISCA, and Micro&#046; Over 200 papers on computer architecture education have been presented at the workshop since its inception in 1995&#046; Participants will come away from the workshop with new ideas on delivering courses in computer architecture&#046; Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following&#046;<br>Topics of interest<br>Approaches to introductory courses<br>Advanced courses<br>Online resources<br>Resources for "flipped" classes<br>Materials for active learning<br>Lecture vs&#046; hybrid vs&#046; flipped classes<br>Remote course delivery<br>Lab support for distance education<br>Textbook development<br>Critical evaluation of textbook approaches<br>Metrics for evaluating learning gains<br>Integration of research into teaching<br>Industrial support for teaching<br>Interdepartmental issues (CS/ECE)<br>National differences in curricula<br>Resources &amp; techniques for teaching &#046;&#046;&#046;<br>GPU architecture &amp; programming<br>multicore/many&#8211;core issues<br>comp&#046; arch&#046; concepts with FPGAs<br>architectural &amp; software issues specific to embedded systems<br>Hardware tools<br>Simulators and other software tools<br>Prototyping<br>Visualization aids<br>VLSI design packages<br>Broadening participation in comp&#046; arch&#046;<br>Encouraging undergraduate research<br>Encouraging students to pursue the Ph&#046;D&#046;<br>