I’m
interested!
Do you use computing in your science, social science, math,
humanities, or arts courses? Would your students benefit from additional
material to help them get comfortable with the underlying computing
concepts? The OCCTIVE library contains short videos you can integrate
with your course activities. In these videos, students get clear, brief,
engaging explanations that help them more confidently apply computing
knowledge.
The OCCTIVE videos have already been used
in a range of courses at several institutions. One adopting faculty
member said “I thought that they really were a great way for me to be
able to efficiently get information across more effectively than if I
tried to do it… I thought that the videos were clean and watchable.”
We’re preparing to welcome a new cohort of faculty
adoptees. If you are interested in integrating OCCTIVE into one
or more of your courses and helping us collect data to evaluate the
effectiveness of OCCTIVE, please complete this form. (NOTE:
For planning purposes, we request that you complete the participation
form by September 16, 2025.) If you have questions, please reach out to the project team.
OCCTIVE is supported by the NSF grant “The efficacy of OCCTIVE: A
computing-concepts video library for students and peer tutors in
multidisciplinary contexts” (award nos. 2337251, 2337252, 2337253,
2337254). The first version was developed as part of the NSF grant
“Evaluating Frameworks for Incorporating Computing Across the
Curriculum” (award nos. 1935113, 1935099, 1935061).
Interested? Then here’s more information
Who can participate?
- We welcome participants from all academic disciplines. Adopting
faculty at our own schools come from a wide range of fields: Economics,
Geology, Biology/Ecology, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Statistics,
Sociology, Psychology, Environmental Science.
- The videos can be helpful whether you use a little computing or a
lot of computing in your course – you select the videos that make the
most sense based on the computational elements!
- Most but not all adopting faculty were using R or Python in their
courses, though there are language-agnostic videos.
- While we invite everyone to use the OCCTIVE videos, our financial
support is restricted to participants from US institutions.
What will participants do?
- Attend an in-person workshop on November
10-11, 2025 held at Union College in Schenectady, NY. This workshop will
be a 1.5 day opportunity to work with the grant team and other faculty
adopting OCCTIVE on ways to incorporate the video toolkit into a
course.
- Collect control group data in their course in an offering prior to
introduction of OCCTIVE.
- Integrate OCCTIVE into class offering.
- Collect evaluation data in the course offering that uses
OCCTIVE.
- Note that for later adopters there will be a virtual workshop in
2025.
What will participants get?
- Access to the OCCTIVE videos and some supplementary material
- Opportunity to work with colleagues at other institutions who teach
similar courses and are adopting OCCTIVE
- Reasonable travel expenses to attend the November 2025 workshop 2
nights of hotel accommodation during the workshop (3 nights for people
whose flight options are limited) and all workshop meals
- Stipends for integrating OCCTIVE into a course, sharing relevant
course material, and helping the grant team collect data to assess the
video library
Can I use the material without participating in the full list of
activities?
- OCCTIVE is a public resource so anybody can adopt it, but more
support will be given to faculty who fully engage with the project
team.
- Participating in data collection is not required for OCCTIVE
adopters, but helpful to the project team. To indicate your willingness
to support the project team with data collection, please complete this form.
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