Abstract: The recent Super Science initiative by the Australian government has provided funding for two petascale supercomputers to support research nationally, along with cloud, storage and network infrastructure. While some research areas are well-established in the use of HPC, much of the potential user base is still working with desktop computing. To be able to make use of the new infrastructure, these users will need training, support and associated funding. It is important to not only increase uptake in computational science, but also to nurture the workforce based on identified roles and ongoing support for careers and career pathways. This paper will present a survey of a range of efforts made in Australia to increase uptake and skills in HPC, and reflect on successes and the challenges ahead.

Abstract: This paper introduces the concept of Business Value of Learning Technology and presents an approach how to measure the Business Value of Learning Technology in Higher Education setting based on a case study in Computational Science and cognate areas. Computational Science subject area is used as a pilot for the studies described in this paper since it is a multidisciplinary area, attracting students from diverse backgrounds and Computational Science is both the natural environment to promote collaborative teaching methods and collaborative provision of courses and as such requires more streamlined management processes. The paper, based on the above case study, presents the motivators and hygiene factors for Learning Technology Implementation in Higher Education setting. Finally, the Intersecting Influences Model presents the influences of pedagogy, technology and management over the motivation and hygiene factors, together with the corresponding generalization for PG level HE setting.