Sigma Xi / A*DEC Town Meeting on Reform in Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology

Sigma Xi / A*DEC 关于科学、数学、工程和技术本科教育改革的城镇会议

• 批准号: 9707194
• 负责人: Thomas Malone
• 金额: $ 3.32万
• 依托单位: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-03-01 至 1998-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9707194&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Sigma; Xi; DEC; Town; Meeting

Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, in partnership with the A*DEC Distance Learning Consortium, proposed to organize and conduct a "Town Meeting" videoconference of individuals and institutions to promote further development of the comprehensive and self-sustaining reform in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology recommended in a recent report to the NSF Directorate in Education and Human Resources. The major objectives of the project are: 1) to bring the central thrust of the NSF report to the attention of a broad segment of research and comprehensive universities, community colleges, governmental and industrial laboratories, and the varied constituencies of all these institutions; 2) to generate an informed discussion of the report's analysis and recommendations by knowledgeable individuals at these institutions, legislators, and members of governing boards; 3) to illustrate by a few selected case studies opportunities for educational reform in these promising directions. The format of the Town Meeting will be adapted from Town Meeting videoconferences sponsored by the Sigma Xi/A*DEC partnership in 1995 and 1996. The program will originate in the television studio on the campus of North Carolina State University in late March or early April 1997 and will be uplinked to 2 redundant satellites for downlink to 100 sites across North America. Interaction between the program participants at the Raleigh location and the downlink participants will be facilitated through 800-telecommunications links (phone and fax) and by e-mail. It is projected that the program and discussion will involve more than 2000 faculty, students, administrators, and members of the general public. Following the 1.5 hour discussion program, participants will be asked to evaluate the format of the program and discussion using an evaluation form that will be provided at each site and may be accessed on the Sigma Xi Web site, as well. A follow-up summary and an alysis of the evaluations will be conducted and made available to interested parties. A 30-minute edited videotape will be made available for distribution and later use by individuals and groups to promote continued discussion of the report.

科学研究协会 Sigma Xi 与 A*DEC 远程学习联盟合作，提议组织并举行一次由个人和机构参加的“城镇会议”视频会议，以促进科学、数学、工程和技术方面的全面且自我维持的改革的进一步发展，这是在最近向 NSF 教育和人力资源理事会提交的一份报告中建议的。 该项目的主要目标是： 1) 让 NSF 报告的中心思想引起广泛的研究型大学和综合性大学、社区学院、政府和工业实验室以及所有这些机构的不同支持者的注意； 2) 由这些机构的知识渊博的人士、立法者和理事会成员对报告的分析和建议进行知情讨论； 3）通过一些选定的案例研究来说明这些有希望的方向上的教育改革机会。 城镇会议的形式将改编自 Sigma Xi/A*DEC 伙伴关系于 1995 年和 1996 年赞助的城镇会议视频会议。该节目将于 1997 年 3 月下旬或 4 月初在北卡罗来纳州立大学校园的电视演播室播出，并将上行至 2 颗冗余卫星，下行至北美各地的 100 个站点。 罗利地点的计划参与者和下行链路参与者之间的互动将通过 800 电信链路（电话和传真）和电子邮件来促进。 预计该计划和讨论将涉及 2000 多名教师、学生、管理人员和公众。 在 1.5 小时的讨论计划之后，参与者将被要求使用评估表来评估计划和讨论的格式，该表将在每个站点提供，也可以在 Sigma Xi 网站上访问。 将进行后续总结和评估分析并向感兴趣的各方提供。 将提供 30 分钟编辑后的录像带供个人和团体分发和稍后使用，以促进对该报告的继续讨论。