Ohio Consortium for Undergraduate Research: Research Experiences to Enhance Learning (REEL)

俄亥俄州本科生研究联盟：增强学习的研究经验 (REEL)

• 批准号: 0532250
• 负责人: Prabir Dutta
• 金额: $ 307.04万
• 依托单位: Ohio State University Research Foundation -DO NOT USE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-01 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0532250&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Ohio; Consortium; Undergraduate; Research; Experiences

This award from the Chemistry Division supports the establishment of an Undergraduate Research Center (URC) as a collaborative effort involving 15 institutions of higher education in the state of Ohio. Ohio State University is the lead institution. The PI is Prabir Dutta, Ohio State University, with coPIs William Donovan, University of Akron, Allen Hunter, Youngstown State University, Laurence Mayer, Columbus State Community College, and Richard Taylor, Miami University. This proposal will provide funding to establish the Ohio Consortium for Undergraduate Research (OCUR). The Research Experiences to Enhance Learning (REEL) project is comprised of 15 institutions of higher education spanning the state of Ohio. The Project goals are: (1) to transform the current 1st and 2nd year chemistry courses into a research-intensive program so students will pursue additional scientifically oriented training, appreciate the scientific and ethical nature of research, and adopt the scientific method as a lifelong problem-solving technique; (2) to increase the retention and graduation rates in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields; and, (3) to generate new knowledge in the chemical sciences through multi-site faculty student collaborative research projects that pool their results in a common data base. These goals will be achieved by: (1) developing, implementing, and evaluating Research Modules in undergraduate chemistry courses which are student-oriented, utilize discovery-based instruction, and provide for research-based experiences; (2) developing a flexible management structure to promote communication and collaborative curricular programming for undergraduate research in chemistry; (3) building student learning communities in chemistry within and across institutions; (4) enhancing the research capacity, infrastructure, and culture throughout Ohio by introducing Research Modules that employ accessible modern instrumentation; (5) facilitating access to instruments, promoting student collaborative projects/discussions, and linking research results in undergraduate chemistry using Ohio's ultra high-speed electronic network; (6) promoting student awareness of existing research opportunities in science; (7) integrating the Research Modules into the curriculum at all the partner institutions; (8) increasing graduation rates in STEM fields by at least 10% over current levels and monitoring demographic and graduation trends; (9) increasing student participation by at least 20% in traditional undergraduate research programs, regardless of their major; (10) creating a Faculty Enhancement Committee to critique and shape the project; (11) increasing the number of publications coauthored by undergraduates in refereed journals, poster sessions, and electronic journals; (12) performing a quantitative and qualitative longitudinal study to compare student outcomes in the current chemistry labs with those from the new research-intensive labs; (13) expanding the Consortium membership by seven institutions by the end of the project, with a particular emphasis on community colleges; and, (14) disseminating OCUR-REEL's best practices and materials to relevant communities. The leadership and management plans provide for continuous input from all the participants through a governing board consisting of the chemistry chairs from all of the major institutions in the state of Ohio. Continuous feedback to the governing board will be provided through a Faculty Enhancement Committee charged with: (1) critiquing the REEL project; (2) suggesting changes in module content and structure; (3) discussing the performance of REEL-trained undergraduates in faculty research programs, and; (4) discussing issues of undergraduate research experience in the scholarship of teaching and learning. The Evaluation and Assessment Center for Mathematics and Science Education in Ohio, directed by Dr. Jane Butler Kahle, will serve as external evaluator for this project. The Office of Multidisciplinary Activities, Directorate of Mathematics and Physical Sciences co-funds this award.

该奖项由化学学部颁发，支持建立本科生研究中心（URC），由俄亥俄州15所高等教育机构共同努力。俄亥俄州立大学是牵头机构。首席检察官是俄亥俄州立大学的Prabir Dutta，副检察官是阿克伦大学的William Donovan、扬斯敦州立大学的Allen Hunter、哥伦布州立社区学院的Laurence Mayer和迈阿密大学的Richard Taylor。该提案将为建立俄亥俄州本科生研究联盟（OCUR）提供资金。“提高学习的研究经验”（REEL）项目由横跨俄亥俄州的15所高等教育机构组成。该项目的目标是：(1)将现有的一、二年级化学课程转变为研究密集型课程，使学生接受额外的科学导向训练，认识研究的科学和伦理性质，并将科学方法作为终身解决问题的技术；(2)提高科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域的留校率和毕业率；(3)通过多地点的师生合作研究项目，将他们的成果汇集在一个共同的数据库中，从而产生化学科学的新知识。这些目标将通过以下方式实现：(1)开发、实施和评估本科化学课程中的研究模块，这些模块以学生为导向，利用基于发现的教学，并提供基于研究的体验；(2)建立灵活的管理结构，促进本科化学研究的交流和协作课程规划；(3)在机构内部和机构之间建立学生化学学习社区；(4)通过引入使用可访问的现代仪器的研究模块，提高整个俄亥俄州的研究能力、基础设施和文化；(5)利用俄亥俄州的超高速电子网络，促进仪器的使用，促进学生合作项目/讨论，并将本科化学研究成果联系起来；(6)提高学生对现有科学研究机会的认识；(7)将研究模块整合到所有合作院校的课程中；(8)将STEM领域的毕业率在目前水平上提高至少10%，并监测人口统计和毕业趋势；(9)将学生在传统本科研究项目中的参与度提高至少20%，无论其专业如何；（10）成立教师提升委员会，对项目进行评价和塑造；（11）增加本科生在期刊、招贴会和电子期刊上的合作论文数量；（12）进行定量和定性的纵向研究，比较现有化学实验室和新研究密集型实验室的学生成绩；（13）在项目结束时，将联盟成员增加7个机构，并特别强调社区学院；（14）向相关社区传播OCUR-REEL的最佳实践和材料。领导和管理计划通过一个由来自俄亥俄州所有主要机构的化学主席组成的管理委员会为所有参与者提供持续的投入。将通过教师提升委员会向管理委员会提供持续反馈，该委员会负责：(1)对REEL项目进行批评；(2)建议模块内容和结构的变化；(3)探讨经reel培训的本科生在教师研究项目中的表现；(4)探讨本科科研经验在教与学学术研究中的问题。由Jane Butler Kahle博士领导的俄亥俄州数学和科学教育评估和评估中心将作为该项目的外部评估者。多学科活动办公室、数学和物理科学理事会共同资助了该奖项。