Project FUTURE: Students Investigate Potential Responses of Natural Areas to Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition

项目未来：学生研究自然区域对大气氮沉积的潜在反应

• 批准号: 0535864
• 负责人: Hormoz BassiriRad
• 金额: $ 7万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Chicago
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-07-01 至 2009-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0535864&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Project; FUTURE; Students; Investigate; Potential

Biological Sciences (61)Project FUTURE (Fostering Undergraduate Training Using Research Experiences) focuses on real world learning experiences related to anthropogenic Nitrogen (N) deposition and its impact on natural plant communities. The target course involved is a one-semester, introductory biology course that emphasizes concepts and principles of ecology, genetics, evolution and conservation biology. Intellectual Merit: The project creates inquiry-based instructional activities that are consistent with those that have been found to increase interest in science as well as learning outcomes for diverse student populations. These activities include a greater emphasis on teams of students working together to address environmental problems that are currently at the forefront of the concerns of ecological and conservation biology. A unique aspect of the proposed project is that it emphasizes research and experimental training in an expanding area of ecological research, namely the environmental consequences of global change. A number of evaluation techniques are used to assess student performance, the results of which are shared at national educational conferences. Detailed information on syllabus, experimental protocol and data sets are posted on a dedicated web page for national dissemination.Broader Impact: Project FUTURE enables roughly 900 students per year, mostly from groups underrepresented in science professions, to gain familiarity with research in global environmental change. To ensure recruitment and retention of the underrepresented students in this project, four campus organizations (African American Academic Network, Latin American Recruitment and Education Services, Native American Support group and Women in Science and Engineering) provide mechanisms for assistance.

生物科学(61)项目未来(利用研究经验促进本科生培训)侧重于与人为氮(N)沉积及其对自然植物群落的影响有关的现实世界学习经验。所涉及的目标课程是一学期的生物学入门课程，强调生态学、遗传学、进化论和保护生物学的概念和原理。智力优势：该项目创建了基于探究的教学活动，这些活动与那些被发现提高了对科学的兴趣以及不同学生群体的学习结果的活动是一致的。这些活动包括更加重视学生团队的合作，以解决目前处于生态和保护生物学关注的前沿的环境问题。拟议项目的一个独特方面是，它强调在不断扩大的生态研究领域，即全球变化的环境后果方面进行研究和实验培训。许多评估技术被用来评估学生的表现，其结果在国家教育会议上分享。关于教学大纲、实验方案和数据集的详细信息被张贴在一个专门的网页上，供全国传播。广泛影响：未来项目每年使大约900名学生获得熟悉全球环境变化研究的机会，这些学生大多来自科学专业中代表性较低的群体。为了确保招收和留住在该项目中任职人数不足的学生，四个校园组织(非洲裔美国人学术网络、拉丁美洲招聘和教育服务、美洲原住民支助小组和科学和工程妇女)提供了援助机制。