NSF Research Centers Educators Network (NRCEN): "PARTICIPANT SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS," a Scalable, Virtual Home for Education, Outreach and Public Engagement Professionals

该奖项向密歇根大学提供资金，以支持NSF研究中心教育工作者网络(NRCEN)：在吉尔·安德鲁斯的指导下，一个可扩展的、面向教育、外联和公共参与专业人员的虚拟之家--“参与科学家和工程师”。该网站将是一个以激励为基础的、互动的在线资源，拥有以开放源码、协作软件为导向的基础虚拟通信工具。这个项目的学术价值在于，它将是一个独特的机会，可以研究在线社区系统的社会和技术发展，以支持新兴的专业社区。该项目的更广泛影响是，参与项目的科学家和工程师网站不仅将为NSF提供用于年度报告目的的可搜索数据和文件，而且将成为一个知识和资源可以自由组合和分发的空间。

This award provides funding to the University of Michigan for support of the NSF Research Centers Educators Network (NRCEN): "PARTICIPANT SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS," a Scalable, Virtual Home for Education, Outreach and Public Engagement Professionals, under the direction of Jill Andrews. This website will be an incentive-based, interactive online resource with underlying virtual communication tools oriented around open-source, collaborative software. The intellectual merit of this project is that it will be a unique opportunity to study the social and technical development of an online community system to support an emerging professional community.The broader impact of this project is that the Participant Scientists and Engineers site will not only provide NSF with searchable data and documentation for annual reporting purposes, but will serve as a space where knowledge and resources can be assembled and distributed freely.