NSF Symposium: Innovations in the Undergraduate Curriculum Fostered by the CCLI Program

美国化学学会(ACS)秋季全国会议将在马萨诸塞州波士顿(2010)、科罗拉多州丹佛(2011)和宾夕法尼亚州费城(2012)举行的秋季全国会议上组织和召开三个题为“NSF在本科课程中催化的创新”的研讨会。在2010年、2011年和2012年的三个不同的春季地区会议上，组织和召开了三个题为“NSF支持本科教育的计划”的研讨会。自1987年以来，由美国国家科学基金会赞助的研讨会一直是美国化学学会秋季全国会议化学教育部(CHED)计划的一部分。每一次研讨会都为传播和讨论通过仪器和实验室改进、课程和课程开发以及课程、课程和实验室改进--适应和实施--第一阶段和当前的第一类方案而实现的创新项目提供了一个论坛。这些研讨会的出席人数很多，轶事和调查证据都表明，它们对其他机构的许多课程改革负有责任。智力上的功绩。最近(最近五年)课程、课程和实验室改进-第一阶段或第一类奖项的获奖者被邀请讨论已在其学院和大学的本科科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)课程中实施的创新和改进。研讨会突出了在课程改革中起到关键作用的创新项目，为那些进行了创新的人和那些刚刚开始探索实施变革的方法的人提供了一个讨论的论坛。在地区会议上，除了本科生教育部门提供的CCLI之外，还强调了与全国会议上的研讨会相同的预期结果。更广泛的影响。研讨会为成功的CCLI项目提供了一种向更广泛的受众传播的手段。参加全国学术会议的教职员工经常参加涉及他们研究领域的会议，而不是讨论科学教育问题的会议。这些研讨会提供了一个论坛，在一个相对紧凑的时间框架内和在一个地点展示有价值的信息。地区会议上的研讨会向教职员工提供了NSF项目的机会，特别是那些在两年制院校的教职员工，他们可能因为各种原因而不能参加全国会议。在研讨会上进行的个人接触通常是在以后的日期进行的。Http://www.radford.edu/nsfsymposium上正在进行的网站提供了一个方便的信息来源，提供了关于国家科学基金会赞助的各种项目、国家科学基金会的项目，以及关于本科课程中各种创新的部门和个人结果的信息。

Three Symposia entitled "NSF Catalyzed Innovations in the Undergraduate Curriculum," are being organized and convened at the Fall National Meetings of the American Chemical Society (ACS) to be held in Boston, MA (2010), Denver, CO (2011), and Philadelphia, PA (2012). Three Symposia entitled "NSF Programs That Support Undergraduate Education," are being organized and convened at three different Spring Regional Meetings in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Since 1987, Symposia sponsored by the National Science Foundation have been a part of the Division of Chemical Education (CHED) Program at the Fall National Meetings of the American Chemical Society. Each Symposium has provided a forum for the dissemination and discussion of innovative projects made possible through the Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement, the Course and Curriculum Development, and the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement-Adaptation and Implementation - Phase I, and current -Type 1 Programs. These Symposia have been well attended and both anecdotal and survey evidence suggest they have been responsible for numerous curricular changes at other institutions. Intellectual Merit. Recipients of recent (last five years) Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement-Phase I or -Type 1 awards are invited to discuss the innovations and improvements that have been implemented into the undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curriculum at their colleges and universities. The Symposia highlight innovative projects that have been pivotal in curricular reforms by providing a forum for discussion between those who have carried out the innovations and those just beginning to explore the means to implement changes. At the Regional Meetings, programs in addition to CCLI offered by the Division of Undergraduate Education are highlighted with the same expected outcomes as the Symposia at the National Meetings. Broader Impact. The Symposia provide a means of dissemination for successful CCLI projects to a broader audience than might otherwise be possible. Faculty members at National ACS Meetings often attend sessions dealing with their research areas at the expense of sessions dealing with science education issues. These Symposia provide a forum in which valuable information is presented in a relatively compact timeframe and at one location. The Symposia at Regional Meetings provide exposure of NSF programs to faculty, especially those at two-year institutions, who may not attend a National Meeting for a variety of reasons. Personal contacts made at the Symposia are often pursued at a later date. The on-going website at http://www.radford.edu/nsfsymposium has provided a convenient source for information about a variety of NSF-sponsored projects, NSF programs, and department and individual results concerning a wide variety of innovations made in the undergraduate curriculum.