Cyberconnectivity: Enhancing North Dakota Tribal College Research and Education

网络连接：加强北达科他州部落学院的研究和教育

• 批准号: 1107748
• 负责人: Kelly Rusch
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: North Dakota State University Fargo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-15 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1107748&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Cyberconnectivity; Enhancing; North; Dakota; Tribal

AbstractProposal Number: EPS-1107748Proposal Title: Cyberconnectivity: Enhancing North Dakota Tribal College Research and EducationInstitution: North Dakota State University FargoProject Director: Philip BoudjoukProject DescriptionThis RII C2 proposal from North Dakota (ND) EPSCoR is focused on updating the network backbone links to four Tribal Colleges (TCs) in rural ND. The proposed upgrades will support over 2,000 students with an emphasis on video conferencing and extended workforce development opportunities.The proposed CI improvements include:- Upgrades from 10 or 50 Mbps to 100 Mpbs for Cankdeska Cikana Community College (CCCC), Fort Berthold Community College (FBCC), Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC), and the United Tribes Technical College (UTTC).- Deployment of video conferencing systems at the 4 tribal colleges.Intellectual Merit The proposed upgrades in network connections will greatly improve the networking capacity available to the TCs. This enhanced access has the strong potential to enable additional research collaborations and teaching opportunities at the TCs. Research programs across the state will benefit from greater connectivity and opportunity to access and contribute to geophysical, environmental, and biodiversity databases. Links to the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) project will be pursued, as will Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping work in the region. Studying the regional environment will lead to new insights into the current biodistribution of different species of plans and animals, and how the environment is being affected by anthropogenic activities. Another research project will investigate digitally archiving Native American cultural artifacts and language preservation approaches. Distance learning methods will be studied to understand and share best practices in this context so other schools can leverage limited resources in a similar fashion.Broader Impacts The proposed activity will promote teaching, training, and workforce development through investments in upgraded networking to rural regions and TCs. The improvements will have a significant impact on the Native American populations, and is envisioned to strongly encourage students to pursue careers in STEM as well as cyberinfrastructure (CI) related workforce training. The cultural aspects of the work are significant and far-reaching.The TCs are the hubs for technology on the reservations, and as such, this investment will significantly affect a large community well beyond the researchers and educators involved in the project. Enabling tribal CI will help contribute to workforce development by preparing students and other members of the community to advance their job skills.

摘要提案编号：EPS-1107748提案标题：网络连通性：增强北达科他州部落学院的研究和教育机构：北达科他州州立大学法戈项目总监：Philip Boudjouk项目描述来自北达科他州（ND）EPSCoR的这份RII C2提案侧重于更新与ND农村地区四所部落学院（TC）的网络主干链路。建议的升级将支持超过2,000名学生，重点是视频会议和扩展的劳动力发展机会。建议的CI改进包括：-将Cankdeska Cikana社区学院（CCCC），Fort Berthold社区学院（FBCC），Turtle Mountain社区学院（TMCC）和United Tribes Technical College（UTTC）从10或50 Mbps升级到100 Mpbs。拟议的网络连接升级将大大提高部落委员会的联网能力。这种增强的访问具有强大的潜力，使更多的研究合作和教学机会，在TC。全州的研究计划将受益于更大的连通性和机会，以访问和促进地球物理，环境和生物多样性数据库。 将继续与国家生态观测网（氖）项目建立联系，并继续在该区域开展地理信息系统绘图工作。研究区域环境将导致对不同物种的植物和动物的当前生物分布的新见解，以及环境如何受到人类活动的影响。另一个研究项目将调查数字存档美洲原住民文物和语言保护方法。将研究远程学习方法，以了解和分享这方面的最佳做法，使其他学校能够以类似的方式利用有限的资源。更广泛的影响拟议的活动将通过投资升级农村地区和TC的网络，促进教学、培训和劳动力发展。这些改进将对美洲原住民人口产生重大影响，并设想大力鼓励学生从事STEM以及网络基础设施（CI）相关劳动力培训的职业。 文化方面的工作是重要的和深远的。TC是保留地的技术中心，因此，这项投资将大大影响一个庞大的社区，远远超出参与该项目的研究人员和教育工作者。使部落CI能够帮助学生和社区其他成员提高工作技能，从而有助于劳动力发展。