Diversity In Geosciences- Making A Pathway to Success (DIG-MAPS)(Track 2)

地球科学的多样性 - 开辟成功之路 (DIG-MAPS)（轨道 2）

• 批准号: 1107916
• 负责人: John Fountain
• 金额: $ 124.95万
• 依托单位: North Carolina State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-15 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1107916&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Diversity; Geosciences; Making; Pathway; Success

The DIG-Maps project is increasing the number of minority students pursuing undergraduate degrees in geoscience by leveraging a strong existing partnership between North Carolina State University and Wake Tech Community College, both located in Raleigh, NC. Collaboration between faculty from NC State's Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Wake Tech's Geology faculty is developing enhanced introductory geology courses, summer and regular term research opportunities for undergraduate students, career and academic advising, and creating a learning community for program participants from Wake Tech, who will be able to continue their education at NC State. A distance education lecture and laboratory course that incorporates research-based pedagogy and field components is extending opportunities to those unable to attend regular classes. Outreach to high schools through The Science House and a summer camp are being used to attract high school students to the program. Evaluation results are being used to establish the project as a model for collaboration between research universities and area community colleges. As an additional broader impact, the large number of participants taking the introductory geoscience course at Wake Tech are gaining valuable knowledge about Earth Systems that will make them better prepared citizens.

DIG-Maps项目正在增加少数民族学生攻读地球科学本科学位的数量，这是通过利用北卡罗来纳州州立大学和维克技术社区学院（两者都位于北卡罗来纳州罗利）之间强大的现有合作关系实现的。 来自北卡罗来纳州海洋，地球和大气科学系的教师与Wake Tech的地质学教师之间的合作正在开发增强的地质学入门课程，为本科生提供夏季和定期研究机会，职业和学术咨询，并为来自Wake Tech的计划参与者创建学习社区，他们将能够继续在北卡罗来纳州接受教育。一个包含研究教学法和实地内容的远程教育讲座和实验室课程正在为那些无法上正规课程的人提供机会。 通过科学之家和夏令营向高中进行宣传，吸引高中生参加该方案。评估结果被用来建立该项目作为研究型大学和地区社区学院之间合作的模式。 作为一个额外的更广泛的影响，大量的参与者参加介绍地球科学课程在维克科技正在获得有关地球系统的宝贵知识，这将使他们更好地准备公民。