Implementation Project: Philander Smith College HBCU-UP Project II

该项目名为菲兰德·史密斯学院HBCU-UP项目II，建立在之前一个非常成功的实施项目的基础上，目标是通过提高菲兰德·史密斯学院STEM教育经验的竞争力、货币和效率，对机构能力产生影响。2011-2012学年，该校招收的732名学生中有221名是STEM专业的学生。该项目旨在增加准备研究的学生、STEM毕业生和就读于STEM重点研究生院的学生的数量。该项目旨在加强现有的STEM本科研究基础设施，通过开发和实施基于网络基础设施的教与学战略来改善STEM教育，并为新生从高中过渡到大学做好准备。该项目将建立模式，通过学术研究促进STEM学科中探究式学习环境的整合。它寻求注入有效的创新的基于网络基础设施的资源、概念和工具，以加强PSC STEM教育环境中技术的整体整合。利益相关者包括代表性不足的高中生、本科生和整个STEM社区。结果将被公布，以促进知识的主体，这将导致理解在一个小型文科院校教育STEM中代表不足的本科生。

The project entitled - Philander Smith College HBCU-UP Project II - builds on a very successful previous implementation project and has the goal to have an impact on the institutional capacity by enhancing the competitiveness, currency, and efficiency of the STEM education experience at Philander Smith College (PSC). In the 2011-2012 academic year, 221 of the 732 students enrolled at the institution were STEM majors. The project seeks to increase the number of research prepared students, STEM graduates, and students attending graduate schools with a STEM focus. The project aims to enhance the current STEM undergraduate research infrastructure, improve STEM education by developing and implementing cyberinfrastructure-based strategies in teaching and learning, and prepare incoming freshmen for the transition from high school to college.The project will establish models that promote the integration of inquiry-based learning environments in STEM disciplines through scholarly research. It seeks to infuse effective innovative cyberinfrastructure-based resources, concepts, and tools to enhance the overall integration of technology in PSC's STEM educational setting. Stakeholders include underrepresented high school students, undergraduate students, and the overall STEM community. Results will be published to contribute to the body of knowledge that will lead to the understanding of educating underrepresented undergraduate students in STEM at a small liberal arts institution.