I-Corps for Learning (I-Corps-L): Propagating and Scaling Educational Innovations

I-Corps for Learning项目解决了培养一支准备充分的STEM劳动力的问题，这对国家的健康和经济至关重要，为广泛实施有效的教学做法和教育进步奠定了基础。I-Corps for Learning为教育创新者团队提供支持，以可持续的方式加速和扩大新的有效做法。对团队的帮助采取研讨会、指导和参与一群志同道合的教育创新者的形式。I-Corps-L方法试图利用从将产品发现推向市场所获得的见解，创建一种创业方法，将学习创新带入能够造福社会的情况。这种情况下的教育创新适用于针对K-12、本科生、研究生和博士后研究的发展，以及在非正式科学教育环境中的学习。在提供组织和后勤支持方面，美国工程教育学会正在与卡尔·史密斯博士领导的I-Corps-L指导小组合作。该项目有可能通过传播和扩大教育创新来帮助实现教育转型的目标。i-Corps for Learning模式以参与的三人团队为中心。团队组成包括一名首席研究员，他通过国家科学基金会的先前支持开发了一项教育创新，一名企业家领袖，他致力于领导团队完成调查，以及一名导师，他了解成功的以教育为重点的创新的本质。培训包括为期三天的入门培训课程、五个在线课程和为期两天的闭幕培训课程。该项目旨在填补在促进学生学习方面被证明有效的教育创新与这种做法的广泛使用之间的差距。I-Corps L，是基于假设检验和调查以及澄清用户需求的过程。这种方法可以帮助教育研究人员开发扩大科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教与学创新的影响的方法，从而使他们受益。在提供后勤和组织服务的同时，ASEE正在进行一项评价，以评估面对面会议中的个别会议、为期数天的培训讲习班的总体要素以及会议后勤的处理情况。此外，与会者将在整个过程中回答形成性问题，以确保成功地实现讲习班目标，并适当地适应与虚拟会议有关的所有方面。

The I-Corps for Learning project addresses the problem of developing a well-prepared STEM workforce that is crucial to the Nation's health and economy, by laying the foundation for broad implementation of effective instructional practices and advances in education. I-Corps for Learning provides support for teams of educational innovators to accelerate and scale-up novel effective practices in a sustainable manner. Help for teams takes the form of workshops, mentoring, and participation in a cohort of like-minded educational innovators. The I-Corps-L approach attempts to utilize insights gained from bringing product discoveries to market to create an entrepreneurial approach to bringing learning innovations into situations where they can benefit society. Educational innovations in this case applies to developments that address K-12, undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral research, as well as learning in informal science education environments. In providing organizational and logistical support, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is collaborating with the I-Corps-L Instructional Team led by Dr. Karl Smith. This project has the potential of helping to achieve the goal of educational transformation through propagation and scale-up of educational innovations.The I-Corps for Learning model is centered around participating three-person teams. Team composition includes a principal investigator who has developed an education innovation through prior support from the National Science Foundation, an entrepreneurial lead who is committed to leading the team through the investigation, and a mentor who understands the nature of successful education-focused innovations. Training includes an introductory three-day training session, five online sessions, and a closing two-day training session. This project is designed to fill the gap between educational innovations of proven effectiveness in enhancing student learning and the widespread use of such practices. I-Corps L, is based on a process of hypothesis testing and investigation along with clarification of user needs. This approach can benefit education researchers by helping them to develop ways to broaden the impact of innovations in teaching and learning science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). In tandem with its logistical and organizational services ASEE is conducting an evaluation to assess individual sessions within the face-to-face meetings, overall elements of the multi-day training workshops, and handling of meeting logistics. In addition, the participants will answer formative questions throughout the effort to ensure success in meeting workshop objectives, and properly accommodate all aspects associated with the virtual sessions.