I-Corps: Sustainabilty of Peer-Led Learning Programs Through a Commercialization Model

I-Corps：通过商业化模式实现同伴主导学习计划的可持续性

• 批准号: 1514647
• 负责人: Geoffrey Saupe
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at El Paso
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-01-15 至 2015-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1514647&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Sustainabilty; Peer; Led; Learning

Universities have funding mechanisms to pay administrators, staff, faculty members and graduate students. However, funding mechanisms to pay undergraduates for student-assisted learning are largely absent, and under budget constraints new funding is very difficult to obtain. A strategy other than continuing to repeat the grant proposal cycle is needed, in order to avoid gaps in funding and, therefore, gaps in the program's continuation. The goal of this I-CORPS L project is to develop a viable non-profit business strategy that can be implemented by educational institutions for the purpose of creating self-sustaining effective learning programs in STEM education.The proposed product is a system for funding and promoting learning excellence in the realm of peer-assisted learning programs. The system produces and sells customized books and other learning materials. The innovation and intellectual property (IP) contained in the materials is donated to non-profit organizations, where they are optimized for distribution to customers. Donors of the IP include a variety of individuals interested in supporting quality education. Lead for America Corporation (LFAC), has demonstrated proof of principle for the model proposed in this I-CORPS L proposal submission, producing and publishing customized workbooks for sale in university bookstores. The sale of these learning materials generates funds, which are used to support the learning programs and enhance STEM education on the campuses and classrooms where they are used. Campuses which adopt this strategy have considerable control over the customization of their materials as well as control over the input of the intellectual property that is used. By this innovation, funding issues that often impede the adoption of effective learning strategies can be resolved. Self-generated support through this proposed system offers long-term stability to peer-led and peer-assisted effective teaching and learning strategies.

大学有资助机制来支付行政人员、教职员工和研究生的工资。然而，向学生辅助学习的本科生支付费用的资助机制基本上是缺失的，而且在预算限制下，很难获得新的资助。需要采取一种战略，而不是继续重复赠款提案周期，以避免资金缺口，从而避免方案继续存在缺口。I-Corps L项目的目标是开发一个可行的非营利性商业战略，教育机构可以实施该战略，以在STEM教育中创建自我维持的有效学习计划。建议的产品是一个在同伴辅助学习计划领域资助和促进优秀学习的系统。该系统生产和销售定制书籍和其他学习材料。材料中包含的创新和知识产权(IP)被捐赠给非营利性组织，在那里它们被优化以分发给客户。知识产权的捐助者包括对支持优质教育感兴趣的各种个人。美国领军公司(LFAC)已经证明了I-Corps L提案中提出的模式的原则证据，该公司制作和出版定制工作簿，在大学书店销售。这些学习材料的销售产生资金，用于支持学习方案，并加强使用这些材料的校园和教室的STEM教育。采用这一战略的校园对其材料的定制以及对所用知识产权的投入都有相当大的控制权。通过这种创新，经常阻碍采用有效学习策略的资金问题可以得到解决。通过这个拟议的系统自行产生的支持为同伴主导和同伴协助的有效教与学策略提供了长期的稳定性。