I-Corps L: CyberMentoring Network (CMN) for Broadening the Participation of Underrepresented Students in STEM

I-Corps L：网络指导网络 (CMN)，旨在扩大代表性不足的学生对 STEM 的参与

• 批准号: 1546665
• 负责人: William McHenry
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Jackson State University
• 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: 2015-08-15 至 2017-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1546665&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; CyberMentoring; Network; CMN; Broadening

Through the NSF Innovation Corps for Learning Program (I-Corps L), this project will develop ways to increase the scale and impact of the CyberMentoring Network. This network will provide a suite of innovative web-based and mobile tools to address the preparation, retention, and graduation of STEM students. The CyberMentoring Network is specifically adapted for cases in which there are no formal networks in place to mentor students based on their specific needs. One of the keys to broadening participation of individuals from groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in STEM is to provide students with readily available information essential to making informed decisions and to assist institutions of higher education identify, recruit, mentor, retain, and place prospective STEM students. By offering students resources and access to mentors who are practitioners in the STEM field, students will be better able to understand the applicability of their coursework to their professional career. Furthermore, the CyberMentoring Network will impact students' social networks, social capital for work in STEM fields, and their preparation for graduate and professional school. Implementation of the CyberMentoring Network will be initially in minority serving institutions. The CyberMentoring Network will be instrumental in broadening the participation of individuals from groups underrepresented in STEM and thus, contribute to the strengthening of the STEM workforce. First-year students tend to experience the most difficulties in transitioning from high school to higher education institutions with STEM majors. These students tend to fall behind because they may not be well prepared for college STEM courses or because they may feel intimidated by the subject areas and/or fast-pace of the programs. The CyberMentoring Network will utilize web-based and mobile tools tailored to the needs of STEM students. These tools are designed to mentor and empower minority and underrepresented students to access, research, organize, track, and realize their career options. CyberMentoring Network provides students with an easy way to communicate and interact from any geographic location with peers and STEM mentors (both educators and practitioners), create a support network, and access information about STEM careers.

通过NSF创新团队学习计划（I-Corps L），该项目将开发增加网络指导网络的规模和影响的方法。 该网络将提供一套创新的基于网络和移动的工具，以解决STEM学生的准备，保留和毕业问题。 网络指导网络专门适用于没有正式网络根据学生的具体需求进行指导的情况。扩大传统上在STEM中代表性不足的群体中的个人参与的关键之一是为学生提供做出明智决策所必需的现成信息，并协助高等教育机构识别，招聘，指导，保留和安置潜在的STEM学生。通过为学生提供资源，并获得导师谁是在干领域的从业者，学生将能够更好地了解他们的课程的适用性，他们的职业生涯。此外，网络指导网络将影响学生的社交网络，STEM领域工作的社会资本，以及他们为研究生和专业学校做准备。网络指导网络的实施将首先在少数民族服务机构进行。网络指导网络将有助于扩大STEM中代表性不足的群体的个人参与，从而有助于加强STEM劳动力。一年级学生往往在从高中过渡到STEM专业的高等教育机构时遇到最大的困难。这些学生往往会落后，因为他们可能没有为大学STEM课程做好充分的准备，或者因为他们可能会对课程的学科领域和/或快节奏感到害怕。 网络指导网络将利用基于网络和移动的工具，以满足STEM学生的需求。这些工具旨在指导和授权少数民族和代表性不足的学生访问，研究，组织，跟踪和实现他们的职业选择。CyberMentoring Network为学生提供了一种简单的方式，可以从任何地理位置与同行和STEM导师（教育工作者和从业者）进行沟通和互动，创建支持网络，并访问有关STEM职业的信息。