EAGER: Building an Ecosystem for Broadening Participation for Computing: 4-H and the Land-Grant University System

EAGER：建立一个扩大计​​算参与的生态系统：4-H 和赠地大学系统

• 批准号: 1940300
• 负责人: Kathleen Lodl
• 金额: $ 29.73万
• 依托单位: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-10-01 至 2020-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1940300&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; Building; Ecosystem; Broadening; Participation

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), in collaboration with the National 4-H Council, proposes a project to advance effective practices for broadening participation in computing (BPC) in out-of-school-time programs by engaging computer science (CS) faculty and departments at land-grant universities (LGUs) in 4-H programs using entrepreneurial models and tools. The project is aligned with the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate's (CISE) effort to engage its Principal Investigators (PIs) and their academic departments in meaningful BPC activities. It will advance knowledge on developing a sustainable ecosystem for dissemination and promotion of computational literacy among rural youth, youth from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, girls, minorities (particularly African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and American Indians), and youth with disabilities. The ecosystem comprises national youth organizations (e.g., 4-H), corporations (e.g., Google, Microsoft), CS departments at LGUs, and K-12 schools. This project will involve CISE-funded PIs and the 4-H units at four LGUs to achieve three objectives: 1. Implement and assess a collaborative strategic planning and resource development process for BPC that engages LGU CS departments and 4-H programs in four partner states. 4-H programs will collaborate with their local CS departments to collaboratively develop and implement a plan for BPC that builds on their specific strengths. Lessons learned will be adapted and shared as models for action for other CS departments. 2. Expand an existing Computer Science Professional Development Toolkit by developing additional resources for supporting equity and inclusion in CS and developing computational thinking. 3. Expand access to the developed strategic models and tools for LGU CS departments and 4-H programs across the country. Existing communication with 4-H digital channels that reach Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) professionals, including BPCnet.org and others, will be used to reach a wider audience.Research questions will include: What are the challenges and opportunities for CS departments and state 4-H programs as they create a collaborative plan of action for BPC in their state? What resources are needed to support CS departments and state 4-H programs as they create and execute this plan? and What is the impact of a blended learning model of professional development on the confidence and competence of 4-H professionals, educators, university students and volunteers who facilitate CS experiences?This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

内布拉斯加州林肯大学（UNL）与国家4-H委员会合作，提出了一个项目，通过在4-H计划中，使用Entrepreneurial模型和工具与4-H计划中的项目（LGUS）在4-H计划中参与计算机科学（CS）教职员工（CS）教师（CS）教师（CS）教师（CS），以扩大计算机（BPC）的有效实践。该项目与国家科学基金会的计算机和信息科学与工程局（CISE）的努力保持一致，以使其主要研究人员（PIS）及其学术部门从事有意义的BPC活动。它将促进有关开发一个可持续生态系统的知识，以在农村青年中传播和促进计算素养，来自经济弱势背景的青年，女孩，少数民族（尤其是非裔美国人，西班牙裔美国人和美国印第安人）以及残疾人青年。生态系统包括国家青年组织（例如4-H），公司（例如Google，Microsoft），LGUS的CS部门和K-12学校。该项目将涉及CISE资助的PI和四个LGU的4-H单元，以实现三个目标：1。为BPC实施和评估与LGU CS部门和四个合作伙伴的4-H计划的协作战略计划和资源开发过程。 4-H计划将与当地的CS部门合作，为BPC制定和实施基于其特定优势的BPC计划。经验教训将被改编并作为其他CS部门行动的模型共享。 2.通过开发支持公平和包含在CS和开发计算思维的其他资源来扩展现有的计算机科学专业发展工具包。 3.扩大对全国LGU CS部门和4-H计划的开发战略模型和工具的访问。现有的与4-H数字渠道的现有沟通，这些渠道将使用包括bpcnet.org等在内的科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）专业人员，将用于吸引更多的受众群体。研究问题将包括：CS部门和州4-H计划在制定BPC的协作计划时面临哪些挑战和机会？在创建和执行该计划时，需要哪些资源来支持CS部门和规定4-H计划？混合学习模型的专业发展模型对促进CS经验的4-H专业人员，教育工作者，大学生和志愿者的信心和能力有什么影响？该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的审查标准来通过评估来获得支持的。