Work-focused Experiential Learning to Increase STEM Student Retention and Graduation at Two-year Hispanic-serving Institutions

以工作为中心的体验式学习可提高两年制西班牙裔服务机构中 STEM 学生的保留率和毕业率

• 批准号: 1953763
• 负责人: Paul Ross
• 金额: $ 249.56万
• 依托单位: Maricopa County Community College District
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-04-15 至 2025-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1953763&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Work; focused; Experiential; Learning; Increase

With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program, this Track 1 project seeks to provide students with mentored work experiences in computer information systems. Students will have access to on-campus work experiences and externships in businesses and industries. Examples of potential student projects include mobile application development, cybersecurity, and computer support. It is expected that these experiences will increase undergraduate student interest, persistence, and success in computer information systems, as well as in STEM more broadly. To ensure that they are well-prepared for and gain the most from their work experiences, students will receive training on employability skills such as communication, teamwork, and project management. During their work experiences, students will be mentored by faculty, industry professionals, and peers. To strengthen the capacity of faculty to serve all students, including Hispanic students, the project will provide faculty with professional development focused on equity mindset. The framework to provide mentored work experiences will be developed and piloted at Phoenix College, then expanded to four other two-year HSIs in the region. The project also intends to expand this framework to other STEM fields. Through this work, the project aims to develop a replicable model for how two-year institutions can develop work experiences that foster increased student graduation and entry into STEM career pathways.This project seeks to examine how a curriculum that integrates cross-sector partnerships to provide work experiences can enhance STEM learning and retention. Using mixed methods and grounded theory, this project will expand knowledge about: (1) the impact of cross-sector partnerships that support work-focused experiential teaching and learning; (2) systematic ways to maintain and better use cross-sector partnerships; and (3) the degree to which a model of work-focused learning experiences can be adopted at other two-year HSIs and by other STEM fields. Expected results of the project include: development of sustainable mechanisms to foster cross-sector partnerships; increased student retention and workforce readiness; and measurable successes for STEM students, particularly Hispanic students, at two-year HSIs. Significant findings and research results will be presented at meetings of the HSI STEM Hub, at conferences at professional societies that support HSIs, and in academic publications. The HSI Program aims to enhance undergraduate STEM education and build capacity at HSIs. Projects supported by the HSI Program will also generate new knowledge about how to achieve these aims.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.

在改善本科STEM教育的支持下：西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）计划，该轨道1项目旨在为学生提供计算机信息系统方面的指导工作经验。 学生将有机会获得校内工作经验和企业和行业的实习机会。 潜在的学生项目的例子包括移动的应用程序开发，网络安全和计算机支持。 预计这些经验将增加本科生的兴趣，持久性和成功的计算机信息系统，以及在干更广泛。 为了确保他们做好充分的准备，并从他们的工作经验中获得最大的收获，学生将接受就业技能的培训，如沟通，团队合作和项目管理。 在他们的工作经验，学生将由教师，行业专业人士和同行指导。 为了加强教师为所有学生，包括西班牙裔学生服务的能力，该项目将为教师提供以公平心态为重点的专业发展。该框架提供指导工作经验将在凤凰城学院开发和试点，然后扩大到该地区的其他四个两年制的HSIs。该项目还打算将这一框架扩展到其他STEM领域。 通过这项工作，该项目旨在开发一个可复制的模式，说明两年制院校如何培养工作经验，以促进更多学生毕业并进入STEM职业道路。该项目旨在研究整合跨部门合作伙伴关系以提供工作经验的课程如何加强STEM学习和保留。 使用混合方法和接地理论，该项目将扩大知识：（1）支持以工作为中心的体验式教学和学习的跨部门合作伙伴关系的影响;（2）系统的方法来保持和更好地使用跨部门的合作伙伴关系;和（3）在何种程度上以工作为中心的学习经验的模式可以在其他两年制HSIs和其他STEM领域采用。该项目的预期成果包括：发展可持续的机制，以促进跨部门的伙伴关系;提高学生的保留率和劳动力的准备;以及STEM学生，特别是西班牙裔学生，在两年制HSIs取得可衡量的成功。重要的发现和研究成果将在HSI STEM Hub的会议上，在支持HSI的专业学会的会议上以及学术出版物上发表。HSI计划旨在加强本科STEM教育，并建立HSI的能力。HSI计划支持的项目也将产生关于如何实现这些目标的新知识。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

SOCIO-TECHNICAL LEARNING: CONTEXTUALIZING UNDERGRADUATE EXTERNSHIPS TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

• DOI: 10.33965/ijcsis_2022170102
• 发表时间: 2022-07
• 期刊: IADIS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• 作者: Cynthia Pickering;Erik Fisher;P. Ross

Work-focused Experiential Learning to Increase STEM Student Retention and Graduation at Two-year Hispanic-serving Institutions

以工作为中心的体验式学习可提高两年制西班牙裔服务机构中 STEM 学生的保留率和毕业率

• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: ASEE Annual Conference
• 作者: Pickering, C. K.;VanIngen-Dunn, C.;Reyes, M. A.
• 通讯作者: Reyes, M. A.

Five 2-year HSIs Collaborate to Provide Culturally Responsive IT Work-Based Experiences

五家为期 2 年的 HSI 合作提供文化响应式 IT 工作体验

• DOI: 10.18260/1-2--44645
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
• 作者: Pickering, Cynthia;Lopez, Mara;VanIngen-Dunn, Caroline;Pinto, Katy;Gonzalez, Gloria;Garcia, Marcus;Ross, Paul
• 通讯作者: Ross, Paul

One Step at a Time: Deepening Socio-technical Learning in Undergraduate ICT Externships to Bridge the Digital Divide

一步一步：深化本科生 ICT 实习中的社会技术学习，以弥合数字鸿沟

• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: International Conference on Internet Technologies & Society
• 作者: Pickering, Cynthia;Fisher, Erik;Ross, Paul
• 通讯作者: Ross, Paul

Work-based Experiential Learning in IT: Career Enhancement for Underserved Students at a 2-year Hispanic-serving Institution

IT 领域以工作为基础的体验式学习：为 2 年制西班牙裔服务机构中服务不足的学生提供职业提升

• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Proceedings ASEE annual conference
• 作者: Pickering, C.