Collaborative Research: CyberTraining: Implementation: Medium: Transforming the Molecular Science Research Workforce through Integration of Programming in University Curricula

协作研究：网络培训：实施：中：通过将编程融入大学课程来改变分子科学研究人员队伍

• 批准号: 2321044
• 负责人: Jessica Nash
• 金额: $ 79.26万
• 依托单位: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2027-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2321044&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; CyberTraining; Implementation; Medium

There is a growing recognition that the modern technical STEM workforce requires competence in computation, programming, data literacy, and more. While there is broad consensus that science curricula should teach computational and programming skills, achieving this goal can be difficult due to a lack of high-quality and available materials, time constraints in the existing curriculum, and lack of instructor expertise. This project will adopt a multifaceted approach to transform the molecular sciences research workforce by introducing programming, data, and computation in university curricula by developing high-quality, reusable, discipline-specific curricular materials that adopt advanced cyberinfrastructure skills and technology into the existing molecular sciences curricula. This proposal has three components: (1) A Faculty Fellows Program will provide training and mentorship for selected faculty developing curricular resources. (2) A library of well-vetted modular, reusable curricular resources developed by Faculty Fellows; and (3) Educator Training and support provided through professional development workshops and a professional learning community for science educators.Programming, data, and computation have become essential skills for scientific research, but are often underdeveloped in early career scientists such as graduate students. This project develops a multifaceted approach that will transform the molecular sciences research workforce through early introduction of programming, data, and computation in university curricula. This program will broaden participation in the research workforce through faculty training and development targeted at educators serving underserved groups. Faculty training is central to this proposal - this project will provide professional development workshops aimed at faculty at minority-serving institutions (MSIs),and a longer-term Faculty Fellows program that will yield training materials that can be used across many institutions. Early integration of cyberinfrastructure (CI) skills into the university curriculum will ensure that students have core CI competencies as they begin scientific research, having a transformative effect on the nation's research workforce.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.

人们越来越认识到，现代技术STEM劳动力需要在计算，编程，数据素养等方面的能力。虽然人们普遍认为科学课程应该教授计算和编程技能，但由于缺乏高质量和可用的材料，现有课程的时间限制以及缺乏教师专业知识，实现这一目标可能很困难。该项目将采用多方面的方法，通过在大学课程中引入编程，数据和计算，通过开发高质量，可重复使用，特定学科的课程材料，将先进的网络基础设施技能和技术引入现有的分子科学课程，来改造分子科学研究人员。该建议有三个组成部分：（1）教师研究员计划将为选定的教师开发课程资源提供培训和指导。(2)一个经过严格审查的模块化，可重复使用的课程资源库，由教师研究员开发;（3）通过专业发展研讨会和专业学习社区为科学教育工作者提供教育培训和支持。编程，数据和计算已经成为科学研究的基本技能，但在早期职业科学家中，如研究生，往往不发达。该项目开发了一种多方面的方法，将通过在大学课程中早期引入编程，数据和计算来改变分子科学研究人员。该计划将通过针对服务不足群体的教育工作者的教师培训和发展来扩大研究人员的参与。教师培训是这项建议的核心-该项目将为少数群体服务机构的教师提供专业发展讲习班，以及一个长期的教师研究员方案，该方案将产生可在许多机构使用的培训材料。尽早将网络基础设施（CI）技能融入大学课程，将确保学生在开始科学研究时具备核心CI能力，对国家的研究队伍产生变革性影响。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。