MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNIV MIAMI BRIDGE PROGRAM

迈阿密戴德社区学院-大学迈阿密桥项目

• 批准号: 6205430
• 负责人: MICHAEL S. GAINES
• 金额: $ 63.87万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CORAL GABLES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-09-01 至 2005-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6205430
• 关键词: curriculum; education evaluation /planning; science education; university; university student; workshop

In this continuation application, we modify and enhance our bridge program over the next three years. Our six goals are to: 1) increase the pool of qualified student applicants; 2) improve the academic competitiveness of bridge students; 3) stimulate student interest in research; 4) stimulate Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) faculty interest in research; 5) promote innovative teaching by MDCC faculty; and 6) facilitate the development of new science courses at MDCC. We have a set of measurable objectives for each of these goals that we will use to evaluate our progress. We propose the following activities to accomplish the program goals: (1) initiate a more aggressive student recruiting program where we reach out to younger students and their parents; (2) continue to offer special courses and workshops to increase the academic competitiveness of bridge students; (3) continue to provide hourly wages for MDCC students dong research with faculty mentors in labs at University of Miami (UM) at a higher hourly rate; (4) increase the number of first- year students we send to national scientific meetings; (5) acculturate students to research through special courses/seminars and also include their parents in the process; (6) continue to rejuvenate community college science teachers with a fellowship program, mini-research grants, funds for travel to national scientific meetings, special workshops in information technology, and seminars and short courses on innovative teaching; (7) preserve teaching grants as an incentive for MDCC and UM faculty to work cooperatively to develop new approaches in undergraduate science instruction; and (8) institutionalize new courses at MDCC.

在这个延续申请中，我们在未来三年内修改和增强了我们的桥梁计划。 我们的六个目标是：1）增加合格学生申请者的数量； 2）提高桥梁学生的学术竞争力； 3）激发学生的研究兴趣； 4）激发迈阿密戴德社区学院（MDCC）教师的研究兴趣； 5）促进MDCC教师的创新教学； 6) 促进 MDCC 新科学课程的开发。 我们为每个目标制定了一套可衡量的目标，我们将用它们来评估我们的进展。 我们建议采取以下活动来实现该计划目标：（1）启动更积极的学生招募计划，接触年龄较小的学生及其家长； （2）继续开设特色课程和工作坊，提高桥梁学生的学术竞争力； (3) 继续为在迈阿密大学 (UM) 实验室与教师导师一起进行研究的 MDCC 学生提供更高的小时工资； (4) 增加一年级学生参加全国科学会议的人数； (5) 通过专门课程/研讨会培养学生的研究能力，并让他们的家长参与其中； (6) 继续通过奖学金计划、小型研究补助金、参加国家科学会议的旅费、信息技术特别讲习班以及创新教学研讨会和短期课程来振兴社区大学科学教师； (7) 保留教学补助金，作为 MDCC 和 UM 教师合作开发本科科学教学新方法的激励措施； (8) 将 MDCC 的新课程制度化。