Institution-wide Reform of SME&T Undergraduate Education

翻译后摘要：本提案中要求将允许佛罗里达A M大学发起机构范围内的中小企业T课程的改革。 大学校长将担任主要调查员。 日常活动将由项目主任指导，他将是学术事务的副总裁。项目主任将与院长，系主任和教师和学生的建议活动的实施接口。 首席研究员将接受课程改革委员会的咨询指示，该委员会由大学社区各部门的教师代表组成。 将利用该项目的资金开展的具体活动包括： 1. 开发一门多学科的普通科学课程，采用综合合作教学模式，并采用探究形式。 本课程将最初作为一个学期的序列开发，并在第二年扩展到两个学期的序列。这两个学期的顺序将满足核心课程（非科学专业）的一般科学教育要求， 2. 实施结构化的教师专业发展计划，使教师能够利用当前的技术进步来提高他们的教学技能， 3. 发展创新的中小企业培训教学方法，包括充分利用现有技术，将学习过程从被动活动转变为学生积极参与的活动， 4. 实施在这一努力中发起的实验性改革活动，以此作为改变大学所有学院目前教学做法的一个楔子。 在完成本提案所述的改革后，预计FAMU毕业生将： 1. 理解自然世界的独特性，欣赏生命与宇宙之间的关系， 2. B e技术上知情的公民谁可以从事有关科学和技术主题的智能讨论， 3. 理解和利用科学相关的过程和原则，以导航日常生活的抛出， 4. 适应并适应由于技术社会的发展而产生的不断变化， 5. 成为21世纪有才华和创造力的科学家和工程师，并担任富有创造力的热情教师，将科学的兴奋传递给下一代公民。

Abstract: requested in this proposal will allow Florida A&M University to initiate institution-wide reform of the SME&T curricula. The President of the University will serve as the principal investigator. Day-to-day activities will be directed by the project director, who will be an Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. The project director will interface with the Deans, department chairs and faculty and students for the implementation of the proposed activities. The principal investigator will receive advisory directives from the curriculum reform committee, consisting of the faculty representatives from various sectors of the university community. The specific activities to be implemented with funds from this project include: 1. the development of a multi-disciplinary general science course that uses an integrated cooperative instruction model incorporating an inquiry format. This course will be developed initially as a one semester sequence, and expanded in the second year to a two semester sequence. This two semester sequence will satisfy the general science education requirement for the core curriculum (for non-science majors), 2. the implementation of a structured faculty professional development program that will enable faculty to utilize the current technological advances to enhance their teaching skills, 3. the development of innovative methods of delivery of SME&T instructions that include ample use of current technology to transform the learning process from a passive activity to one in which the students are active participants, 4. the implementation of the experimental reform activities that are initiated in this effort as a wedge to modify current teaching practices of all faculty at the university. Upon completion of the reform described in this proposal, it is expected that FAMU graduates will: 1. understand the uniqueness of the natural world and appreciate the relationship between life and the universe, 2. b e technically informed citizens who can engage in intelligent discussions about science and technical topics, 3. understand and utilize science related processes and principles to navigate the throws of everyday life, 4. adapt to and become comfortable with the constant changes that result from the development of a more technological society, 5. become talented and creative scientists and engineers for the 21st centry, and serve as creative enthusiastic teachers who convey the excitement of science to the next generation of citizens.