Undergraduate Research Center-Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education

化学部的奖项支持建立本科生研究中心（URC），这是普渡大学，伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校，鲍尔州立大学，东北伊利诺伊大学，橄榄哈维学院，哈罗德华盛顿学院，莫雷恩谷学院，杜佩奇学院和芝加哥州立大学的合作努力。 PI是加布里埃拉韦弗与coPI，弗雷德莱特尔，罗伯特莫里斯，普拉蒂巴瓦尔马纳尔逊和唐纳德温克。 这项合作被称为教育中的真实科学实践中心（CASPiE），其主要目标是为第一年和第二年的化学课程创建实验室模块，为学生提供每学期2-3个研究项目的学习经验。 这些项目将利用先进的仪器，并在一个平行于真实的研究实践的过程中，每学期最初吸引多达500名学生。 实验将教授基本的化学技能和概念，但将是跨学科的，涉及由化学，生物化学，化学生物学，药物化学，食品科学和化学工程教师开发的真实研究项目。 来自普渡大学和其他合作机构的研究教师团队与社区学院和其他主要本科院校的教师合作，这些实验室模块将用于开发这些实验室课程的研究模块。 同行领导的团队学习（PLTL）模型将被纳入实验室计划，利用最近完成课程的本科生，以促进学习技能，如文献检索，分析数据的方法，以及以海报和口头形式展示研究结果。 该中心将建立一个在线仪器资源，为学生提供远程访问自动化，研究水平的仪器。 该仪器网络将提供给所有中心机构的学生。 除了在实验室模块中使用外，它还将帮助PUI教师参与者开发研究项目，从而提高他们自己的研究能力，这些机构的学生可以参与研究。 该奖项将通过学生进行的化学研究来推进发现，同时促进他们的化学学习。 CASPiE合作项目旨在开发一种教育模式，吸引和欢迎在科学领域代表性不足的妇女和少数民族。将采用定性和定量工具对项目目标进行总结性和形成性评价。 来自印第安纳州大学的威廉布恩将指导评估。 多学科活动办公室，数学和物理科学理事会共同资助这个奖项。

The award from the Chemistry Division supports the establishment of an Undergraduate Research Center (URC) as a collaborative effort involving Purdue University, the University of Illinois-Chicago, Ball State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Olive Harvey College, Harold Washington College, Moraine Valley College, College of DuPage and Chicago State University. The PI is Gabriela Weaver with coPIs, Fred Lytle, Robert Morris, Pratibha Varma-Nelson and Donald Wink. This collaboration, called the Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education (CASPiE), has as its main objective to create laboratory modules for first and second year chemistry courses that will provide students with learning experiences from 2-3 research based projects each semester. The projects will utilize advanced instrumentation and engage initially up to 500 students per semester in a process that parallels authentic research practice. The experiments will teach fundamental chemistry skills and concepts but will be interdisciplinary, involving authentic research projects developed by faculty in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Medicinal Chemistry, Food Science and Chemical Engineering. Teams of research faculty from Purdue and the other partner institutions working with faculty from community colleges and other primarily undergraduate institutions where these lab modules will be used will develop the research modules for these lab courses. The Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model will be incorporated into the laboratory program utilizing undergraduates who have recently completed the course to facilitate learning skills such as literature searches, approaches to analyze data, and presentation of findings in poster and oral formats. The center will establish an online instrumentation resource that will provide students with remote access to automated, research level instrumentation. This network of instruments will be available to students in all the Center institutions. Besides its use in the laboratory modules, it will help PUI faculty participants develop research projects so their own research capacity is enhanced and the students at these institutions can participate in research. This award will advance discovery through the chemical research that is conducted by the students while promoting their learning of chemistry. The CASPiE collaborative is intended to develop an educational model that will be engaging and welcoming for women and ethnic minorities who are underrepresented in science. Qualitative and quantitative tools will be employed to provide summative and formative evaluation of project goals. William Boone from Indiana University will direct the assessment. The Office of Multidisciplinary Activities, Directorate of Mathematics and Physical Sciences cofunds this award.