Collaborative Research: Conference on Cyberlearning Tools for STEM Education

STEM网络学习工具会议(CyTSE)汇集了科学家、网络学习开发人员、教育研究人员、STEM教育工作者(正式和非正式)、课程开发人员和其他为K-12 STEM网络学习和劳动力准备议程做出贡献的利益攸关方。合作者包括西北大学、科罗拉多大学博尔德分校和WGBH教育基金会。这次信息丰富的会议将作为NSTA的会前研讨会举行。会议计划包括知名网络基础设施和网络学习专业人士的主旨演讲、关于网络学习和STEM教育未来的专家小组、与会者动手演示网络学习工具，以及互动海报会议。海报会议的潜在主题包括新兴技术、设计和开发、技术挑战和解决方案、实施和整合以及研究和评估。会议的第二天将包括教师专业发展研讨会，以及深入设计焦点小组、开发人员集成和互操作性研讨会，以及强调制定网络学习研究议程的会议。其他交付成果包括会议的视频概述(为无法出席的人提供)、一份提出网络学习研究议程的白皮书，以及一项评估研究，以衡量会议对与会者的影响。一系列会议后的网络研讨会将由WGBH的教师领域主办，并在他们的Facebook、CLASHORY 2.0和Science Ning网站上公布，以鼓励持续的合作。预计这次为期两天的会议将弥合利益攸关方社区之间的差距，并揭示有助于制定全面研究议程的重要趋势和问题。

The Conference on Cyberlearning Tools for STEM (CyTSE) brings together scientists, cyberlearning developers, educational researchers, STEM educators (formal and informal), curriculum developers and other stakeholders that contribute to the agenda on K-12 STEM cyberlearning and workforce preparation. Collaborators include Northwestern University, University of Colorado at Boulder, and the WGBH Educational Foundation. This informative meeting will be held as a NSTA pre-conference workshop. The conference plan includes keynote presentations by prominent cyberinfrastructure and cyberlearning professionals, an expert panel on cyberlearning and the future of STEM education, hands-on demonstrations of cyberlearning tools for participants, and interactive poster sessions. Potential tracks for the poster sessions include emerging technologies, design and development, technical challenges and solutions, implementation and integration, and research and evaluation. The second day of the conference will include teacher professional development workshops, as well as in-depth design focus groups, developer integration and interoperability workshops, and a session emphasizing the development of a cyberlearning research agenda. Additional deliverables include a video overview of the conference (for those unable to attend), a white paper proposing a cyberlearning research agenda, and an evaluation study to measure the impact of the conference on participants. A series of post-conference webinars will be hosted by WGBH's Teachers' Domain and publicized on their Facebook, Classroom 2.0, and Science Ning sites to encourage ongoing collaboration. It is anticipated that this two-day conference will bridge gaps between the stakeholder communities and expose important trends and issues that will contribute to a comprehensive research agenda.