NSF Symposium: Innovations in the Undergraduate Curriculum Fostered by the CCLI Program

美国化学会（ACS）秋季全国会议将在马萨诸塞州波士顿（2010年）、科罗拉多州丹佛（2011年）和宾夕法尼亚州费城（2012年）举行，会议将组织召开三个题为“美国国家科学基金会催化的本科课程创新”的专题讨论会。在2010年、2011年和2012年三次不同的春季区域会议上，正在组织和召开三个题为“支持本科教育的NSF项目”的专题讨论会。自1987年以来，由美国国家科学基金会主办的专题讨论会已成为美国化学会秋季全国会议化学教育部（CHED）计划的一部分。每次研讨会都为传播和讨论创新项目提供了一个论坛，这些创新项目是通过仪器和实验室改进、课程和课程开发、课程、课程和实验室改进-适应和实施-第一阶段和目前的第一类项目实现的。这些研讨会有很多人参加，轶事和调查证据都表明，它们对其他机构的许多课程改革负有责任。知识价值。邀请最近（过去五年）课程，课程和实验室改进-第一阶段或第一类奖项的获得者讨论他们所在学院和大学的本科科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）课程中实施的创新和改进。专题讨论会强调了在课程改革中起关键作用的创新项目，为那些已经进行创新的人与那些刚刚开始探索实施变革手段的人提供了一个讨论论坛。在区域会议上，除了CCLI之外，本科教育司提供的项目也被强调，其预期结果与全国会议上的专题讨论会相同。更广泛的影响。专题讨论会提供了向更广泛的受众传播成功的CCLI项目的手段。在全国ACS会议上，教职员工经常参加处理他们研究领域的会议，而牺牲了处理科学教育问题的会议。这些专题讨论会提供了一个论坛，在一个相对紧凑的时间框架和地点提供有价值的信息。地区会议上的专题讨论会为教师提供了国家科学基金会项目的机会，特别是那些在两年制院校的教师，他们可能因为各种原因而不能参加国家会议。在研讨会上建立的个人联系通常会在稍后进行。正在进行的网站http://www.radford.edu/nsfsymposium为各种NSF赞助的项目，NSF计划以及有关本科课程中各种创新的部门和个人结果提供了方便的信息来源。

Three Symposia entitled "NSF Catalyzed Innovations in the Undergraduate Curriculum," are being organized and convened at the Fall National Meetings of the American Chemical Society (ACS) to be held in Boston, MA (2010), Denver, CO (2011), and Philadelphia, PA (2012). Three Symposia entitled "NSF Programs That Support Undergraduate Education," are being organized and convened at three different Spring Regional Meetings in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Since 1987, Symposia sponsored by the National Science Foundation have been a part of the Division of Chemical Education (CHED) Program at the Fall National Meetings of the American Chemical Society. Each Symposium has provided a forum for the dissemination and discussion of innovative projects made possible through the Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement, the Course and Curriculum Development, and the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement-Adaptation and Implementation - Phase I, and current -Type 1 Programs. These Symposia have been well attended and both anecdotal and survey evidence suggest they have been responsible for numerous curricular changes at other institutions. Intellectual Merit. Recipients of recent (last five years) Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement-Phase I or -Type 1 awards are invited to discuss the innovations and improvements that have been implemented into the undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curriculum at their colleges and universities. The Symposia highlight innovative projects that have been pivotal in curricular reforms by providing a forum for discussion between those who have carried out the innovations and those just beginning to explore the means to implement changes. At the Regional Meetings, programs in addition to CCLI offered by the Division of Undergraduate Education are highlighted with the same expected outcomes as the Symposia at the National Meetings. Broader Impact. The Symposia provide a means of dissemination for successful CCLI projects to a broader audience than might otherwise be possible. Faculty members at National ACS Meetings often attend sessions dealing with their research areas at the expense of sessions dealing with science education issues. These Symposia provide a forum in which valuable information is presented in a relatively compact timeframe and at one location. The Symposia at Regional Meetings provide exposure of NSF programs to faculty, especially those at two-year institutions, who may not attend a National Meeting for a variety of reasons. Personal contacts made at the Symposia are often pursued at a later date. The on-going website at http://www.radford.edu/nsfsymposium has provided a convenient source for information about a variety of NSF-sponsored projects, NSF programs, and department and individual results concerning a wide variety of innovations made in the undergraduate curriculum.