Advanced Technological Education Principal Investigators Garnering Useful Instruction on Developing [Project] Effectiveness (ATE PI GUIDE)

该项目正在探索一种“多对多”同伴指导计划，该计划使用面对面和电子手段相结合的方式，使ATE项目主任社区内的隐性知识变得明确。该项目积极地让经验丰富的ATE pi社区参与进来，反思哪些指导在他们刚开始时对他们最有帮助，并为新的ATE pi提供持久的资源。特别是，项目管理（例如，管理人员，管理资金和管理运营）和变更管理（例如，在关键选区之间建立和维持支持，预测和调整不断变化的运营条件，并将项目活动制度化）的关键技能作为最佳实施复杂项目所需的技能进行了探索。该项目正在开发一个网站，其特点是：(a)至少10个有经验的pi讨论这两个主题的短视频片段，(b)书面案例研究，以及(c)一个经过审核的电子实践社区，在新手和有经验的pi之间建立同伴指导网络。预计这些工具也将对未来的私人投资项目和最近拒绝奖励的私人投资项目有用。网站上提供的各种材料（文本和视频）可以吸引各种学习风格。

This project is exploring a "many-to-many" peer mentorship scheme that makes explicit the tacit knowledge within the ATE project director community using a combination of in-person and electronic means. The project is actively engaging the community of experienced ATE PIs in reflecting on what guidance would have proven most helpful to them when they were starting out, and providing a persistent resource for new ATE PIs. In particular, key skills in the nuts and bolts of project management (e.g., managing people, managing funds, and managing operations), and change management (e.g., building and sustaining support among key constituencies, anticipating and adjusting to changing operational conditions, and institutionalizing the project's activities within the core operations of host units) are explored as being required for optimal implementation of complex projects. The project is developing a web site that features: (a) at least 10 short video segments of the experienced PIs discussing these two topics, (b) written case studies, and (c) a moderated electronic community of practice to build peer mentoring networks among novice and experienced PIs. It is expected that these tools will also be useful to prospective PIs and those recently declined for awards. The variety of materials to be offered on the site (text and video) can be expected to appeal to a variety of learning styles.