Virtual Faculty Workshops on TUES Project Development and Implementation

项目描述此中央资源项目旨在开发一个基于网络的虚拟框架，以更好地为当前和未来的东英科技大学主要研究人员在开发、实施、评估和传播其项目方面做好准备。该项目建立在交互式网络研讨会（IWBW）模型的基础上，该模型由工程和计算机科学NSF项目主任（pd）开发并广泛使用，为工程和计算机科学教师提供专业发展。已经测试的五个研讨会正在改进，以用于其他STEM学科（包括：TUES计划介绍；提案写作策略；项目评估；产生影响：建设可运输项目；以及更广泛的影响和项目评估）。目前正在考虑未来发展的其他三个主题，包括：促进传播的师资发展、项目的可运输性和传播以及增加代表性不足群体的参与。每个基于网络的互动研讨会（IWBWs）时长为90分钟，在为期两年的项目中提供多次。研讨会会议平均分布在2013年春季，2013年秋季和2014年春季的时间框架中。每个研讨会包括作业前和作业后，讨论社区以及在线会议期间与当前NSF pd的问答机会。研讨会的材料由项目团队与前任和现任国家科学基金会博士以及STEM本科教育和评估领域的领导者合作开发。该项目旨在帮助受资助者和大学（包括社区学院）的其他科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）教师更好地了解他们如何：1)改进现有的NSF TUES本科STEM教育项目，2)与评估者合作规划和实施有效的评估，记录TUES项目的影响，3)设计具有广泛影响的教育研究和发展项目；包括教师的改变、传播和扩大参与，以及4)开发、创建和实施东华理工大学特定的或其他本科STEM教育项目。本项目涉及超过750个目前由NSF资助的项目，这些项目代表了379个机构，以及打算提交TUES提案的其他教师。正在作出特别努力，聘请来自社区学院和少数族裔服务机构（MSIs）的STEM教师。学院和大学（以及个别教师）可以参加一个或多个讲习班-但强烈鼓励参加所有8个讲习班。该项目正在开发的具体资源和产品包括：八个虚拟研讨会，重点是TUES项目的开发、实施和评估；一个项目网站，托管IWBW的描述和演示、资源、评估工具、注册和其他项目相关信息；在TUES PI会议期间组织的10个持续的虚拟焦点小组（PI论坛），并由该项目推动，讨论具体的STEM教育主题；以及一份在线电子月刊，包括招聘合作者、实地测试地点或教师研讨会参与者的项目公告。

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThis Central Resource Project seeks to develop a virtual web-based framework to better prepare current and future TUES principal investigators in the development, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of their projects. The project builds upon the Interactive Web-Based Workshop (IWBW) model developed and used extensively by engineering and computer science NSF Program Directors (PDs) to provide professional development for engineering and computer sciences faculty. Five workshops that have already been tested are being refined for use across other STEM disciplines (these include: Introduction to the TUES Program; Proposal Writing Strategies; Project Evaluation; Making an Impact: Building Transportable Projects; and Broader Impacts and Project Evaluation). Three other topics are also are being considered for future development, including: faculty development for dissemination, project transportability and dissemination, and increasing participation of underrepresented groups.Each of the Interactive Web-Based Workshops (IWBWs) is 90 minutes long and is being offered multiple times over the course of the two-year project. The workshop sessions are evenly distributed throughout the combined Spring 2013, Fall 2013, and Spring 2014 timeframe. Each workshop involves pre- and post-assignments, discussion communities as well as Q&A opportunities with current NSF PDs during the on-line sessions. The materials for the workshops are being developed by the project team, in collaboration with former and current NSF PDs and leaders in STEM undergraduate education and evaluation.The project is specifically helping TUES grantees and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty at colleges and universities (including community colleges) to better understand how they can: 1) improve existing NSF TUES undergraduate STEM education projects, 2) work with an evaluator to plan and implement effective evaluations that document the impacts of TUES projects, 3) design educational research and development projects with broad impact; including faculty change, dissemination and broadening participation, and 4) develop, create and implement TUES-specific or other undergraduate STEM education projects.BROADER SIGNIFICANCEThis project is engaging the more than 750 current NSF TUES-funded projects, which represent about 379 institutions, as well as additional faculty members who intend to submit TUES proposals. Special efforts are being conducted to engage STEM faculty from community colleges and from minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Colleges and universities (as well as individual faculty) can participate in one or more workshops - but are being strongly encouraged to participate in all 8 workshops. The specific resources and products being developed by this project include: eight virtual workshops focused on TUES project development, implementation, and evaluation; a project website, hosting IWBW descriptions and presenters, resources, evaluation instruments, registration, and other project related information; ten on-going virtual focus groups (PI Forums) organized during the TUES PI Conference and facilitated by the project to discuss specific STEM education topics; and an online monthly electronic TUES newsletter, including announcements from projects that are recruiting collaborators, field test sites, or faculty workshop participants.