Virtual Faculty Workshops on TUES Project Development and Implementation

该中心资源项目旨在开发一个虚拟的基于网络的框架，以更好地准备当前和未来的TUES主要研究人员在开发，实施，评估和传播他们的项目。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）开发和广泛使用，为工程和计算机科学教师提供专业发展。已经测试过的五个研讨会正在进行改进，以便在其他STEM学科中使用（这些包括：TUES计划介绍;提案写作策略;项目评估;产生影响：建立可运输的项目;以及更广泛的影响和项目评估）。另外三个主题也正在考虑未来的发展，包括：传播的教师发展，项目的可移植性和传播，以及增加代表性不足的群体的参与，每一个互动的基于网络的讲习班（IWBW）是90分钟长，并在两年的项目过程中提供多次。研讨会会议均匀分布在2013年春季，2013年秋季和2014年春季的时间范围内。每个研讨会都包括预分配和后分配，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NSF PD以及STEM本科教育和评估领导者合作开发。该项目专门帮助TUES资助者和其他科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学院和大学的教师（包括社区学院），以更好地了解他们如何能够：1）改进现有的NSF TUES本科STEM教育项目，2）与评估人员合作，计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;包括教师的变化，传播和扩大参与，以及4）开发，创建和实施TUES特定或其他本科STEM教育项目。更广泛的意义这个项目正在参与超过750个当前NSF TUES资助的项目，代表了大约379所机构，以及打算提交TUES提案的其他教职员工。正在做出特别努力，让社区学院和少数民族服务机构的STEM教师参与进来。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：八个虚拟讲习班，重点是TUES项目的开发、执行和评价;一个项目网站，提供IWBW说明和介绍人、资源、评价工具、登记和其他与项目有关的信息;十个持续的虚拟焦点小组（PI论坛）在TUES PI会议期间组织，并由该项目提供便利，以讨论具体的STEM教育主题;和一个在线的每月电子TUES通讯，包括项目的公告，正在招募合作者，现场测试网站，或教师研讨会的参与者。

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.