Collaborative Research: A Chautauqua Program for the 21st Century

为了让我们的国家保持竞争优势，我们必须增加合格的STEM专业人员的数量，那些从我们的项目毕业的人必须参加高质量的课程，由有吸引力和知识渊博的教师教授，与21世纪相关的主题。为了让高等教育教师在这个快速变化的世界中保持他们的技能，专业发展的机会必须是丰富的、经济有效的和有意义的。对于那些寻求提高自己的教学技能或寻求拓展到一个新领域的教师来说，这个项目代表了实现无处不在的专业发展目标的第一步。肖托夸大学教师专业发展研讨会源于一个成功运作了近二十年的项目。在项目期间，数千名教师接受了最新研究课题和教育实践的重要培训。肖托夸系列对那些寻求扩大其资助项目影响的研究人员也发挥了重要作用。最初的肖托夸系列由于各种因素于2007年停止。通过这个项目，正在开发一个具有成本效益和可持续发展的21世纪肖托夸项目的模型。这种模式充分利用了基于互联网的会议和协作技术，包括类似mooc的方法，以降低成本并增加影响。通过该项目开发的第二代肖托夸短期课程模式将作为未来高等教育教师全面专业发展战略实施的资源。来自代表性不足群体的教师或在代表性不足的学生大量入学的项目中教学的教师都是参与的目标，这意味着该项目可以扩大STEM的参与。

In order for our nation to maintain its competitive edge, it is imperative that we increase the number of qualified STEM professionals and that those who do graduate from our programs enroll in high-quality courses, taught by engaging and knowledgeable faculty, about topics relevant in the 21st century. In order for higher education faculty to maintain their skills in this rapidly changing world, opportunities for professional development must be abundant, cost effective, and meaningful. This project represents a first step in achieving a goal of ubiquitous professional development for faculty who seek to improve their pedagogical skills or who seek to branch out into a new area of endeavor. The Chautauqua professional development workshops for university faculty resulted from a successful program that operated for nearly two decades. Over the project duration, thousands of faculty received vital training in up-to-date research topics and educational practices. The Chautauqua series also played an important role for investigators who sought to broaden the impact from their funded projects. The original Chautauqua series ceased in 2007 due to various factors. Through this project, a model for a cost effective and sustainable 21st century version of the Chautauqua program is being developed. This model takes full advantage of internet-based conferencing and collaborating technologies, including MOOC-like approaches, to reduce cost and increase impact. The model for the second generation of Chautauqua short courses to be developed through this project will serve as a resource for the implementation of a comprehensive professional development strategy for higher education faculty into the future. Faculty who are from underrepresented groups or who are teaching in programs with significant enrollment of underrepresented students are being targeted for participation, meaning that this project could serve to broaden participation in STEM.