Collaborative Project Management Institute for Informal Science Institutions

本次研讨会由推进非正式STEM学习（AISL）计划资助，该计划旨在推进非正式环境中STEM学习的设计和开发的新方法和基于证据的理解。这包括提供多种途径，扩大STEM学习经验的获取和参与，推进非正式环境中STEM学习的创新研究和评估，以及发展参与者对深度学习的理解。该项目将举办一个面对面的参与式研讨会，旨在扩大STEM的参与。该项目旨在建设非正式科学机构及其合作伙伴的能力，使其使用基于证据的协作项目管理实践和文化响应方法来管理复杂的伙伴关系工作。该研讨会将为包括科学中心和博物馆在内的ISIs及其研究和社区伙伴之间的有效协作项目管理开发结构并提供工具。为了指导研讨会，参与者将探索文化的一些核心维度，以了解受众、传统上未得到非正式STEM机构服务的社区以及制度差异。参与者将带着具体的、可操作的计划离开，这将使他们能够更有效地实现他们的合作计划。该项目将开发资源，包括项目管理模板的剧本、视频短片、相关研究成果和实地经验的摘要。研讨会的会议记录和资源将在网上与该领域共享，并最终存档于informalscience.org。与会者将建立人力资源专业知识、基础设施和能力，以发展和维持持久的伙伴关系，从而进一步实现其机构扩大STEM参与的愿望。该项目汇集了一个由非正式科学教育和私营行业专业人士组成的经验丰富的多学科团队，以促进对管理研究人员、从业人员和社区利益相关者之间复杂合作所需的技能和工具的了解，这将提高他们在与不同受众合作时的效率。在研讨会期间，参与者将通过使用已定义的协作项目管理流程来思考他们当前的项目工作，以建立理解和信任的基础。完成课程后，参与者将有：(1)代表各方利益的共同宗旨和目标；(2)确定了一些跨文化和组织差异，这些差异需要适应成功的合作；(3)促进基于客观步骤与组织优先级的联合决策；(4)明确项目的可交付成果以及如何衡量成功；(5)确定他们合作中的个人角色和责任。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This workshop is funded by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program, which seeks to advance new approaches to, and evidence-based understanding of, the design and development of STEM learning in informal environments. This includes providing multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences, advancing innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments, and developing understandings of deeper learning by participants. The project will conduct an in-person participatory workshop designed to broaden participation in STEM. The project is designed to build the capacity of informal science institutions (ISIs) and their partners to use evidence-based collaborative project management practices and culturally responsive approaches to manage complex partnership efforts. The workshop will develop structure and provide tools for effective collaborative project management between ISIs including science centers and museums, and their research and community partners. To guide the workshops, participants will explore some core dimensions of culture to understand audiences, communities traditionally underserved by informal STEM institutions, and institutional differences. Participants will leave with concrete, actionable plans that will enable them to more effectively bring their collaboration plans to fruition. The project will develop resources including a playbook of project management templates, video vignettes, and summaries of relevant research findings and lessons from the field. Proceedings and resources from the workshop will be shared online with the field and ultimately archived on informalscience.org.Conference participants will build the human resource expertise, infrastructure, and capacity needed to develop and maintain lasting partnerships that will further their institutions' aspirations to broaden participation in STEM. The project brings together an experienced, multidisciplinary team from informal science education and private industry professionals to advance knowledge of the skills and tools needed for managing complex collaborations between researchers, practitioners, and community stakeholders that will increase their effectiveness when working with diverse audiences. During the workshop, participants will think through their current project work by using a defined collaborative project management process to build a foundation of understanding and trust. Upon completion of the Institute, participants will have: (1) a shared purpose and goals that represent the interests of all parties; (2) identified some cross cultural and organizational differences that need to be accommodated for successful collaboration; (3) fostered joint decision making based on objective steps vs priorities of one organization; and (4) clarified deliverables of their project and how to measure success; (5)identified individual roles and responsibilities within their collaboration.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.