Interactive Learning Modules for Writing Grant Proposals

描述(由申请者提供)：本申请的总体目标是继续我们的挑战，使少数族裔入学率高的机构的教师能够制定和提交有竞争力的研究提案。根据我们过去的经验，竞争更新包括三个方面，将同时进行：1)更新现有单元(14)以及开发、测试和评价两个新的互联网课程单元；2)通过在远程地点举办5个讲习班招聘和培训参与者，并随后参加网络课程；3)继续评估培训单元的技术和内容版本。与最初的计划相比，重大变化包括将课前会议转移到场外，以最大限度地增加来自邻近机构的教职员工人数，并引入机器语言技术，以帮助编辑和包装参与者的助学金撰写工作。在倡议结束时，每个参与者都应该有动力和能力提交一份竞争性的提案。因此，我们与NIGMS的持续伙伴关系将提高少数族裔机构研究人员/赠款作者的技能和能力，增加从事生物医学研究的少数族裔人数，并加强少数族裔机构的整体研究环境。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall objective of this application is to continue our challenge to empower faculty at institutions with high minority enrollment to develop and submit competitive research proposals. Building on our past experience, the competing renewal has three facets which will take place concurrently: 1) up-dating current modules (14) and the development, testing, and evaluation of two new internet course modules; 2) recruitment and training of participants through 5 workshops at remote sites and subsequent participation in the web-based course; 3) continuing evaluation of the training modules for the purpose of technological and content versions. Significant changes from the original program include moving the pre-course conference off-site to maximize the number of faculty participating from contiguous institutions and the introduction of machine language technology to aid in the editing and packaging of participants' grant writing efforts. At the conclusion of the initiative, each participant should be both motivated and empowered to submit a competitive proposal. Thus, our continuing partnership with NIGMS should improve the skills and abilities of researchers/grant writers at minority institutions, increase the number of minorities engaged in biomedical research, and strengthen minority institution's overall research environment.