Interactive Learning Modules for Writing Grant Proposals

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请的总体目标是继续我们的挑战，赋予少数民族入学率高的机构的教师开发和提交有竞争力的研究提案的能力。根据我们过去的经验，竞争更新有三个方面，将同时进行：1)更新现有模块（14），开发、测试和评估两个新的网络课程模块；2)通过5个远程研讨会招募和培训参与者，随后参加网络课程；3)为技术版和内容版继续评估培训模块。与原来的项目相比，重大的变化包括将课前会议移至校外，以最大限度地增加来自相邻机构的教师参与，并引入机器语言技术，以帮助编辑和包装参与者的资助写作工作。在倡议结束时，每个参与者都应该被激励和授权提交一份竞争性提案。因此，我们与NIGMS的持续合作应该能够提高少数族裔机构的研究人员/拨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.