FYI. These workshops are offered by AAAS. Please contact Yolanda George
ygeo...@aaas.org<mailto:ygeo...@aaas.org> for more information.
From: Gerard Boulin [mailto:gbou...@aaas.org]
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 4:41 PM
To: Gerard Boulin
Subject: Free Online Workshops To Enhance NSF Educational Proposals and
Projects - Register Now!
Dear Colleague:
Are you interested in giving your faculty a competitive edge in writing
proposals for educational research and development projects such as those
supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Transforming Undergraduate
Education in STEM (TUES) Program {formerly the Course, Curriculum and
Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program} or for research projects with
significant educational components (e.g., the BRIGE and CAREER programs)? Then
you will want to make arrangements for them to participate as a group in one or
more of the 21 upcoming NSF sponsored Interactive Web-based Workshops (IWBWs)
all of which will be presented by former NSF Program Directors in the Division
of Undergraduate Education.
The Virtual Faculty Collaborative (AAAS, Louisiana State University, and Higher
Education Services) is offering a series of Interactive Web-Based Workshops
(IWBWs) on topics that are important in preparing proposals and in implementing
funded undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
education projects. This project is funded by the National Science Foundation
(NSF), Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM (TUES) Program– which is a
program of the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE).
Workshop Topics
Individual workshops, which will last for two hours, will focus on:
***Developing an understanding of the NSF TUES Program
***Incorporating effective strategies into an educational proposal
***Defining project goals, expected outcomes, and evaluation questions
***Working with an evaluator to develop a project evaluation plan
***Addressing NSF’s broader impacts expectations in a project
***Designing a project for impact and transportability
Workshop Format
These workshops are intended for all STEM faculty members that are planning NSF
educational proposals or already have a funded project. They are designed to
engage local groups of participants in discussions of issues related to the
workshop topic that will enable local sites to interact with the entire virtual
group, and to be provided with information and insights on each of these
discussion items by workshop presenters.
Because of this distributed organization, only groups of STEM faculty at a site
may participate and each group must have a local facilitator who will work with
the presenters to organize the local activities and interact with the Presenter
in coordinating the workshop presentation. Those interested in serving as a
facilitator must submit an application for each IWBW they wish to hold at their
site. More information on facilitating an IWBW and on the application process
is provided at FACILITATORS<http://ehrweb01.aaas.org/stem-iwbw/facilitators/>
link.
Workshop Schedule
Each IWBW will be offered multiple times between March 12 and May 1, 2013. The
workshop sessions are scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at
1:00-3:00 or 3:00-5:00 Eastern Time. Additional information about the IWBW
content, schedule, and presenters is available at the
WORKSHOP<http://ehrweb01.aaas.org/stem-iwbw/workshops/> link.
Registration
To register for one or more NSF TUES IWBWs, please access the
site<http://ehrweb01.aaas.org/stem-iwbw/register/>. If you have questions
about the IWBWs, please email Yolanda George at
ygeo...@aaas.org<mailto:ygeo...@aaas.org>.
Sincerely,
IWBWs Leadership Team <http://ehrweb01.aaas.org/stem-iwbw/leadership-team/>
