Collaborative Research: A Chautauqua Program for the 21st Century

合作研究：21 世纪肖托夸计划

• 批准号: 1323146
• 负责人: Stephen Cooper
• 金额: $ 14.53万
• 依托单位: Stanford University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-10-01 至 2016-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1323146&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Chautauqua; Program; 21st

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.

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，并且那些从我们的课程毕业的人必须注册由敬业且知识渊博的教师教授的高质量课程，这些课程涉及与科学、技术和数学相关的主题。 21世纪。为了让高等教育教师在这个快速变化的世界中保持技能，专业发展的机会必须充足、具有成本效益且有意义。该项目代表了为寻求提高教学技能或寻求拓展新领域的教师实现普遍专业发展目标的第一步。为大学教师举办的肖托夸专业发展讲习班是一项运行了近二十年的成功项目的成果。在项目期间，数千名教师接受了最新研究主题和教育实践的重要培训。肖托夸系列对于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 年停产。通过该项目，正在开发一个具有成本效益且可持续的 21 世纪肖托夸计划模型。 该模型充分利用基于互联网的会议和协作技术（包括类似 MOOC 的方法）来降低成本并提高影响力。通过该项目开发的第二代肖托夸短期课程模型将成为未来实施高等教育教师综合专业发展战略的资源。 来自代表性不足群体的教师或在招收大量代表性不足学生的项目中任教的教师将成为参与的目标，这意味着该项目可以有助于扩大 STEM 的参与。