RCN-UBE: Course-based Undergraduate Research Network 2

RCN-UBE：基于课程的本科生研究网络 2

基本信息

批准号：
1730273
负责人：
Erin Dolan
金额：
$ 49.99万
依托单位：
University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2017
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2017-09-01 至 2023-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1730273&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
RCN UBE Course based Undergraduate

项目摘要

National calls to improve undergraduate biology education have advocated for widespread engagement of students in research. Undergraduate researchers report gains in their ability to think and work like scientists and increased interest in and enjoyment of science. They are also more likely to pursue further education and careers in science and research, which drive the nation's progress and economic prosperity. Yet, research experiences are typically structured as internships, which limits the number of students who can participate. In response, colleges and universities have begun to transform their laboratory courses into scalable research experiences, called Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs). Students who participate in CUREs achieve many of the same gains as students who participate in research internships, but there are colleges and universities that have yet to integrate CUREs into their undergraduate curricula - especially colleges and universities that enroll significant proportions of students from under-represented and under-served backgrounds. The CURE Network 2 (CUREnet 2) will take a multi-pronged approach to build capacity for CUREs at Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) and other under-resourced colleges and universities. As a result, broader and more diverse populations of students will have access to research experiences. CUREnet 2 will also support networking and collaboration to understand what makes CUREs effective for student learning and development and to maximize the effectiveness, impact, and long-term sustainability of CURE instruction.CUREnet 2 aims to support the national shift in undergraduate lab instruction toward student engagement in research. CUREnet 2 is designed in response to educational needs and according to theories of change in higher education, thereby maximizing its likelihood of impact and success. With leadership representing seven universities and colleges, including four HBCUs, CUREnet 2 will build national capacity for CURE instruction by: (1) Offering campus-based faculty professional development on CURE instruction; (2) Supporting the development of cross-institution CUREs and acquisition of resources needed to support undergraduate research; (3) Convening meetings to synthesize research in education, cognitive science, psychology, and learning sciences to understand how CUREs influence student learning and development and to plan collaborations to develop needed assessment frameworks, methods, and tools; (4) Convening meetings to identify problems and solutions for sustaining CUREs over time; (5) Improving the functionality, sustainability, and widespread use of the CUREnet website; and (6) Sharing information and resources among CURE-related networks. Ultimately, CUREnet 2 will help ensure the availability and effectiveness of research opportunities for a broad and diverse population of undergraduates early enough to make a difference in their academic and career trajectories.This project is being jointly funded by the Directorate for Biological Sciences and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education as part of their efforts to address the challenges posed in Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action (http://visionandchange.org/finalreport/). This project is also co-funded by the Division of Human Resources Development (HBCU-UP) in the EHR directorate.

国家呼吁改善本科生物学教育的呼吁，主张学生在研究方面的广泛参与。本科研究人员报告说，他们能够像科学家一样思考和工作的能力增长，并增加对科学的兴趣和享受。他们也更有可能在科学和研究领域进行进一步的教育和职业，这推动了国家的进步和经济繁荣。但是，研究经验通常是作为实习构成的，这限制了可以参加的学生人数。作为回应，大学和大学已经开始将其实验室课程转变为可扩展的研究经验，称为基于课程的本科研究经验（治疗）。参加治疗方法的学生与参与研究实习的学生取得了许多相同的收益，但是有些大学尚未将治疗方法纳入其本科课程，尤其是学院和大学，这些学院和大学招募了来自人为不足的学生大量的学生和服务不足的背景。 Cure Network 2（Curenet 2）将采用多管齐下的方法，以在历史悠久的黑人学院和大学（HBCUS）和其他资源不足的学院和大学中建立能力。结果，更广泛，更多样化的学生将获得研究经验。 Curenet 2还将支持网络和协作，以了解如何使学生学习和发展有效，并最大程度地提高治疗指导的有效性，影响和长期可持续性。Curenet2旨在支持本科生对学生的国家转变参与研究。 Curenet 2是根据教育需求和高等教育变化理论而设计的，从而最大程度地发挥了影响和成功的可能性。领导力代表七所大学和大学，包括四个HBCUS，Curenet 2将建立国家治疗教学能力：（1）为基于校园的教师专业发展提供治疗指导；（2）支持跨机构治疗的发展和支持本科研究所需的资源；（3）召集会议，以综合教育，认知科学，心理学和学习科学方面的研究，以了解治疗方法如何影响学生的学习和发展，并计划合作以开发所需的评估框架，方法和工具；（4）召集会议，以确定随着时间的推移维持治疗方法的问题和解决方案；（5）改善馆网站的功能，可持续性和广泛使用；（6）在与治疗相关的网络之间共享信息和资源。最终，Curenet 2将有助于确保足够早的本科生的研究机会的可用性和有效性，以改变其学术和职业轨迹。该项目正在由生物科学局和该局共同资助。对于教育和人力资源，本科教育的划分是他们为解决本科生物学教育愿景和变化所带来的挑战的努力的一部分：行动呼吁（http://visionandchange.org/finalreport/）。该项目还由EHR局的人力资源开发部（HBCU-UP）共同资助。