GP-IMPACT: Geosciences Streamlined Pipeline And Research for Community Colleges (Geo-SPARCC)

GP-IMPACT：地球科学简化了社区大学的流程和研究 (Geo-SPARCC)

基本信息

批准号：
1801306
负责人：
Renee Clary
金额：
$ 32.56万
依托单位：
Mississippi State University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2018-08-01 至 2023-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1801306&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
GP IMPACT Geosciences Streamlined Pipeline

项目摘要

Increased participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is an area of national concern, especially as enrollment in STEM disciplines and development of the STEM workforce is not keeping pace with the need. This is particularly true in the geosciences where the lack of diversity compounds the problem. This Geosciences Streamlined Pipeline And Research for Community Colleges (Geo-SPARCC) at Mississippi State University (MSU) fills a gap in the awareness of and education in the geosciences through collaboration with the State's community colleges. Mississippi is a rural state with a strong community college system, enrolling greater than 75,000 students, ~42% from underrepresented groups (majority African American). Mississippi State University collaborates with Jones County Junior College to develop engaging online versions of introductory geology courses, which will be available to all community college students through Mississippi's Virtual Community College Consortium. The Geo-SPARCC project also develops an e-mentoring network to recruit community college students to consider geosciences degrees and careers, and facilitate their transfer into a 4-year university. The MS Virtual Community College Consortium fosters sustainability of Geo-SPARCC and has the potential to help significantly increase the number of underserved and underrepresented populations in the geosciences.The Geosciences Streamlined Pipeline And Research for Community Colleges (Geo-SPARCC) project proposes a collaboration between Mississippi State University (MSU) and Mississippi's community colleges (CCs) to develop a pathway from 2 year to 4 year institutions via online instruction and e-mentoring. Geo-SPARCC will 1) interest/recruit CC students in geosciences through engaging online physical/historical geology courses; 2) provide individualized research and field opportunities within online courses; and 3) develop an e-mentoring/social media program between MSU Geosciences faculty/graduate students and CC students. Jones County Junior College (JCJC), the lead CC on the Geo-SPARCC project, will make Geo-SPARCC's online geology courses available through the Mississippi Virtual Community College (MSVCC), providing access for students at all 15 Mississippi CCs as well as MS high school students in dual enrollment courses. The Geo-SPARCC online courses will include personalized research/field components where students conduct independent research and geocaching, and opportunities to participate in MSU Geosciences-led field excursions. Career video vignettes included in the online course design will introduce students to geosciences employment opportunities. Geo-SPARCC further provides CC students with directed individual study research opportunities that can culminate in student presentations at the Mississippi Academy of Science annual conference. Sustainability is ensured since the Geo-SPARCC online courses will be offered in perpetuity by JCJC through the MSVCC, with MSU collaborating with JCJC beyond the Geo-SPARCC project to provide credentialed adjunct instructors to teach the online courses.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

参与STEM（科学，技术，工程和数学）的参与是一个全国关注的领域，尤其是因为STEM学科的入学和STEM劳动力的发展并没有与需求保持同步。在缺乏多样性加剧问题的地球科学中尤其如此。这种地球科学简化了密西西比州立大学（MSU）社区学院（GEO-SPARCC）的管道和研究，这填补了通过与州社区学院的合作，对地球科学的意识和教育的差距。密西西比州是一个农村国家，具有强大的社区大学系统，招收了超过75,000名学生，约有42％的人（多数非裔美国人）。密西西比州立大学与琼斯县初级学院合作开发了引人入胜的在线版本的地质课程，该课程将通过密西西比州的虚拟社区学院财团为所有社区大学生提供。 Geo-SPARCC项目还开发了一个电子招聘网络，以招募社区大学生来考虑地理学位和职业，并促进他们转移到4年的大学中。 MS虚拟社区学院财团促进了地理SPARCC的可持续性，并有可能大大增加地球科学中服务不足和代表性不足的人群的数量。地球科学简化了社区学院（GEO-SPARCC）的研究，提出了一项合作。密西西比州立大学（MSU）和密西西比州的社区学院（CCS）通过在线指导和电子学院开发从2年到4年的机构开发一条途径。 Geo-sparcc将通过参与在线物理/历史地质课程中的地球科学兴趣/招募CC学生； 2）在线课程中提供个性化的研究和现场机会； 3）在MSU Geosciences教师/研究生和CC学生之间制定电子学院/社交媒体计划。琼斯县初级学院（JCJC）是Geo-Sparcc项目的主要CC，将通过密西西比州虚拟社区学院（MSVCC）提供Geo-Sparcc的在线地质课程，为所有15位密西西比州CC的学生提供访问权限高中学生参加双重入学课程。 Geo-SPARCC在线课程将包括个性化的研究/现场组件，学生进行独立的研究和地理缓存，以及参加MSU地球科学领导的野外游览的机会。在线课程设计中包含的职业视频小插曲将向学生介绍地球科学的就业机会。 GEO-SPARCC进一步为CC学生提供了指导的个人研究机会，这些研究机会可能在密西西比州科学学院年度会议上的学生演讲中达到顶峰。确保可持续性是因为JCJC将通过MSVCC永久提供Geo-SPARCC在线课程，而MSU与JCJC与Geo-Sparcc项目的合作进行了合作，以提供证书的辅助教练来教授在线课程。使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的审查标准，通过评估被认为值得支持。