Catalyst Project: Broadening Participation in Quantum Information Science and Engineering through Culturally-Relevant Experiential Learning

催化剂项目：通过文化相关的体验式学习扩大对量子信息科学与工程的参与

• 批准号: 2205862
• 负责人: Raymond Samuel
• 金额: $ 17.5万
• 依托单位: North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-08-15 至 2024-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2205862&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Catalyst; Project; Broadening; Participation; Quantum

Catalyst Projects provide support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to work towards establishing research capacity of faculty to strengthen science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate education and research. It is expected that the award will further the faculty member's research capability, improve research and teaching at the institution, and involve undergraduate students in research experiences. This award to North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NCAT) aims to broaden participation of students underrepresented in STEM, particularly in quantum information sciences, to contribute to a more diverse and quantum-proficient workforce. Utilizing a combination of culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP) and experiential learning activities, the research team seeks to examine approaches to increase the interest in quantum information science and engineering (QISE) among students enrolled at NCAT, a historically black university. Efforts will be made to identify and relieve barriers and leverage facilitators to spark and cultivate student interest in QISE-related careers. Specifically, CRP will be infused into experiential activities in collaboration with external industry partners (e.g., IBM, Google, the IBM-HBCU Quantum Coalition, and new local start-up QC companies). This project will engage educators in their design of creative activities that bridge content knowledge to students’ lived experiences, engage students in authentic practices, and measure the extent to which participating students demonstrate increased self-efficacy and interest in joining the quantum computing workforce. It is anticipated that the outcomes of this project will identify both the barriers and facilitators of choosing QISE as a career choice, as well as detect the efficacy of CRP and experiential learning activities in relieving the barriers and leveraging the facilitators to broaden participation in this new computing paradigm.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.

催化剂项目为历史悠久的黑人学院和大学 (HBCU) 提供支持，致力于建立教师的研究能力，以加强科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 本科教育和研究。预计该奖项将进一步促进教师的发展。该奖项授予北卡罗来纳州立农业技术大学 (NCAT)，旨在扩大 STEM 领域代表性不足的学生的参与，特别是在量子信息领域。为了培养更加多元化和精通量子的劳动力队伍，研究团队将文化相关的教学法 (CRP) 和体验式学习活动相结合，寻求提高人们对量子信息科学与工程 (QISE) 的兴趣的方法。 NCAT 是一所历史悠久的黑人大学，我们将努力识别和消除障碍，并利用促进者来激发和培养学生对 QISE 相关职业的兴趣。与外部行业合作伙伴（例如 IBM、Google、IBM-HBCU 量子联盟和新的本地初创 QC 公司）合作。该项目将让教育工作者参与创意活动的设计，将内容知识与学生的生活体验联系起来，让学生参与真实的实践，并衡量参与的学生在多大程度上表现出更高的自我效能和加入量子计算队伍的兴趣。预计该项目的结果将确定选择 QISE 作为职业的障碍和促进因素。选择，以及检测 CRP 和体验式学习活动在消除障碍和利用促进者扩大对这一新计算范式的参与方面的功效。该奖项是 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。