Advancing Next Generation Bio-Technician Preparedness in Northeast Florida

推进佛罗里达州东北部下一代生物技术人员的准备工作

• 批准号: 2400860
• 负责人: KASYAPA CHITTA
• 金额: $ 32.67万
• 依托单位: Florida State College at Jacksonville
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-07-01 至 2027-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2400860&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Advancing; Next; Generation; Bio; Technician

This ATE Track 2 project aims to serve national interest by improving curricula and educational materials in biotechnician education in the Northeast Florida region. Biotechnology is currently undergoing a global evolution as evidenced by new innovations, developments, and breakthroughs. The most notable areas propelling biotechnology innovation involve computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, synthetic biology, mixed reality technologies, and others. One of the key challenges in this sector is developing a workforce that possesses the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed for these emerging areas. To prepare students with the skills they will need to enter the workforce successfully, this project plans to integrate instruction on these emerging technologies into an existing Biotechnology program. This multipronged program improvement effort has the potential to better prepare students and regional technicians to enter the rapidly advancing biotechnology field.The project goals are to: 1) update courses in the current Biotechnology Laboratory Technology Associate in Science degree program to include a modified externship course; 2) acquire advanced instruments for students to develop skills using research-grade instruments; and 3) implement hands-on, biotechnology mobile mini-labs that engage K-12 students and teachers in current and applied STEM curricula. A comprehensive evaluation effort seeks to provide data for ongoing project improvement as well as to contribute knowledge regarding training practices in new and emerging technical fields. Additionally, project findings aim to advance STEM education knowledge about how active and inquiry-equipment based learning within a biotechnology program improves students' readiness for the biotechnology workforce. Results and products of the project are expected to be disseminated to other two-year college technical programs interested in improving curriculum to meet regional or national needs for skilled biotechnicians. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the Nation's economy.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.

该ATE Track 2项目旨在通过改善佛罗里达州东北地区生物技术教育的课程和教育材料来满足国家利益。生物技术目前正在经历全球进化，这是新的创新，发展和突破所证明的。最著名的领域推动生物技术创新涉及计算，人工智能，机器学习，大数据，合成生物学，混合现实技术等。 该行业的主要挑战之一是发展一支拥有这些新兴领域所需的知识，技能和能力的劳动力。为了使学生能够成功进入劳动力的技能，该项目计划将这些新兴技术的指导整合到现有的生物技术计划中。这项多收益的计划改进工作有可能更好地准备学生和区域技术人员进入快速前进的生物技术领域。项目目标是：1）在当前的生物技术实验室技术副计划中更新课程，以包括修改后的实用课程； 2）为学生获取高级仪器，以使用研究级工具来发展技能； 3）实施动手，生物技术移动迷你labs，使K-12学生和老师参加当前和应用的STEM课程。全面的评估工作旨在为持续的项目改进提供数据，并为新兴技术领域的培训实践提供知识。 此外，项目的发现旨在提高有关生物技术计划中积极和询问设备的学习方式如何改善学生对生物技术劳动力的准备就绪的知识。预计该项目的结果和产品将被传播到有兴趣改善课程以满足熟练生物技术人员需求的其他两年学院技术课程。该项目由先进的技术教育计划资助，该计划的重点是推动国家经济的高级技术领域的技术人员的教育。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的智力优点和更广泛影响的审查标准通过评估来通过评估来支持的。