Formula Grant P425N200159

This $266,986 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will support the development of educational modules and a content hub for hands-on, exploration-based learning in data systems. The University of Chicago will create a collection of "courselets" - scaffolded educational modules executable on open cloud testbeds - covering topics such as data acquisition, networking, storage, machine learning, analytics, and...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded Loma Linda University a $6.6 million Project Grant under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CFDA 11.028). The grant will support increasing access to healthcare education for underserved communities through expanding online learning opportunities and technology infrastructure at LLU. Key activities include upgrading campus wireless networks; converting courses to meet online standards and training faculty;...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $254,966 to the University of Pittsburgh to develop, improve, and deploy adaptive learning platform (ALP) lessons and compare them with one-size-fits-all pre-class activities delivered via a learning management system (LMS) across five engineering courses at three institutions. The project aims to examine how prior knowledge from ALP lessons impacts student cognitive and affective outcomes,...

This $399,186 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to establish best practices for blended online and face-to-face learning in undergraduate STEM courses. The project at Michigan State University will isolate the design features of blended courses that impact student learning outcomes, particularly for historically marginalized groups. Key focus areas include evaluating the effects of geographical flexibility,...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070), provides $174,998 to develop a set of educational modules called "courselets" focused on data systems. The University of California, San Diego will create courselets based on literate programming concepts that allow students to complete hands-on exercises exploring data acquisition,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $344,869 to Tufts University to develop and implement professional development for Learning Assistants (LAs) to improve their facilitation of student learning in active learning STEM courses. The key objectives are to design and implement a new LA pedagogy course sequence based on recent research (Goal 1) and investigate how this pedagogy sequence impacts LA facilitation...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education aims to develop and evaluate an empirically-defensible model for increasing STEM persistence and graduation rates among underrepresented students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the $500,000 award made to Our Lady of the Lake University on January 1, 2023 will support redesigning the institution's College Algebra course into three...

This $113,905 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will fund the development and dissemination of "Accessible Learning Labs" - experiential computing education modules focused on inclusive software development practices. The 5-year project, led by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, aims to expand the body of knowledge on effective implementation of experiential, inclusivity-focused computing education. Key objectives...

This $249,510 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.312 - National Leadership Grants) will enable Simmons University School of Library and Information Science (LIS) to implement a nationwide curriculum-sharing system for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) courses. The project will: Conduct an EDI audit of LIS curricula and provide free training on EDI tools; Develop a platform for LIS programs to share EDI-focused courses, allowing students to seamlessly...

This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to enhance learning and motivation in introductory programming courses at Georgia Gwinnett College, a Hispanic-serving institution. The key products and services to be delivered include: Integrating research-supported pedagogies and automated tools to accommodate diverse learning styles, including hiring and mentoring a diverse group of peer tutors and producing a video library to...