The Regents of the University of Colorado received a $299,998 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop eight courses combining humanities and data science as part of the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program. Over a three-year period from August 2022 to July 2025, key staff at the University of Colorado Boulder will design experiential learning courses that promote engagement with humanistic questions...
This $1,245,903 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education Program (CFDA 47.076) will support a two-year Berkeley Data Science Education Fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley. The fellowship will fund a cohort of three postdoctoral fellows to study data science education, with a focus on exploring ethical and inclusive approaches. The fellows will gain expertise in generating high-quality data science education research and curriculum by working with...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) grant award for $749,861 aims to develop effective curricular materials and an integrated learning platform to overcome programming barriers and increase data science education for non-computing students. The 3-year project, led by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in collaboration with Howard University and Bryn Mawr College, will: (1) create an integrated teaching and learning platform; (2) develop course modules...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $297,712 Project Grant to the University of Colorado Boulder under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to support the development of products and services integrating cybersecurity into artificial intelligence education. The two-year award period runs from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2023. As the awardee, the University of Colorado Boulder will leverage the funding in Colorado to deliver...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a two-year, $349,948 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the Justice-Oriented Approaches for Data Science Education initiative. Through this funding, the University will develop and deliver data science curriculum and educational materials incorporating principles of social and ethical justice. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the nation's STEM education...
This $331,452 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) to Arizona State University aims to identify essential competencies for data science literacy and investigate how undergraduate students learn these data science fundamentals in introductory courses. The project will use a mixed-methods approach, including surveys and interviews, to analyze current state of data science education and refine learning trajectories for a diverse student audience. A...
This $398,236 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to create a sustainable and adaptable framework for fostering critical thinking and inspiring diverse STEM learners. The project will develop a novel two-course structure, with advanced students studying advanced statistical methods and meeting weekly with introductory students studying persuasive data visualization. This cross-level approach is designed to promote sustained...
The National Science Foundation awarded North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University a $400,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and deliver a Targeted Infusion Project infusing data-centered pedagogy and data-analytical skills into introductory statistics courses. The University will integrate data-focused experiential learning activities and assignments into undergraduate statistics courses from July 2021 through June 2024. The STEM...
The National Science Foundation awarded Norfolk State University a $399,827 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and infuse data science modules into existing computer science and STEM course curricula from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The university will integrate a total of 24 data science modules into four computer science courses exposing all computer science majors to the field. Two summer bootcamps will train faculty from other STEM departments...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $299,895 Research Initiation Award to Clark Atlanta University under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076). The project aims to advance topological data analysis and train undergraduate students at the historically Black university in computer programming and data science. The research has the potential to improve health outcomes and produce educational modules for STEM courses. Additionally, the...