It’s All Linked to Education

NSF’s Data Management Sharing Plan Tool Demonstration: In complementation to the two-part “Developing supplementary proposal documents” workshop hosted by Drs. Carrie Hall and Christopher Atchison, this webinar focuses on the importance of a well thought out Data and Management Sharing Plan. In this session we will demonstrate how to use the new Data Management and Sharing Plan tool and participants will be given the option to follow along and build their own Data Management and Sharing Plan. Pre-session preparation instructions will be sent to all registrants approximately one week before the meeting. Presenter(s): Jennifer Riehl and Sharmini Pitter Boghos Register

Please join us for this interactive workshop to start or continue your experience utilizing AI. Attendees will be guided to designing a homework grading component to the interactive syllabus created at the October workshop. The workshop will also include time for attendees to provide and discuss different perspectives on using AI in teaching at the university level. Presenter(s) James Smith and Frances Carter-Johnson Register

Funding opportunities for Research Infrastructure Building explores funding opportunities that help institutions build the research infrastructure necessary to advance research and education goals. This webinar will include aspects of research infrastructure such as IRB review, data collection and analysis platforms that work across multiple institutions, and data storage approaches, as well as physical infrastructure, given that many funding opportunities limit or disallow equipment expenditures. Presenters will share opportunities and lessons learned to enhance research capacity through infrastructure. This webinar is part of the series: Capacity Building for Applied STEM Education and Behavioral Sciences Research. Presenter(s): Toni Dancstep, Toya Frank, Naomi Hall-Byers, and Tori Smith. Register

Moving beyond disciplinary silos provides opportunities for students to recognize connections among ideas, apply knowledge in meaningful contexts, and develop the collaborative problem-solving skills necessary to address increasingly complex real-world challenges. This webinar explores how multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches can enhance STEM teaching and learning while strengthening student engagement, confidence, and STEM efficacy. Participants will examine the distinctions among these approaches and consider strategies for designing learning experiences in which disciplines function not as isolated subjects, but as complementary lenses and tools for investigating authentic problems. Through examples of project-, problem-, place- and inquiry-based learning, the session will highlight opportunities for educators to foster deeper conceptual understanding, collaboration, creativity, and transfer of knowledge across disciplinary boundaries. Presenter(s) Joseph Isaac Register

Please join us for this interactive workshop to start or continue your experience utilizing AI. Attendees will be guided to add an AI tool that can respond to students' questions about a course or textbook. The Student Tool will also be a section in the interactive syllabus created at the October workshop. The workshop will also include time for attendees to provide and discuss different perspectives on using AI in teaching at the university level. Presenter(s) James Smith and Frances Carter-Johnson Register

Series Recap and Discussion: Writing a Compelling Research Proposal for Funding Join us for the culminating session of the Capacity Building for Applied STEM Education & Behavioral Sciences Research series. This interactive session will provide a brief recap of the initial guiding webinar from the series—Writing a Compelling Research Proposal for Funding—followed by facilitated breakout rooms to answer your most urgent questions and delve into discussion to learn together. Breakout groups will respond to participants' interests, focusing on topics for improving researching capacity and proposals by: Leveraging collaborations; Harnessing literature; Aligning research questions and methods; Establishing outcomes and evaluation; and/or Finding funding opportunities. Presenter(s): Toni Dancstep, Toya Frank, Naomi Hall-Byers, and Tori Smith Register