Client Details
Academic Roadmaps
- PI: Deborah Grossman-Garber
- A website developed to help students understand a variety of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors, including what the pre-requisites are, how to navigate them, and what careers they lead to. There is an additional component to map student records to the system so that it can provide advising.
- http://www.uri.edu/roadmap/
Brookline Adult & Community Education Registration Management System
- Database software that handles course, term, instructor, and student data as well as handling registration and accounting functions for the center.
- http://www.brooklineadulted.org/
Batonga
- PI: Kadiatou Coulibaly
- Angelique Kidjo, the Beninoise musician, sponsors girls through secondary school. Designed software that is used by NGOs to track data in real time.
- http://www.batongafoundation.org/
Boston Center for Adult Education Registration Management System
- Database software that handles course, term, instructor, and student data as well as handling registration and accounting functions for the center.
- http://www.bcae.org/
NSF Boston Science Partnership Supplemental
- PI: Hannah Sevian
- A portion of a wide-ranging initiative to improve science, technology, engineering, and math education in Boston-area high schools, the supplement increases the project into the local community colleges. Its main activities have been instructor professional development and a facilitated study group. There is also a substantial research component.
- http://www.bostonscience.org/
Cancer Education and Career Development Partnership
- PIs: Richard Steinman, Cecile Andraos-Selim
- Created a new cancer research curriculum and laboratory at Hampton University, which included collaborative learning among Hampton and U Pitt students via videoconferences. The curriculum focuses on lab work, exploration of primary literature, and poster presentations.
- http://www.upci.upmc.edu/education/hu-upci/
CCAE Registration Management System
- Database software that handles course, term, instructor, and student data as well as handling registration and accounting functions for the center. The software includes online shopping cart registration for classes.
- http://www.ccae.org/
Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing Educational Outreach
- PI: James Watkins
- Provides teacher professional development around the theme of nanotechnology. This is done through a summer institute and a one-day workshop in the spring.
- http://chm.pse.umass.edu/
NSF Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education
- PI: W. Richard Adrion
- An alliance of 15 institutions of higher education throughout Massachusetts dedicated to increasing the number of women and underrepresented minotities participating in information technology courses and majors in postsecondary institutions. It has a particular emphasis on the pathways from high school to the community colleges and from community colleges to the four-year institutions. It funds a wide variety of small events, as well as articulation summits and advertising of information technology options.
- http://www.caite.info/
- http://www.takeitgoanywhere.org/
Commonwealth Information Technology Initiative
- PIs: Andrew Effrat, Lynn Griesmer, W. Richard Adrion
- Provided programs across the Commonwealth to improve information technology education offerings. Major foci included the provision of professional development to K-12 teachers and the construction of new college-level courses.
- http://www.citi.mass.edu
Duke Ethics Training
- PI: David Larson
- Provides ethical training workshops at both the micro- and macro-ethics levels across a number of different fields.
East and Cental Africa Ambassadors' Girls' Scholarship Program
- PI: Michelle Akpo
- Work with in-country NGO partners to provide scholarships to boys and girls in multiple countries in the region, targeting the most vulnerable populations. Designed software that is used by NGOs to track data in real time.
- http://www.aed.org/Projects/AGSP_Africa.cfm
Education for Income Generation and Conflict Mitigation
- PI: Sandra Holmberg
- Removes children from exploitative child labor and provides alternative income through training, education, and microfinancing. Designed software that is used by NGOs to track data in real time.
Electronic Assessment Materials for Chemistry
- PI: Thomas Holme
- Uses the Online Web-based Learning System (OWL) to deliver standardized tests developed by the American Chemical Society and provide a platform for educational research around test results.
GK-12: Physical Processes in the Environment
- PI: Timothy Herbert
- Places graduate students in K-12 classrooms, where they acted as science resources and provided classroom assistance to the teachers. Includes a research experience component for participating teachers.
- http://www.brown.edu/.../programs/mathscience.html
GK-12: Vibes and Waves in Action
- PI: Kayitha Chandra
- Places graduate students in K-12 classrooms, where they acted as science resources and provided classroom assistance to the teachers.
- http://vibes.uml.edu
Hart Leadership
- PI: Alma Blount
- Promotes leadership among Duke students through projects wherein they become involved in community groups in a wide range of fields.
- http://hart.sanford.duke.edu/
Harvard/Cambridge Public Schools Graduate K-12 Fellows
- PI: John Hutchinson
- Placed graduate students in K-12 classrooms, where they acted as science resources and provided classroom assistance to the teachers.
- http://gk12.harvard.edu/
IGERT: Research and Innovation in Nanoscale Device Development
- PI: James Watkins
- Funds graduate students to have an interdisciplinary experience centering around nanotechnology manufacturing and business. Includes coursework in business plan development and a component of outreach to K-12 students.
- http://chm.pse.umass.edu/education_outreach/igert/
iJava
- PI: Robert Moll
- An initiative to develop an e-book for Java programming and, through it, a community of instructors who will share activities and best practices. Has been used at both the high school and college level.
- http://ijava.cs.umass.edu/
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Technology Management
- PIs: Soren Bisgaard, Michael Malone
- Developed a new class bridging Engineering and Business in which students were asked to develop a business plan around a novel technological innovation.
Integrating Nanotechnology and Technician Education into the Curriculum
- Neil Sheer
- Funds professional and curriculum development in nanotechnology and the technology around it.
IPY STEM Polar Connections
- Morton Sternheim
- Provides teacher professional development around the theme of the International Polar Year. This is done through a summer institute and a one-day workshop in the spring.
- http://k12s.phast.umass.edu/ipy/
Massasoit Course Registration System
MIT SumProp
- Supports the management of all of the university's property holdings from all departments. Builds on previous work that designed a suite of financial application software.
- http://vpf.mit.edu/
MolySym
- PI: Keith Donaldson
- Developed a system that paired physical models for organic molecules with software that allowed more detailed manipulation and data gathering.
- http://www.molysym.com/
Multimedia Instructional Package for Astronomy
National Aeolian Detritus Project
- PI: Daniel Murray
- Developed a curriculum around the collection of wind-borne dust at many sites around the country.
Northeast NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
- PI: John Cunningham
- An alliance of five institutions in New England with the mission of increasing the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority students at each institution. Their main activities included recruitment events and community experiences.
- http://www.nelsamp.neu.edu/
Northeastern NSF STEP-UP
- PI: Christos Zahapoulos
- An alliance between Northeastern University and three Boston-area community colleges, its main goal is to increase the number of students transferring from the partner community colleges to 4-year higher education institutions as science, technology, engineering, or math majors. The major activities supported are instructor professional development, research experiences for instructors and students, summer bridge programs, and supplemental instruction workshops.
- http://www.stem.neu.edu/nsfstepup.htm
Northeastern University RET-PLUS
- PI: Claire Duggan
- Provides summer research experiences for K-12 teachers and community college instructors at Northeastern University.
- http://www.ret.neu.edu/
Northeastern/Boston Public Schools Graduate K-12 Fellows
- PI: Thomas Gilbert
- Placed graduate students in K-12 classrooms, where they acted as science resources and provided classroom assistance to the teachers.
- http://www.gk12.neu.edu/index.html
NIH MORE Research and Evaluation of Students Using Long-Term Studies
- PI: Simeon Slovacek
- A research project looking at the impacts of the NIH-funded pipeline projects at three highly successful institutions. Its particular research foci are predictors for success, the impact of various interventions, and the specific impact of research experiences.
OWL / Cengage Partnership
- PI: Lisa Lockwood
- Continued examination and improvement of the Online Web-Based Learning System (OWL) within chemistry. Major evaluation activities center around determining student learning differences as a function of OWL use and the testing of new OWL components.
- http://www.cengage.com/owl/index.html
OWL Business Planning
- PI: David Hart
- An examination of the business model which would guide the future of the Online Web-based Learning System (OWL). Unusual in that we were asked to take a business consultation rather than evaluation perspective.
OWL Chemistry Prep Courses
OWL Cost Control
- PI: Beverly Woolf
- An examination of the use of the Online Web-based Learning System (OWL) as a mechanism of cutting the cost of delivering university courses. Examined the use of OWL in Chemistry, Physics, Math, and the Geosciences.
- http://www.cengage.com/owl/index.html
OWL in Art History
- Laetitia LaFollette
- Developed online modules, delivered through the Online Web-based Learning System (OWL), which took students through an interactive look at various aspects of art history.
OWL in Computer Science
- PI: Robert Moll
- Expanded the Online Web-based Learning System (OWL) so that it could support Java-based computer science courses. The main innovation was the pairing of a Java compiler and the OWL feedback system in the delivery of computer science homework.
- http://owl.course.com/
OWL in General Chemistry
- Beverly Woolf, William Vining
- Expanded the Online Web-based Learning System (OWL) within chemistry with the development of numerous tutorials and extensive, parameterized content.
- http://www.cengage.com/owl/index.html
OWL in Mathematics
- PIs: George Knightly, Murrey Isenberg
- Developed modules and content for calculus within the Online Web-Based Learning System (OWL).
OWL in Organic Chemistry
- PIs: Peter Lillya, Stephen Hixson
- Developed tutors and content to support organic chemistry lectures and labs within the Online Web-Based Learning System (OWL).
- http://www.cengage.com/owl/index.html
Peabody Fellows Biodiversity and Global Change
Peabody Fellows Biodiversity and Human Health
Peabody Fellows Earth Science Program
Queens College NIH Minority Access to Research Careers
- PI: Zahra Zakeri
- Funds third- and fourth-year undergraduates from underrepresented minority groups who have achieved a sufficiently high GPA to participate in an honors program that includes a research experience for which they are paid stipends. The goal is to aid the students in continuing onto a PhD program in the biomedical sciences.
- http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/marc/index.html
Rashi
- PIs: Beverly Woolf, Merle Bruno, Daniel Murray
- Developed a series of interactive modules where students explored cases involving human biology, geology, and forestry.
- http://rashi.cs.umass.edu/
Research, Practice and Transformation through Synergy
- PI: Deborah Boisvert
- Helps programs centering around the use of IT to develop plans to scale up their innovations.
SFSU NIH Bridges to the Doctorate
- PI: Frank Bayliss
- Funds graduate students from underrepresented minority groups to participate in a program that includes a research experience for which they are paid stipends. The goal is to aid the students in continuing onto a PhD program in the biomedical sciences.
- http://www.sfsu.edu/~seo/
SFSU Chemistry Curriculum Reform
- PI: Raymond Trautman
- Overhauled the chemistry curriculum at San Francisco State University by changing the general chemistry courses to concentrate on conceptual understanding in the first semester, followed by two semesters of organic chemistry and a final, computation-based general chemistry course in the fourth semester. Also involved the introduction of the use of the Online Web-based Learning System (OWL).
SFSU NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
- PI: Frank Bayliss
- Part of the larger Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation across the California State University System, the portion evaluated by SageFox funded graduate students to participate in a paid research experience in preparation for entering PhD programs in the sciences.
- http://www.sfsu.edu/~seo/
SFSU Mathematics Graduate K-12 Fellows
- PI: Matthias Beck
- Places mathematics graduate students in K-12 classrooms, where they acted as math resources and provide classroom assistance to the teachers.
SFSU NIH MBRS Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement
- PI: Frank Bayliss
- Funds both undergraduates and graduate students from underrepresented minority groups to participate in a program that includes a research experience for which they are paid stipends. The goal is to aid the students in continuing onto a PhD program in the biomedical sciences.
- http://www.sfsu.edu/~seo/
SFSU NIH Minority Access to Research Careers
- PI: Frank Bayliss
- Funds third- and fourth-year undergraduates from underrepresented minority groups who have achieved a sufficiently high GPA to participate in an honors program that includes a research experience for which they are paid stipends. The goal is to aid the students in continuing onto a PhD program in the biomedical sciences.
- http://www.sfsu.edu/~seo/
SFSU NIH Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program
- PI: Frank Bayliss
- Funded post-baccalaureate underrepresented minority students to help them make the transition between undergraduate and graduate education in the biomedical sciences. Participants were provided with paid stipends and take part in laboratory research.
- http://www.sfsu.edu/~seo/
SFSU/San Francisco Unified School District Graduate K-12 Fellows
SJSU NIH MBRS Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement
SJSU NIH Minority Access to Research Careers
- PI: Herbert Silber
- Funds third- and fourth-year undergraduates from underrepresented minority groups who have achieved a sufficiently high GPA to participate in an honors program that includes a research experience for which they are paid stipends. The goal is to aid the students in continuing onto a PhD program in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.
Southern Africa Ambassadors' Girls' Scholarship Program
- PI: Martha Saldinger
- Work with in-country NGO partners to provide scholarships to boys and girls in multiple countries in the region, targeting the most vulnerable populations. Designed software that is used by NGOs to track data in real time.
- http://www.winrock.org/fact/facts.asp?CC=5544
STEM Alternative Certiification
- PI: Morton Sternheim
- Sponsored a conference to discuss issues surrounding alternative certification of science, technology, engineering, and math teachers, from which a series of recommendations were developed.
- http://stemtec.org/act/
STEM RAYS
- PI: Morton Sternheim
- Brings authentic research experiences to elementary and middle school students in afterschool programs.
- http://www.umassk12.net/rays/
Teaching American History 3
- PI: Rosemary Kalloch
- The third round of these projects in the Springfield Public Schools, it provides three years of summer institutes to K-12 teachers, covering various aspects of American History.
Teaching American History 4
- PI: Rosemary Kalloch
- The fourth round of these projects in the Springfield Public Schools, it provides three years of summer institutes to K-12 teachers, covering various aspects of American History. This version focuses on three schools that are particularly low-performing.
The BoardRoom
- Allows a major garment manufacturer to track garments throughout the production process, from sample design and fabric acquisition through cutting, assembly, and final shipping.
Top-Flite Custom Logo System
- Created database software used by the custom logo department to place logos on golf balls and other golf equipment.
UHM NIH Minority Access to Research Careers
- PI: Healani Chang
- Funds third- and fourth-year undergraduates from underrepresented minority groups who have achieved a sufficiently high GPA to participate in an honors program that includes a research experience for which they are paid stipends. The goal is to aid the students in continuing onto a PhD program in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.
- http://www.pbrc.hawaii.edu/haumana/index.html
UMB NIH Bridges to the Baccalaureate
- PI: Michael Shiaris
- Funds underrepresented minority community college students to come to the university to have a summer research experience, with the goal of convincing them to transfer to a 4-year institution and, ultimately, continue on to graduate school in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.
UMB NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity
- PI: Rachel Skvirsky
- Funds undergraduates from underrepresented minority groups to participate in a program that includes a research experience for which they are paid stipends. The goal is to aid the students in continuing onto a PhD program in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.
Urban Massachusetts NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
- PI: Winston Langley
- An alliance of 8 schools in the Boston area designed to build relationships between schools with the goal of enhancing overall underrepresented minority participation and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. Its activities include facilitated study groups, research experiences, internships, tutoring, and preparatory classes.
- http://www.uml.edu/class/UMLSAMP/UMLSAMP.html
US Department of Labor: Stop Exploitative Labor and Educate Children Today
- PI: Seyni Diop
- Works through NGOs to withdraw children from and prevent trafficking in exploitative labor by placing children in schools, apprenticeships, and other non-formal education programs. Designed software that is used by NGOs to track data in real time.
WebExhibits
- PI: Michael Henderson
- A series of websites/learning environments that introduced students to the connections between science and art and culture.
- http://www.webexhibits.org/
West Africa Ambassadors' Girls' Scholarship Program
- PI: Kadiatou Coulibaly
- Work with in-country NGO partners to provide scholarships to boys and girls in multiple countries in the region, targeting the most vulnerable populations. Designed software that is used by NGOs to track data in real time.
- http://agsp.worlded.org/
WPI Research Experiences for Undergraduates
- PI: David DiBiasio
- Provided funded summer research opportunities at WPI for students from other institutions.
Yale Geo.CORPS
- PI: Derek Briggs
- An afterschool program for high school students that introduces them to the Peabody Museum and science concepts and prepares them for college. Students who stay with the program for multiple years gain more and more responsibility in the museum. Has a specific focus on geology concepts.
- http://www.peabody.yale.edu/education/afterschool.html
Yale/New Haven Public Schools Graduate K-12 Fellows
