EnFUSE PI Forum Apr. 27, 2016

Need At PI Meeting, PIs recognize a common interest and want to build an on-going interaction ultimately leading to joint activities After PI Meeting, they struggle to find the time and means to build the interaction, and it eventually is forgotten NSF grant to explore a community-building model for ongoing, virtual, collaborative efforts among DUE PIs Facilitated, structured approach to encourage and help build these collaborations PI Forum

Special interest in collaborations dealing with institutional transformaiton, student learning, learning technologies and context and broadening participation, Examples: PIs working with a common instructional approach or area Share and develop evaluation approaches and data Form a group dissemination effort Create a shared, interactive repository PIs working with underrepresented students Explore impact on a broader scale Types of PI Forums

Project Leaders Responsibilities AAAS and LSU will Host six to eight* virtual meetings for each PI Forum State-of-the-art Internet conferencing software Provide guidance and training on use of software Provide list of meeting attendees and list of awardees in appropriate NSF Programs with email addresses *you don’t have to stop there! Project Leaders Responsibilities

PI Forum Leaders Responsibilities PI Forum leaders will Schedule meetings Plan meeting agendas Lead meetings Maintain a website and give the Project access Participate in the project evaluation PI Forum Leaders Responsibilities

Submit your PI Forum Proposal by e-mail by July 15, 2016 Title of PI Form Leaders Focus area Ultimate Goals Expected outcomes of the PI Forum Recruitment plans Meeting plans PI Forum Application

The impact of achieving the ultimate goal on STEM education The reasonableness of expected outcomes and their impact in moving toward the group’s ultimate goal The appropriate of the plans for achieving the expected outcomes Anticipated number and diversity of participants Selection Criteria

PI Forum Focus, Goal, and Expected Outcomes Write A sentence or two describing the focus of your collaboration A statement of the ultimate goal of the collaboration List the expected outcomes of your PI Forum Share and critique these CRITERION: (1) The potential impact of the ultimate goal on STEM education and (2) The reasonableness of expected outcomes and their impact in moving toward the group’s ultimate goal Report the nature of the suggested changes Questions PI Forum Focus, Goal, and Expected Outcomes

List the topics that would be treated in each meeting Share and critique the statements CRITERION: The reasonableness of the plans in achieving the expected outcomes Report the nature of the suggested changes PI Forum Meeting Plans

PI Forum Recruitment Write Share and critique the statements A sentence or two describing your recruitment plans A sentence or two describing how the Project can help with recruitment Share and critique the statements CRITERION: Anticipated number and diversity of participants Report the nature of the suggested changes Questions PI Forum Recruitment