1. EnFUSE PI Forum
Apr. 27, 2016

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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 addresses *you don’t have to stop there!
Project Leaders Responsibilities

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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