NSF Org:	DUE Division Of Undergraduate Education
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
Initial Amendment Date:	August 20, 2009
Latest Amendment Date:	August 20, 2009
Award Number:	0938039
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Herbert H. Richtol DUE  Division Of Undergraduate Education EDU  Directorate for STEM Education
Start Date:	December 1, 2009
End Date:	November 30, 2011 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$347,466.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$347,466.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2009 = $347,466.00
History of Investigator:	John Moore (Principal Investigator) jwmoore@chem.wisc.edu Jon Holmes (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Wisconsin-Madison 21 N PARK ST STE 6301 MADISON WI  US  53715-1218 (608)262-3822
Sponsor Congressional District:	02
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Wisconsin-Madison 21 N PARK ST STE 6301 MADISON WI  US  53715-1218
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	02
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	LCLSJAGTNZQ7
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	NATIONAL SMETE DIGITAL LIBRARY
Primary Program Source:	04000910DB NSF Education & Human Resource
Program Reference Code(s):	9178, SMET
Program Element Code(s):	744400
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.076

ABSTRACT

This collaborative Pathways II proposal provides continued funding for the Chemical Education DL. The Chemical Education DL is unique among the Pathways as it is a collection of digital assets, not a collection of links. Consequently, they are not subject to URL decay as many portions of NSDL content are.

The goals of the Chemical Education DL are: 1)Support students, teachers, the public, and members of the ACS by making available content, pedagogy, communication tools, and professional development resources; 2) Leverage resources of the world?s largest scientific society and foremost chemical education journal to develop and support communities of users, teachers, and developers; 3) Enhance awareness, usage, and development of digital resources through outreach to the K-graduate educational community; 4) Collaborate with the NSDL and its constituent projects to expand NSDL services and promote usage of NSDL resources.

In addition to furthering the original goals, during the continuation phase the underlying technical/architecture will be strengthened and fully integrated. Other major enhancements include 1) movement of additional content to the DL from the Journal of Chemical Education, the ACS Education Division and the ACS Division of Chemical Education, 2) development of "more effective means of evaluating the efficacy of the Chemical Education DL resources."

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