NSF Org:	IIS Division of Information & Intelligent Systems
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
Initial Amendment Date:	June 17, 2016
Latest Amendment Date:	June 17, 2016
Award Number:	1623425
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Tatiana Korelsky IIS  Division of Information & Intelligent Systems CSE  Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Start Date:	June 15, 2016
End Date:	May 31, 2017 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$23,261.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$23,261.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2016 = $23,261.00
History of Investigator:	Sadhana Puntambekar (Principal Investigator) puntambekar@education.wisc.edu
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 North Park Street Madison WI  US  53715-1218
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	02
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	LCLSJAGTNZQ7
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Cyberlearn & Future Learn Tech
Primary Program Source:	01001617DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	8045, 8055
Program Element Code(s):	802000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.070

ABSTRACT

The Cyberlearning and Future Learning Technologies Program funds efforts that will help envision the next generation of learning technologies and advance what we know about how people learn in technology-rich environments. Cyberlearning CAP projects build capacity for research and development in the field of cyberlearning by improving technical infrastructure, human capital, and in other ways. The International Conference of the Learning Sciences provides a forum for research on the design of learning environments, including technology-enhanced learning environments. This project supports a Doctoral Consortium and an Early Career Workshop at the conference which allows early career scholars to receive mentoring from established cyberlearning researchers from both computer science and learning research.

This project supports travel for advanced graduate students and new faculty from U.S. universities to attend the capacity-building activities at the ICLS 2016 conference in Singapore. Participants are selected through a competitive process that ensures high intellectual merit in their work. The project not only increases capacity by providing mentoring opportunities to young US researchers, but also allows early career researchers vital access to the latest findings from around the world (early-career scholars, who often have limited research funds, are often prevented from attending high-profile international meetings for budgetary reasons.) Through structured activities, the US scholars will learn from, and build connections with, peers and mentors from the US and other countries.

PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT

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The Doctoral Consortium and Early Career Workshop at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2016) contributed to building capacity for innovative research and practices in the field of the Learning Sciences by providing high quality training, mentoring, and networking opportunities for doctoral students and early career researchers.  Through participating in this workshop, the participants became better prepared for integrating new theories and methods in the Learning Sciences to develop productive research programs that can address significant challenges and make a deep impact on both learning research and educational practices. 

A total of 51 applications were received for the Doctoral Consortium. For the Early Career Workshop, there were 20 applicants. The workshops engaged 13 DC participants, including six from within the United States and seven from outside of the United States, and 15 ECW participants, including seven US-based participants and eight from other countries. The workshop participants received training and mentoring about strategies for developing research programs, applying new research methods and analytic tools, publishing in top tier journals, writing research grants, and research networking and interdisciplinary collaboration. As the reflection of participants suggests, the connections built among the participants and with their mentors will sustain beyond the workshops to leverage the participants’ research efforts.

 

 

Last Modified: 07/24/2017
Modified by: Sadhana Puntambekar

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