CyberConnections in Nano Bio Science Ala b a ma E PSCo R C2 a nd Be yo nd Dr. K a re n Bo ykin E duc a tio n Outre a c h Dive rsity Offic e r • Addre ssing Sta te Co nne c tivity Pla n • I de ntifying Bro a d Ba nd Ga ps • Co nne c ting Ala b a ma Re se a rc h Ne two rk Autho rity, Re se a rc h I nstitutio ns, a nd Co mmunity Co lle g e Syste m
Metrics • E c o no mic Gro wth: Spin Offs, Busine sse s, Jo b s Cre a te d • Pro vide Virtua l Spa c e fo r Sha ring & Mo de ling (Re se a rc h) • Co mmunity Co lle g e 3D Visua liza tio n Pro g ra m: Unde rg ra dua te na no , b io , a nd se nso r te c hno lo g y o K -12 summe r sc ie nc e c a mp o Co mpute r sta tio ns fo r c o mmunity a c c e ss a nd tra ining o • T a rg e t b ro a d pa rtic ipa tio n, pa rtic ula rly mino rity po pula tio ns a nd rura l a re a s with ma th & sc ie nc e e duc a tio n. • De ve lo p Virtua l Org a niza tio n Suppo rting E OD linka g e s fo r inq uiry b a se d te a c hing in ST E M a nd So c ia l Sc ie nc e s.
Workforce Training • T wo Ye a r Co lle g e s • De pt. o f L a b o r a wa rd fo r Hyb rid On ‐ L ine L e a rning Pro g ra m (Po te ntia l MOOCs) A re ‐ tra ining individua ls • NAF T impa c te d b y o ff sho re re lo c a tio ns • Unde re mplo ye d po pula tio ns; individua ls with life e xpe rie nc e a nd kno wle dg e fro m industry • E c o no mic hit a re a b ut with ne w industry c o ming o ffe ring re e mplo yme nt fo r c e rta in skill ‐ se ts Pub lic Ac c e ss
2Year College Programs • Virtua l Ro b o ts: Pha rma c e utic a l & Auto mo tive I ndustry Use s Visua l T ra ine rs: Virtua l We lding
2 Year College Programs • Pho to nic s a nd L a se rs Wo rking with UAB E na b ling T e c hno lo g y L a b
2 Year College Programs • Bio me dic a l Pro g ra m a nd Ne w CAVE I ma g ing 3D T e le c o nfe re nc ing a nd Co nfe re nc e Spa c e Upg ra de s
2 Year College Programs • E ntre pre ne uria l Ca mps (Pipe line ) Summe r Sc ie nc e Pro g ra ms (Pipe line )
More K-12 at PhD Institutions • RI I Outre a c h Pro g ra ms Wo rksho ps, Se mina rs, Re se a rc h E xpe rie nc e s o Stude nts AND T e a c he rs… o • Nano Bio Sc ie nc e Ac ade my for T e ac he r s • Math Sc ie nc e Par tne r ship in Nano Bio Sc ie nc e 2/ 3D Visua liza tio n a nd Simula tio n Pro g ra m o with Co mmunity Co lle g e s Ala b a ma Bla c kb e lt (rura l so uth) o 7 Co untie s, 16 Sc ho o ls, 80 T e a c he rs o
Visualization and Imaging • Awa re ne ss a nd T ra ining • Wha t is Na no ? Ho w do yo u se e Na no ?
Visualization and Imaging • Awa re ne ss a nd T ra ining • Wha t is Bio te c hno lo g y? Ho w c a n we use virtua l to o ls?
2D Images • Building Blo c ks fo r the Na no Bio Pipe line • I ntro duc ing Ba sic Re se a rc h Co nc e pts • I mpo rta nt Are a s fo r F uture Re se a rc h • I ntro duc ing Ge ne ra l Applic a tio ns • Cre a te d b y UAB a nd T wo Ye a r Co lle g e s TiO2 Energy Module • T wo -Wa y L e a rning !
2D Images • Ala b a ma Sta te Unive rsity, HBCU • Na no Bio Re se a rc h • Upda ting E xisting T e a c hing T o o ls • Othe r Ye a r 1 Mo dule s UA, Sc a le a nd Surfa c e o Aub urn U. Osmo sis o T uske g e e U. L una r Pha se s o T U, Pa rts o f a Mic ro sc o pe o • Middle Sc ho o ls • T ie d to Sta te Curric ulum https://www.dropbox.com/s/82oxtzbixtw6gzy/ratPellet.mp4 Owl Pellet Module • We b site Addre ss: http://www.tuskegee.edu/math_and_science_partnership_msp.aspx
Educational Competitiveness RI I C2 Aspira tio n is tha t in c o ming ye a rs, thro ug h e nha nc e d ne w te c hno lo g ie s, b uild ing o n stre ng ths, a nd e xpa nd ing e xpe rtise in c ritic a l, fo c use s in na no -b io -se nso r a re a s, we will tra nsfo rm K -20 institutio ns. E d uc a tio na l institutio ns will b e hub s o f sta te wid e , po te ntia lly g lo b a l ne two rks, o f c o lla b o ra tive re la tio nships jo ining te a c he rs, fa c ulty, re se a rc he rs, pra c titio ne rs a nd pro fe ssio na l c o lle a g ue s, wo rking to g e the r o n sha re d initia tive s tha t will impro ve e d uc a tio n a nd se rve the wid e r pub lic g o o d . E va lua tio n will b uild o ff re c e nt te c hno lo g y e d uc a tio n stud ie s. A suc c e ssful Inte ra c tive Dig ita l Ce nte r a nd 2-3D Visua liza tio n Pro g ra m will invo lve : Measure/Goal Metric Timeline Virtual programs will Pedagogy created in collaboration with HudsonAlpha, UAB, and others Yr 1-3 involved in private sector needs. train individuals for Quantity and quality of data used and shared. Yr 1-4 emerging jobs in nano, Number of students enrolled in program over time; increasing? Yr 1-4 bio, sensors Teachers provided Content development and follow up surveys for SIM, Engineering Yr 1-3 Academies, Camps and professional development activities. materials and trained Clearinghouse and partner institution usage monitored for material Yr 2-4 for introduction to K-20 requests and implementation in classroom; SIM performs assessment. Successful Number of students in programs increasing over time. Yr 1-4 implementation Number of teachers and programs using content materials Yr 1-4 Diverse populations and areas in state active in programs. Yr 1-4 Surveys and interviews indicate positive experiences Yr 2-4 New partnerships working with program: SDE, higher ed, private sector Yr 2-4
Next Steps • Building o n Sha ring Co nte nt o T e a c hing in ST E M o • I nc re a se d Rura l Ne two rking Unde rsta nding Ne e ds o Building o n E xc ite me nt o L e ve ra g ing Suppo rt o • Sha ring Virtua l Spa c e s T e sting UA a nd UAB Se ssio ns o T e sting Ala b a ma -I da ho L inka g e o • T e sting Ne w T e a c hing T o o ls • L inking with Othe rs…
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