[STEM-funding] NSF WIDER; NSF PAESMEM

[Christopher Andersen]

*1) NSF Widening Implementation & Demonstration of Evidence Based Reforms
(WIDER):* NSF has announced a new funding opportunity (WIDER) for revising
undergraduate teaching (
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504889). From the program
synopsis:

"...WIDER seeks to substantially increase the scale of application of
highly effective methods of STEM teaching and learning in institutions of
higher education, by employing instructional materials and methods that
have a convincing evidentiary basis of effectiveness.  In particular WIDER
seeks this transformation for high enrollment, lower division courses
required for many STEM majors and taken by many other students to fulfill
general education distribution requirements.

Included in our broad definition of effective STEM teaching and learning
are not only instructional practices in traditional learning environments,
but also modern laboratory methods and field research, proven distance
education methods (or hybrid designs incorporating both face-to-face and
distance methods), and improved approaches to motivating student interest
in STEM."

Proposals are submitted within four tracks: Planning grants ($250,000 over
2 years), Institutional Implementation grants ($2,000,000 over 3 years),
Community Implementation grants ($750,000 over three years), and Research
projects ($500,000 over 4 years). Proposals are due 7/3/13.

*2) NSF Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and
Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM):* On April 24, NSF will hold an
informational webinar about preparing nominations for the PAESMEM (
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504887). Register for the
webinar at http://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127526&org=HRD


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Christopher Andersen
Director, STEM Initiatives
College of Arts and Sciences
The Ohio State University
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