UF Policy on Gifts: Gifts vs Grants

The University has published a new policy on “Classification and Management of External Support”, which I will more practically refer to as Gift vs Grant. Division of Sponsored Programs (DSP) has updated guidance on our webpage. We will be including these resources in upcoming educational opportunities sponsored by DSP. The key elements of both resources are: (1) a list of indicators of elements in an award that helps to identify if it as a gift or a grant and (2) expectations that gifts go to UFF; non-gifts go to DSP. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the DSP office.  As they collect questions, they will expand the web page including FAQ to support you in your work.

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Awarded Projects for September 2021

Congratulations to Pasha Antonenko for his National Science Foundation award; Mary Bartsch-Hines for her award from Take Stock in Children; Jing Du, Kent Crippen, Xiao Yu, and Jonathan Adams for their National Science Foundation award; Lynda Hayes for her two awards from the Florida Department of Education; Philip Poekert, Taryrn Brown, Chonika Coleman King, and Hyunyi Jung for their award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Philip Poekert for his award from Bright from the Start Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning; Philip Poekert for an award from Orange County Public Schools; and Joni Splett for her subcontract IES Flow Through award from East Carolina University.

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Submitted Projects for September 2021

Best wishes to Anthony Botelho for his proposal to the U.S. Department of Education/IES; Catherine Cavanaugh for her subcontract DHHS Flow Through proposal to the Florida Office of Early Learning; Frank Fernandez for his two proposals, one for a subcontract NSF Flow Through with Texas Tech University and one to the American College Personnel Association; Holly Lane, Kristi Cheyney-Collante, and Valentina Contesse for their two proposals to the U.S. Department of Education/IES; Justin Ortagus and Benjamin Skinner for their proposal to the U.S. Department of Education/IES; Philip Poekert, Catherine Cavanaugh, and Paige Pullen for their proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Paige Pullen, Mary Bratsch-Hines, and Anne Corrine Manley for their proposal to the U.S. Department of Education/IES; Paige Pullen and Mary Bratsch-Hines for their second proposal to U.S. Department of Education/IES; Paige Pullen for her proposal for a subcontract DHHS Flow Through with Lutheran Services Florida; Christopher Redding and Frank “Chris” Curran for their proposal to the William T. Grant Foundation; Anne Seraphine and David Miller for their proposal to the Florida Department of Education; and Pengfei Zhao, Walter Leite, and Mary Bratsch-Hines for their proposal to the U.S. Department of Education/IES.

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Research Spotlight: Frank Fernandez

Q & A with Frank Fernandez, Ph. D., Assistant Professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

What basic questions does your research seek to answer?

What roles does higher education fulfill in society?  How does higher education work as a social institution?  In what ways do diverse groups have different experiences with higher education as a social institution?

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Research Spotlight: Rob Moore

Q & A with Rob Moore, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning

What basic questions does your research seek to answer?

My research broadly attempts to answer, “What is happening in digital ecologies?” By digital ecologies, I mean any learning environment that is integrating technology. This would include a face-to-face classroom that is using PollEverywhere or Kahoot for engagement; or a massive open online course where tens of thousands of students are engaged in asynchronous discussions; or an online graduate-level course. As we are seeing advances in technology and online learning, understanding learner experiences within these digital ecologies is critical to ensuring that we are creating positive learning experiences. My research looks at the experiences of learners and the tools and resources being used by the learners. Are the tools being used in the way that the instructor intended? Are they producing the outcomes that the instructor wanted? To answer these questions, I leverage techniques including cluster analysis and multilevel modeling that allow me to ask questions such as, “How is learning supported in the environment?” or “How are learners engaging within the environment?” By using this human-centered approach, my research can identify ways to map learner outcomes to the effective design and delivery approaches within these ecologies.

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Collaborating with IES Grantees to Create a Needed Cost Analysis Timeline

This Institute of Education Research (IES) blog is part of a guest series by the Cost Analysis in Practice (CAP) project team and provides guidance for developing a timeline that aligns the steps for planning a cost analysis with the data collection process for each year of an evaluation study. The Cost Analysis in Practice (CAP) Project is a 3-year initiative funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to support researchers and practitioners who are planning or conducting a cost analysis of educational programs and practices.

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How Remote Data Collection Enhanced One Grantee’s Classroom Research During COVID-19

In this Institute of Education Research (IES) guest blog, IES-funded researchers discuss how they were able to quickly change to a remote data collection plan when COVID-19 disrupted their initial research plan.

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From the IES Director: Update on the IES Use of ARP Funds

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) received $100 million through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to respond to the overwhelming learning challenges posed by COVID-19. In a recent blog, IES Director Mark Schneider provides an update on how IES is using those funds to invest in research grants, gather data through the School Pulse, and make sure that the information IES generates about accelerating learning is translated into forms that are usable.

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IES Will Partner with NSF on Two AI Institutes

In the coming weeks, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) will announce its plans to partner with the National Science Foundation (NSF) on two Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institutes. Recently, NSF has announced more of these institutes. IES will be announcing a special education and an accelerated learning institute. These two AI institutes will be jointly funded with both IES and NSF contributing $10 million each. IES is funding one of these institutes with American Rescue Plan (ARP) money and the other with regular appropriations.

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From the IES Director: The Conference Circuit Reboots + What AI is Leaving Behind

For the first time since the COVID-19 shutdown, Institute of Education (IES) Director Mark Schneider attended a mostly in-person conference—the ASU+GSV Summit, held in San Diego. In a recent blog, he describes how the conference highlighted some of the challenges we can expect as we begin to recover from the pandemic. He expounds on these challenges for those contemplating when to rejoin the conference circuit, and he shares some of his takeaways from the summit and the implications for education research.

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AI Advances and Applications Virtual Seminar Series: UF AI Research Catalyst Fund Awardees

The UF Informatics Institute is hosting a virtual seminar series presented by the AI Research Catalyst Fund 2020 Awardees. The seminars began on September 1. Registration is required for each seminar. Please visit https://informatics.research.ufl.edu/ufiievents/ to register.

Wednesdays, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm via Zoom

Upcoming seminars in September include the following:

  • Sept. 15, 2021: Parker Kotlarz [PI Juan Claudio Nino], “AI-Enabled Imaging Biomarker Identification for Early Detection and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease.” Register Here.
  • Sept. 22, 2021: Steven Weisberg, “What Mind Matters? Machine Learning Approaches to Linking Structural Variation in the Brain to Individual Differences in Spatial Behavior.” Register Here.

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UFIT Offers Fall 2021 HiPerGator Symposium

UFIT has announced that Jiang Bian will be the keynote speaker at the Fall 2021 HiPerGator Symposium. Dr. Bian, associate professor and director of Cancer Informatics and UF’s e-Health core, will speak about the collaboration with NVIDIA researchers to create GatorTron™. This is a virtual event via Zoom. Calls for presenters and general event registration is now open.

  • Thursday, October 21, 2021
    9:00 am – 2:00 pm

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UF Research Offers Centers and Cores Networking Event

UF’s diverse collection of scientific centers and cores will unite offering a unique opportunity for UF faculty and staff to network with colleagues and drive discussions behind important topics. Registration is now open. An in-person event is currently planned but could change to virtual as the date approaches.

  • Friday, October 29, 2021
    9:00 am – 4:00 pm

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UF Leadership Roundtable on Ethical Decision Making

On August 24, 2021, UF senior leaders discussed research integrity and ethical decision making, with an introduction from President Fuchs. Panelists discussed their experiences as researchers, leaders, and citizens and the impact of ethical decision making in their daily lives. They also discussed the importance of integrity and its role in achieving excellence at UF and beyond. In case you missed it, view the leadership roundtable online.

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Registration Is Open for the Fall 2021 NSF Virtual Grants Conference

Registration is open for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Fall 2021 Virtual Grants Conference. This virtual conference will be broadcast live on Zoom during the week of October 4–8, 2021.

To register for this free event, visit the conference website. Note: You will need to register for each Zoom session. Also, please only register for one concurrent session per time block. For those who cannot attend the live conference, all recorded conference sessions will be available on-demand shortly after the event and posted on the NSF website and YouTube page.

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