COE Accomplishments in 2014

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We want to congratulate the COE faculty for their accomplishments in 2014 and look forward to continued success in 2015. We are constantly on the lookout for opportunities for external funding to share. Contact us—we are here to help! Listed below are some noteworthy statistics from the 2013-2014 fiscal year:

  • COE faculty members in all schools and centers submitted 70 proposals, requesting $32.2 million. Proposals were submitted to 41 different agencies including:
    • One proposal to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    • Two to the U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ)
    • Eight to the U.S. Department of Education (US DOE), including one to the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
    • Six for IES subcontracts
    • Ten to the National Science Foundation (NSF)
    • Seven to the Florida Department of Education (FL DOE)
    • Two to the Spencer Foundation
  • Research funding per faculty member totaled over $389,653. Of the 191 eligible COE faculty members, 56 (29.3%) submitted proposals for external funding as principal investigator (PI) or Co-PI.
  • COE PIs and Co-PIs received funding for 30 new proposals totaling over $8 million. These new awards included two contracts from the NSF.
  • Of the total dollar amount of newly funded awards, 7% was funded by federal agencies or organizations.
  • The total number of newly funded awards increased by 36.4% as compared to the previous fiscal year.
  • COE schools and centers have 71 currently funded projects totaling over $74.4 million.
  • Of the total dollar amount of currently funded projects, 72% were funded by federal agencies or organizations.
  • The COE experienced a 6.0% increase in the total number of currently funded projects as compared to the previous fiscal year.

View the complete 2013-2014 OER Annual Report.

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NSF Updates Policies and Procedures Guide

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued an updated version of its Proposal and Awards Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), effective December 26, 2014. The PAPPG is NSF’s implementation of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Guidance.

Please see Significant Changes and Clarifications to the PAPPG for a summary of the revisions.

For guidance on proposals submitted or due, and awards made before December 26, 2014, continue to reference the PAPPG dated February 2014.

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Qualtrics Training Series

The UF Center for Digital Health and Wellness is hosting a Qualtrics Training Series. The series consists of four 2.5 hour classes held in the Florida Gym, Room 250 on January 8, 15, 22, and 29. Please bring a laptop as these are highly interactive courses and participation is recommended. Seating is limited.

Click on the links below for more information or to register.

Getting Started: January 8, 2015 – 1:00pm – 3:30pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qualtrics-getting-started-tickets-14779809809

Moving On: January 15, 2015 – 1:00pm – 3:30pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qualtrics-moving-on-tickets-14779833881

Advanced: January 22, 2015 – 1:00pm – 3:30pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qualtrics-advanced-tickets-14779865977

Mobile & Offline: January 29, 2015 – 1:00pm – 3:00pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qualtrics-mobile-offline-tickets-14779884031

Qualtrics is a robust, sophisticated service for creating and delivering web-based surveys. With over 100 question types available and the ability to create interactive questions and engage survey-takers with rich media, it becomes possible to increase response rates. Users can also pull questions from professionally designed surveys as well as create their own library of questions, surveys, messages, and media.

Survey data can be analyzed as it is collected and researchers can pre-create reports with graphs, charts, and tables that populate in real time. Likewise, data can be exported into SPSS, Excel, or a variety of other formats for additional analysis. Furthermore, Qualtrics reports can be exported to PowerPoint, Word, or as a PDF file to use in presentations, reports, and research writing.

Please contact Rebeccah Mercado at rebeccahmercado@ufl.edu for further information.

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Save the Date: Research Event in March

Faculty and doctoral students are cordially invited to attend:

OER Professorship Symposium
with Stephen Smith, Fien Professor; Pat Snyder, Lawrence Professor; and Ester de Jong, B.O. Smith Professor

Monday, March 16, 2015
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Terrace Room

Bring your brown bag lunch. Refreshments and cookies will be served.

RSVP to Rosie Connolly by Friday, March 13: rconnolly@coe.ufl.edu

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Awarded Projects for December 2014

College of Education
Awarded Projects
December 2014
Principal Investigator: Lisa Clemons (P.K. Yonge)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Title: Postsecondary Education Readiness Assessments
Project Period: 10/10/2014 – 6/30/2015
Award Amount: $403.26
Principal Investigator: Christy Gabbard (P.K. Yonge)
Co-PI: Julie Henderson (P.K. Yonge)
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Title: Professional Development for Digital Learning
Project Period: 10/1/2014 – 6/30/2015
Award Amount: $75,000

 

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Submitted Projects for December 2014

College of Education
Submitted Projects
December 2014
Principal Investigator: Carole Beal (STL)
Co-PI: Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko (STL), Jose Principe (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: EXP: Collaborative Research: Exploring the Use of Data from the Brain for the Study of Learning
Requested Amount: $273,565
Principal Investigator: Maureen Conroy (AZCEECS/SESPECS)
Co-PI: Patricia Snyder (AZCEECS/SESPECS), Brian Reichow (AZCEECS/SESPECS), Mary McLean (AZCEECS/SESPECS)
Funding Agency: US Department of Education/OSEP
Proposal Title: Preparing Leaders in Early Childhood Studies and Implementation Science – Project PLECS-IS
Requested Amount: $995,218
Principal Investigator: Lynda Hayes (P.K. Yonge)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Proposal Title: Performance Adjustments to School Districts
Requested Amount: $51,292
Principal Investigator: Holly Lane (SESPECS)
Co-PI: Nicholas Gage (SESPECS)
Funding Agency: US Department of Education/OSEP
Proposal Title: Project TIER: Teaching, Intervention, and Efficacy Research
Requested Amount: $1,250,000
Principal Investigator: Ivan Mutis (Rinker School of Construction Management)
Co-PI: Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko (STL)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: EXP: Cyber-Drone: Empowering Learning through Real Time Visualization Environment using Unmanned Aerial Systems
Requested Amount: $26,822
Principal Investigator: Stephen Smith (SESPECS)
Co-PI: Nancy Corbett (SESPECS)
Funding Agency: US Department of Education/OSEP
Proposal Title: Preparing Personnel to Serve School-Aged Children with Persistent and Severe Behavior Problems (EBD Prep)
Requested Amount: $989,420
Principal Investigator: Stephen Smith (SESPECS)
Co-PI: Ann Daunic (SESPECS)
Funding Agency: Clemson University (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Simulated Affective Social Role Playing for Peer Mediation and Conflict Resolution Education
Requested Amount: $94,380
Principal Investigator: Patricia Snyder (AZCEECS/SESPECS)
Co-PI: Mary McLean (AZCEECS/SESPECS)
Funding Agency: Johns Hopkins University (Subcontract – Maryland State Department of Education Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Expansion of Learning Progressions from Birth to 36 months for the Early Learning Assessment
Requested Amount: $114,983.38
Principal Investigator: David Therriault (SHDOSE)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Omninox Corp (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)
Proposal Title: A.L.I.C.E. (Adaptive Learning through Innovative Coursework and Experimentation)
Requested Amount: $33,554

 

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