2016 Faculty Survey Results Are In

The Office of Educational Research (OER) has compiled the results of the 2016 Faculty Survey. We are pleased to accept several ideas on how to improve our services.

The following articles in this April issue of the Research Bulletin are in response to the survey.

Thank you to those of you who took the time to respond and offer helpful suggestions.

Seeking Topics for Professional Development Opportunities

In the 2016 Faculty Survey, the faculty expressed an interest in receiving more professional development opportunities offered through the OER. We are currently seeking ideas about the types of programs to feature.

Please send an email to the OER at research@coe.ufl.edu with a list of topics and/or suggestions for us to consider.

We will do our best to provide a variety of dates and times so that the maximum number of faculty can attend.

New Faculty Spotlight Series

In an effort to improve communication about the types of research and activities performed by each faculty member, the OER will launch a new Faculty Spotlight feature section in the Research Bulletin newsletter.

The Faculty Spotlight will highlight the research and accomplishments of two faculty members each month beginning with junior faculty.

Watch for the Faculty Spotlight coming next month in the May Research Bulletin.

Building Collaborative Teams and Strategic Partnerships

OER actively works to build cross-departmental and cross-university interdisciplinary research teams and strategic partnerships that promote the scholarly interests of COE faculty.

If you are interested in developing collaborative efforts with other colleagues, please contact Thomasenia Adams at tla@coe.ufl.edu, 273-4116, or Ana Puig at anapuig@coe.ufl.edu, 273-4121.

Some examples of past collaborations sponsored by the OER include the Brown Bag Research Series, guest lectures, and collaborative meetings such as the following:

  • UF Levin College of Law Collaborative Meeting
    • Participants from COE and College of Law
  • UF IFAS Collaborative Meeting
    • Participants from COE and Family, Youth and Community Sciences
  • UF College of Design, Construction and Planning Collaborative Meeting
    • Participants from COE, PK Yonge, and the College of Design, Construction and Planning
  • UF College of Engineering Luncheon
    • Participants from COE Educational Technology and Computer & Information Science & Engineering

Building Collaborative Teams and Strategic Partnerships

OER actively works to build cross-departmental and cross-university interdisciplinary research teams and strategic partnerships that promote the scholarly interests of COE faculty.

If you are interested in developing collaborative efforts with other colleagues, please contact Thomasenia Adams at tla@coe.ufl.edu, 273-4116, or Ana Puig at anapuig@coe.ufl.edu, 273-4121.

Some examples of past collaborations sponsored by the OER include the Brown Bag Research Series, guest lectures, and collaborative meetings such as the following:

  • UF Levin College of Law Collaborative Meeting
    • Participants from COE and College of Law
  • UF IFAS Collaborative Meeting
    • Participants from COE and Family, Youth and Community Sciences
  • UF College of Design, Construction and Planning Collaborative Meeting
    • Participants from COE, PK Yonge, and the College of Design, Construction and Planning
  • UF College of Engineering Luncheon
    • Participants from COE Educational Technology and Computer & Information Science & Engineering

Research Services and Consultation

Some faculty have conveyed the need for services and consultation in the area of research methodology such as qualitative and quantitative analyses.

If you are in need of these services and/or consultation, please contact Thomasenia Adams at tla@coe.ufl.edu, 273-4116, or Ana Puig at anapuig@coe.ufl.edu, 273-4121.

We are considering ways to offer research methodology services and consultation such as providing high-level doctoral students to perform qualitative and quantitative analyses.

Submitted Projects for March 2016

College of Education
Submitted Projects
March 2016
Principal Investigator: Richard Lind, Jr. (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering)
Co-PI: Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko (STL), Lisa Anthony (Computer & Information Science & Engineering)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: EI: Enhancing Elementary Education by Infusing Integrated Engineering-Biology Concepts into Classrooms Using a Computing-Oriented Approach
Requested Amount: $187,226
Principal Investigator: Christina Gardner-McCune (Computer & Information Science & Engineering)
Co-PI: Anne Corinne Huggins-Manley (SHDOSE)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: EBP: Assessing Computational Thinking in 3rd – 6th Grade
Requested Amount: $84,162
Principal Investigator: M. David Miller (SHDOSE)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: Collaborative Research: CS10K: Improving Computer Science Teacher Capacity and Pipeline in Central Florida
Requested Amount: $158,637
Principal Investigator: Kristy Boyer (Computer & Information Science & Engineering)
Co-PI: Aki Murata (STL)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: EBP: Understanding and Supporting Collaborative Dialogue for Effective Computer Science Learning in Diverse Elementary School Classrooms
Requested Amount: $263,332
Principal Investigator: Donald Pemberton (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Childcare Aware of America
Proposal Title: Childcare Aware Courses
Requested Amount: $1,134,795
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: Susan Butler (STL), Shaundra Daily (Computer & Information Science & Engineering)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: DD: FACTOR: Fostering a Community of Learners to Support Computational Thinking
Requested Amount: $2,497,556
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Orange County Public Schools
Proposal Title: Orange County Certified Coaching
Requested Amount: $103,604
Principal Investigator: Albert Ritzhaupt (STL)
Co-PI: Walter Leite (SHDOSE), Rachael Elrod (Education Library)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: DD: Technology – Rich Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles for K-12 eBook: Developed by Teachers for Teachers (TRACK.12-T4T)
Requested Amount: $2,252,886
Principal Investigator: Albert Ritzhaupt (STL)
Co-PI: Kara Dawson (STL)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: CS10K: High School Teachers Enact Technological-Pedagogical-Content Knowledge (TPACK) in the Design and Development of Educational Software
Requested Amount: $982,048
Principal Investigator: Dmitry Kopelevich (Chemical Engineering)
Co-PI: Albert Ritzhaupt (STL)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: Research Initiation: Integration of Classroom, Laboratory, and Online Instruction for a Core Chemical Engineering Course
Requested Amount: $41,262

Submitted Projects for March 2016

College of Education
Submitted Projects
March 2016
Principal Investigator: Richard Lind, Jr. (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering)
Co-PI: Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko (STL), Lisa Anthony (Computer & Information Science & Engineering)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: EI: Enhancing Elementary Education by Infusing Integrated Engineering-Biology Concepts into Classrooms Using a Computing-Oriented Approach
Requested Amount: $187,226
Principal Investigator: Christina Gardner-McCune (Computer & Information Science & Engineering)
Co-PI: Anne Corinne Huggins-Manley (SHDOSE)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: EBP: Assessing Computational Thinking in 3rd – 6th Grade
Requested Amount: $84,162
Principal Investigator: M. David Miller (SHDOSE)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: Collaborative Research: CS10K: Improving Computer Science Teacher Capacity and Pipeline in Central Florida
Requested Amount: $158,637
Principal Investigator: Kristy Boyer (Computer & Information Science & Engineering)
Co-PI: Aki Murata (STL)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: EBP: Understanding and Supporting Collaborative Dialogue for Effective Computer Science Learning in Diverse Elementary School Classrooms
Requested Amount: $263,332
Principal Investigator: Donald Pemberton (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Childcare Aware of America
Proposal Title: Childcare Aware Courses
Requested Amount: $1,134,795
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: Susan Butler (STL), Shaundra Daily (Computer & Information Science & Engineering)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: DD: FACTOR: Fostering a Community of Learners to Support Computational Thinking
Requested Amount: $2,497,556
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Orange County Public Schools
Proposal Title: Orange County Certified Coaching
Requested Amount: $103,604
Principal Investigator: Albert Ritzhaupt (STL)
Co-PI: Walter Leite (SHDOSE), Rachael Elrod (Education Library)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: DD: Technology – Rich Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles for K-12 eBook: Developed by Teachers for Teachers (TRACK.12-T4T)
Requested Amount: $2,252,886
Principal Investigator: Albert Ritzhaupt (STL)
Co-PI: Kara Dawson (STL)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: CS10K: High School Teachers Enact Technological-Pedagogical-Content Knowledge (TPACK) in the Design and Development of Educational Software
Requested Amount: $982,048
Principal Investigator: Dmitry Kopelevich (Chemical Engineering)
Co-PI: Albert Ritzhaupt (STL)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: Research Initiation: Integration of Classroom, Laboratory, and Online Instruction for a Core Chemical Engineering Course
Requested Amount: $41,262