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Support for Principal Investigators

Everyone in the OER is fully engaged in PI support services! We are currently drafting boilerplate materials for data management/security, cost analysis, and dissemination plans for all outgoing IES proposals. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements. In the meantime, we want to make the following resources available to everyone preparing proposals:

UF Libraries Data Management Basics

Data Management Planning (DMP) Tool– UF has a data management tool available for PIs. Through the link, you can sign in using your Gatorlink and choose from prepopulated funding agency guidelines for applicable templates.

UF Office of Research Proposal Preparation Information website

As always, let us know how we can help!

Writing about Research Concepts in Everyday Language

Making complex research concepts easily accessible to policymakers and practitioners can be challenging for researchers who have been trained to write for an academic audience.

A recent report prepared for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Going Public: Writing about Research in Everyday Language, describes three techniques for writing more plainly about study design, measurement, and data analysis:

1. Making concepts simpler — how to use simple language to convey research concepts while ensuring they convey the same meaning.

2. Writing for the general reader — how to determine what the reader really needs to know. Clarity about key messages can lead to simpler and more direct writing.

3. Writing to reduce misinterpretation — how to minimize the likelihood that readers will misinterpret research concepts by considering the possible areas of confusion and addressing them directly.

The report includes a glossary that shows how to apply these approaches to writing about commonly used concepts in impact research such as regression analysis and effect size.

This report was prepared for the IES by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE).

Reprinted from IES News Flash, publishing up-to-date alerts about breaking news from IES, its centers, and various programs.

Awarded Projects for June 2014

College of Education – Awarded Projects – June 2014
Principal Investigator: Donald Pemberton (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Duval County
Project Title: ELC Duval TA Coaching Program
Project Period: 5/1/2014 – 6/30/2015
Award Amount: $62,920
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Inc.
Project Title: ELC Broward Community of Practice Facilitation Training
Project Period: 4/1/2014 – 12/31/2014
Award Amount: $46,000
Principal Investigator: Marisa Stukey (P.K. Yonge)
Co-PI: Ashley Pennypacker-Hill (P.K. Yonge)
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Title: Transforming Mathematics
Project Period: 4/18/2014 – 9/30/2014
Award Amount: $2,043.43

Submitted Projects for June 2014

College of Education – Submitted Projects – June 2014
Principal Investigator:  Lynda Hayes (P.K. Yonge)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency:  Florida Department of Education
Proposal Title: IDEA, Part B, Entitlement 2014-2015
Requested Amount: $219,628
Principal Investigator: Lynda Hayes (P.K. Yonge)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Proposal Title: Title I, Part A
Requested Amount: $143,553
Principal Investigator: Marisa Stukey (P.K. Yonge)
Co-PI: Ashley Pennypacker-Hill (P.K. Yonge)
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Proposal Title: Title II
Requested Amount: $24,490
Principal Investigator: Mary McLean (CEECS/SESPECS)
Co-PI: Patricia Snyder (CEECS/SESPECS); Maureen Conroy (CEECS/SESPECS)
Funding Agency: University of Washington (Subcontract/DHHS)
Proposal Title: NCQTL Year 5
Requested Amount: $237,251
Principal Investigator: David Therriault (SHDOSE)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Omninox Publishing (Subcontract/NSF)
Proposal Title: A.L.I.C.E. (Adaptive Learning through Innovative Coursework and Experimentation)
Requested Amount: $18,261
Principal Investigator: Thomas Dana – Administration (Dean’s Area)
Co-PI: Daniel McCoy – Administration (Dean’s Area)
Funding Agency: Sabreliner Aviation
Proposal Title: Corrosion Sciences Education Distance Learning Curriculum Development
Requested Amount: $699,918
Principal Investigator: Donald Pemberton (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: US Department of Education/FIPSE
Proposal Title: Florida First in the World: Creating a College Access and Completion Movement
Requested Amount: $1,131,544
Principal Investigator: Donald Pemberton (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Duval County
Proposal Title: ELC Duval TA Coaching Program
Requested Amount: $62,920