DLRC Workshop - March 7, 2006

The Discovery Learning Research Center's March 7, 2006 workshop, Developing Research Collaborations with the DLC: A Workshop to Showcase Projects and Develop New Initiatives, formed interest groups within high-need areas for research funding and joined together people with shared research interests.

Four breakout sessions were offered on the following topics:

• Cognitive Science and Learning - Notes - Funding Sources - Current Status
• Collaborative Learning - Notes - Funding Sources - Current Status
• Gaming Technology and Cyberinfrastructure Enabled Learning - Notes - Funding Sources - Current Status
• Remote Instrumentation for Educational Purposes - Notes - Funding Sources - Current Status

The DLRC is encouraging and facilitating further meetings of these groups as shared interests arise. Please click on the links above to view session notes, funding sources, and current status. For a cumulative list of funding sources click here .

Highlights of the poster session included the Center's projects:

• Discovery Park Undergraduate Research Internship ( DURI )
• Interns for Indiana ( IfI )
• NSF GK-12 grant entitled: The Indiana Interdisciplinary GK-12: Bringing Authentic Problem Solving in STEM to Rural Middle Schools
• NSF Undergraduate Research Center entitle: Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education ( CASPiE )
• NSF National Center for Learning and Teaching Nanoscale Science and Engineering ( NCLT ) entitled: Center for Learning & Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering
• NSF Alliance for Graduate Education & Professoriate ( AGEP )
• NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation ( LSAMP )