BOSCO-Uganda ICT Training Handbook (I) Introduction to Web 2.0
Collaborating for Education and Research Forums I-VII Summary
1.
The
Collaborating
for
Education
and
Research
Forum
has
been
a
gathering
place
for
Michiana
K-‐12
teachers
and
university
outreach
professionals
for
the
past
seven
years.
Drawing
an
average
of
150
participants,
the
annual
Forum
is
becoming
a
centerpiece
of
professional
identity
for
Michiana
STEM
educators
at
every
level.
For
seven
consecutive
years,
better
than
95%
of
program
participants
have
agreed
that
the
Forum
is
effective
in
achieving
its
goal
of
promoting
Integrated
STEM
Community
in
Michiana.
The
Forum
is
a
showcase
of
opportunities
to
collaborate
across
traditional
educational
divides,
whether
school-‐to-‐school,
district-‐to-‐district,
or
K12-‐to-‐
university.
Participating
individuals
and
programs
have
at
least
three
ways
to
connect
with
one
another:
over
information
tables
at
the
lunchtime
Collaboration
Bazaar,
in
response
to
“requests
for
information”
forms
in
each
participant
packet,
or
by
following
up
on
the
contact
information
distributed
in
a
full-‐color
pamphlet
highlighting
the
full
range
of
University
STEM
outreach
opportunities.
Local
participation
has
been
consistent
and
deeply
rooted:
the
forum
has
had
over
450
unique
participants;
more
than
200
K-‐12
teachers
have
attended
a
Forum
and
at
least
one
other
STEM
outreach
event;
all
but
3
of
the
more
than
130
Michiana
K-‐12
schools
with
which
we
have
record
of
any
outreach
activity
have
been
represented
by
teachers
at
one
or
more
Forums.
In
addition
to
highlighting
STEM
outreach
programs,
each
Forum
is
an
occasion
to
highlight
issues
of
importance
to
regional
educators,
such
as
last
year’s
official
public
launch
of
the
5-‐county
Project
Lead
The
Way
initiative.
Notable
guest
speakers
have
included
State
Superintendent
for
Public
Instruction
Glenda
Ritz,
Senator
(then
Representative)
Joe
Donnelly,
and
Executive
Directors
from
local
Chambers
of
Commerce,
industry
and
educational
associations.
Each
Forum
closes
with
an
extended
opportunity
to
listen
to
ideas
and
suggestions
from
participants.
The
Forum
series
was
launched
with
funding
through
the
Notre
Dame
extended
Research
Community
(NDeRC),
an
NSF-‐sponsored
GK-‐12
program,
and
has
continued
as
a
collaborative
effort
of
multiple
University
offices
and
programs.
Support
for
the
Forum
is
drawn
from
sponsoring
Colleges,
Departments,
Centers,
and
programs.
Highlights
from
past
Forums
can
be
found
at
michianastem.org/forums.
