The Multi-Initiative Dissemination Project Workshops:Who Attends Them and How Effective Are They?

摘要

The National Science Foundation funded the Multi-Initiative Dissemination (MID)Project in August 2000 to provide a mechanism by which four curriculum reform efforts,ChemConnections,Molecular Science,New Traditions,and Peer-Led Team Learning (1-9),could continue to disseminate information about their projects.A workshop,with presenters from each of the four individual projects,was developed to engage participants in hands-on activities and discussions about active-learning strategies.Dissemination sites were selected from across the country to reach the greatest possible number of college chemistry faculty.The sites and dates of the 2001-2002 workshops are shown in Table 1.An overview of the MID Project,outlining the goals,active-learning strategies,and curriculum,can be found in ref 10.Aspects of the MID Project are also featured on the MID Project Web site (11).Links to each individual project can be found at this same Web site.Briefly,the goals of the MID Project are: