It’s All Linked to Education

Mixed Methods Research Design and Analysis, Part II builds on the foundational concepts introduced in Part I (July 23) by again reviewing mixed methods research and the rationale for using multiple approaches. It also guides participants through a real-world example of the convergent parallel design. This section also covers data collection and analysis, along with important considerations and potential challenges of these designs. This webinar is part of the series: Capacity Building for Applied STEM Education and Behavioral Sciences Research. Presenter(s): Toni Dancstep, Toya Frank, Naomi Hall-Byers, Tori Smith. Register

Jumping off a previous webinar on using the NSF resources for proposal preparation, this webinar delves into how to use the available resources from NSF for award management. This webinar is part of a series on NSF policies, guidelines, and review processes. Presenter(s): Sharmini Pitter Boghos and Jennifer Riehl Register

Data are transforming nearly every aspect of higher education, scientific discovery, healthcare, and workforce development. Yet many educators, researchers, and institutional leaders have had little formal preparation in applying data science to their teaching, scholarship, program evaluation, or strategic decision-making. Data to Impact is a four-part professional development series designed to build practical data science capacity among faculty, researchers, administrators, and education leaders. Rather than focusing solely on programming or advanced analytics, the series demonstrates how data science can become a powerful tool for solving real-world problems, strengthening research, improving student outcomes, informing institutional decisions, and increasing competitiveness for grants and partnerships. Through interactive webinars, participants will progress from foundational concepts to real-world applications in STEM, education, research administration, and institutional leadership. By the end of the series, participants will leave with practical tools, new perspectives and an action plan for applying data science within their own disciplines and organizations. Presenter(s): Amaka Nwankwo Register

This workshop will introduce the No-code Entry Alignment Toolkit (NEAT) as a human-in-the-loop AI workflow for sponsored programs data cleanup, research administration capacity building, and institutional collaboration. The session will focus on a practical problem many institutions face: inconsistent free-text entries, repeated spreadsheet cleanup, reporting burden, and loss of staff time that could otherwise be devoted to faculty, proposal development, compliance, and strategic research growth. Rather than presenting NEAT as a product pitch, the workshop will frame it as a reusable method that Emerging Research Institutions can adapt to their own administrative workflows. Participants will learn how to start with one low-risk field, define a controlled vocabulary, use AI to suggest categories with confidence and a clear rationale, preserve human approval as the final decision, and build a mapping dictionary that serves as institutional memory over time. The workshop will also invite participating institutions to identify their own use cases, such as sponsor-name cleanup, grant portfolio labeling, proposal tracking, research-domain classification, or reporting preparation. The goal is to use the session as a starting point for collaboration, beta testing, and cross-institutional learning around responsible AI-supported research administration workflows. Register

This webinar examines the similarities, differences, assets, and challenges that characterize K–12 STEM teaching and learning ecosystems across urban, suburban, and rural settings. Moving beyond deficit-based comparisons, the session will explore how place-based resources, community knowledge, institutional partnerships, informal and non-formal learning opportunities, and local STEM industries can be leveraged to strengthen STEM education. Particular attention will be given to how differences in access and opportunity shape STEM identity, participation, and achievement, and how educators and community partners can build more connected and equitable learning ecosystems. Participants will be challenged to reconsider STEM equity not as providing identical experiences in every community, but as ensuring that all learners have meaningful opportunities to engage, succeed, and envision themselves within STEM. Presenter(s): Joseph Isaac Register

Outcomes and Evaluation in Research Proposals and Projects provides information on common types of outcomes in research, effective approaches to evaluation of outcomes, and distinguishing differences between research and evaluation. This webinar will assist researchers in developing rigorous, evidence-based plans for assessing clear, specific, measurable outcomes to determine the extent to which project goals are achieved. This webinar is part of the series: Capacity Building for Applied STEM Education and Behavioral Sciences Research. Presenter(s): Toni Dancstep, Toya Frank, Naomi Hall-Byers, and Tori Smith Register