Partner Hubs and Institutes
Partner Hubs and Institutes
The ECR Hub advances shared goals with other ECR-funded hubs and institutes that focus on specific methods and practices, as well as with the resource centers for other NSF programs.
BCSER Institutes and Data Resource Hubs
The ECR-funded BCSER Institutes for Methods and Practices provide participants with training and support in cutting-edge methodological techniques and/or research practices relevant to STEM education research.
BCSER Institutes
Currently active BCSER Institutes:
Advanced Quantitative Methods to Broaden STEM Education Participation: Training Next Generations of Researchers (SIARM II)
This summer institute includes experts who have developed cutting-edge quantitative methods and directly contributed to STEM education research.
Building Capacity for Equitable Research on STEM Learning Processes using Quantitative Ethnography (QE Fellows)
The QE Fellows Institute is an NSF-funded program to train researchers in the methods and techniques of quantitative ethnography (QE).
Expanding the Methods of Education Research with Generative AI (EMERGai)
The EMERGai institute is intended to empower early- and mid-career researchers to effectively and ethically leverage Generative AI processes in their research workflow, including literature review, data collection, data analysis, interpretation, and writing.
Institute in Critical Quantitative, Computational, and Mixed Methods Training For Underrepresented Scholars (ICQCM)
Our mission is to advance the presence of scholars doing critical research among those using data science methodologies.
Learning Analytics in STEM Education Research Institute (LASER)
The LASER Institute aims to increase the capacity of scholars to leverage new data sources and apply computational methods.
Modern Meta-Analysis Research Institute (MMARI)
MMARI is a 5-day intensive workshop aimed at STEM researchers interested in learning how to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Natural Language Processing in STEM Education Research (NLP Assist)
NLP Assist will increase the capacity of individuals to understand student learning, explore teacher experiences, and support high quality learning.
Promoting Investigators’ Capacity in STEM Education Literature Synthesis (PICSELS)
Our flexible, multimodal curriculum models include: on-demand modules, workshops, webinars, seminars, intensives, and coaching.
The ProQual Institute for Interpretive Research Methods in STEM Education
The BCSER IMP project is providing training to 48 STEM faculty interested in retooling to become STEM education researchers.
Previously funded, but no longer active, BSCER institutes have included:
- Improving Evaluations of R&D in STEM Education
- Institute for Measurement Methods in Rural STEM Education
- Institute on Equity-Oriented Mixture Modeling for Discipline-Based Education Research Scholars (MM4DBER)
- Maryland Collaborative for Research in Urban STEM Education (MD-CRUSE)
- Professional Development for Emerging Education Researchers (PEER) Field Schools (PEER Institute)
- Quantitative Research Methods for STEM Education Scholars Program (QRM Scholars)
In addition, the ECR Hub has partnered with the two previously funded ECR Data Resource Hubs: the Partnership for Expanding Education Research in STEM (PEERS Hub) and Open Science Framework (OSF) STEM Education Hub.
Other Resource Hubs and NSF Programs
The ECR Hub complements the resource centers for other NSF programs that more heavily focus on applied research projects that develop, test, and implement STEM educational interventions (see here for more on how ECR differs from these other programs):
- AISL: Reimagining Equity and Values in Informal STEM Education (REVISE) Center
- ATE: Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Central
- DRK-12: Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education
- DRK-12: Evidence Quality and Reach (EQR) Hub
- HSI: UNIDOS Center for HSI Community Coordination
- IGE: Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Hub
- ITEST: STEM Learning and Research Center (STELAR)
- IUSE: AAAS Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) Initiative
- NOYCE: The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
- S-STEM: Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) Resource & Evaluation Center
- STEM K-12: The Center for STEM Education Research and Translation
Also, the SafeInsights project allows STEM education researchers to leverage large-scale datasets from digital learning platforms.
