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NSF Ideas Lab Initiative supporting Harnessing the Data Revolution

A new NSF Ideas Lab Initiative supporting Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) describes one or more Ideas Lab(s) on Data-Intensive Research in Science and Engineering (DIRSE) as part of the HDR Institutes activity. These Ideas Labs represent one path of ...
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Robert F. Tinker AERA Scholarship

The Robert F. Tinker Scholarship is offered to support innovative graduate students or postdoctoral scholars working in the learning sciences and/or advanced technologies in learning to attend the American Educational Research Association annual meeting. Learn more and apply Application Deadline: December 31, ...
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New ISLS Grants Program – Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals: Grants Program for Regional and Affinity Outreach & Engagement Promoting the Learning Sciences While we see many Learning Sciences researchers around the world come to present their studies and discuss new ideas intensively at our annual conferences (ICLS and ...
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University of Maryland Faculty Position in Technology, Learning & Leadership

The Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership (TLPL) in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park invites applications for a tenure-track position in Technology, Learning and Leadership at the rank of Assistant Professor. Learn ...
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AccessCyberlearning 2.0 Capacity Building Institute

January 15-18, 2019 in Seattle, WA The AccessCyberlearning 2.0 Capacity Building Institute (CBI) will bring together researchers, graduate students, and leaders in NSF-funded Cyberlearning projects to engage with each other to explore how to make digital learning research, products, activities, and ...
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Workshop on Digitally-Mediated Team Learning

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has provided funding for 50 Travel Stipends to a synthesis and design workshop for researchers, educators, and practitioners who are advancing technology-enhanced team learning within STEM disciplines: During the two-and-a-half-day workshop, participants will be afforded ...
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NSF Program Director, Senior Advisor Positions

NSF has several open positions, including Program Director with expertise in STEM learning in informal environments, a permanent Senior Advisor for the Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR), and a temporary Senior Advisor position for EHR.
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Webinar: Rapid Community Reports

Thursday, November 1, 2018 from 1-2 pm Pacific, 4-5 pm Eastern. CIRCL is working towards the launch of a new, online, peer-reviewed Rapid Community Report (RCR) Series for short form research papers — like primers, workshop reports, and design reflections ...
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RPP Fall Workshops – Apply by Oct 10

The Research+Practice Collaboratory is offering 4 workshops to support the CS for All community in its applications to the NSF CS for All: Research Practitioner Partnership (CSforAll:RPP) solicitation. Over one-and-a-half days, teams will develop a deeper understanding of what an ...
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Call for Papers: Lifelong Learning Ecologies

Call for papers for a Special Section of The British Journal of Educational Technology “Lifelong learning Ecologies: linking formal and informal contexts of learning in the digital era”. Guest Editors Dr Albert Sangrá* and Dr Juliana E. Raffaghelli, Faculty of Psychology and ...
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News from NSF and the U.S. Government

Smart & Connected Communities Webinar

October 20, 2:30-3:30 PM Eastern This webinar will provide an overview of the Smart & Connected Communities (S&CC) program solicitation and help answer questions of prospective principal investigators (PIs). The goal of the S&CC program solicitation is to support strongly interdisciplinary, ...
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Expanded White House Smart Cities Initiative

The White House just announced that it is expanding its Smart Cities Initiative with over $80 million in new Federal investments and a doubling of the number of participating cities and communities. These new investments and collaborations will help cities ...
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NSF Smart and Connected Communities Solicitation

Preliminary Proposal Deadline Date: November 30, 2016 Full Proposal Deadline Date: February 16, 2017 NSF’s Smart & Connected Communities (S&CC) solicitation invites strongly interdisciplinary, integrative research and research capacity-building activities that will improve understanding of smart and connected communities and ...
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NSF PFI:BIC Smart Service Systems

The newest Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity (PFI:BIC) solicitation is out, this year again with a focus on partnerships with industry to perform research that advance out-of-the-box smart technologies, testing them in service systems. See the PFI:BIC solicitation Service systems ...
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NSF DRK-12 Webinars

If you are interested in applying for NSF Discovery Research PreK-12 funding (NSF DR K-12), you are invited to attend one of three upcoming informational webinars: September 19, 2016, 4:00-5:00pm ET September 23, 2016, 2:00-3:00pm ET September 26, 2016, 1:00-2:00pm ET REGISTER TO ATTEND Registration ...
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NSF DCL: Societal Challenges

Through the a new NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Exploring Mechanisms to Enhance the Economic and Societal Impacts of Fundamental Advances in Information and Communications Technologies, CISE and SBE invite principal investigators to submit proposals for community workshops and EArlyConcept Grants ...
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NSF DUE Division Director Search

NSF announces a nationwide search for Division Director for the Division of Undergraduate Education in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR). View the Dear Colleague Letter that describes the requirements and how to apply. The mission of EHR is ...
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Interviewees for NSF I-CORPS-L Teams Needed

CIRCL community members are needed to serve as interviewees for NSF I-CORPS-L Teams developing new educational technologies. Interviewees who represent different populations (K-12 teachers, university faculty, administrators, education industry representatives, etc.). If you are willing to participate, it offers excellent ...
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NSF CAREER Proposals

NSF CAREER proposals due July 20, 21, or 22, depending on program. NSF encourages submission of proposals from junior faculty members at all CAREER-eligible organizations.
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STELAR Webinar: NSF Educational R&D Programs

This webinar on June 30 will provide an overview of NSF funding opportunities for educational research and development projects that focus on STEM learning and learning environments, STEM workforce development, and broadening participation in STEM.
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