Virtual Research Engagement Resources

The Office of Community Outreach serves as one of many channels to put TAMU-CC intellectual capital into public service. The resources below provide material, training, orientation, guidance, and inspiration for innovative TAMU-CC research engagement. Some resources are listed in multiple categories.

Project funding and great personal satisfaction can be gained through intentionally and effectively planning for and creating societal benefits from scholarship, teaching, arts, and sciences.

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Live Events | COVID-19 | Teaching | Grant Writing | Communication | Evaluation | Collaboration

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Live Events

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Live Events | COVID-19 | Teaching | Grant Writing | Communication | Evaluation | Collaboration

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COVID-19 Resources

Internal Support

• Campus COVID-19 Announcements and Resources
• Conrad Blucher COVID-19 Map Dashboard & FaceBook
• South Texas Economic Development Center: COVID-19 Portal
• COVID-19: A hub of Texas A&M Agrilife Extension resources
• Anytime, Anywhere Access (AAA) initiative for Remote Work - Information Technology (Includes: SPSS® Statistics 26, Autodesk software and more)

Higher Ed

• NASPA- Student Affairs Administrators Resources
• National Association of Foreign Student Advisers- links to COVID-19 Guidance (ICE and SEVP, DOS EVP, U.S. Visas and Entry)
• UNC - Research Development Finding funding
• Columbia COVID-19 Researchers Hub

Research

• United States Census Bureau - COVID - 19 Demographic and Economic Resources
• Dimensions access to COVID-19 research | Dimensions: - Digital Science: all Dimensions COVID-19 related published articles, preprints, datasets and clinical trials in one file, updated daily
• InfoEd Global library of COVID-19 funding opportunities and resources
• The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)- an independent population health research center at UW Medicine
• The Conversation: COVID-19
• NSF - Coronavirus Information
• Research!America COVID-19 Resources and Information
• Council On Governmental Relations-Institutional and Agency Responses to COVID-19- Guidance Specific to Federal Award Impact (OMB, NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, DHHS, FDA, HRSA, SAMHSA, USAMRAA, NAVY, DOJ, CDC, NSA, NASA, DARPA, USDA, USAID, ONR, UDO, EPA, NEH, NEA, IMLS, DOC, DOI, DOL, STATE)
• CDC- Information for Clinicians on Investigational Therapeutics for Patients with COVID-19
• CDC- COVID-19- Guidance Documents- searchable
• EPA- Frequent Questions on Grant Issues in Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding

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Live Events | COVID-19 | Teaching | Grant Writing | Communication | Evaluation | Collaboration

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Teaching

Internal Support

• Center for Faculty Excellence
• Office of Distance Education and Learning Technologies (ODELT)
• School-University Partnerships - College of Education and Human Development
• Information Literacy Teaching Resources - Bell Library

Organizations & Tools

• Teaching Geoscience Online
• LEARN-The Learning Resources Network is the world’s largest association in continuing education and lifelong learning
• NAAEE Promoting excellence in environmental education throughout North America 
• National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
• Campus Compact- to improve community life and to educate students for civic and social responsibility
• STEM for All Multiplex Over 850 short videos showcasing innovations in Science, Technology, Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science Teacher and Learning K to Graduate Education
• Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE) supports researchers to innovate and improve preK-12 STEM education
• Center for Innovative Research in Cyber Learning
• CIRCL- Center for Innovative Research in Cyberlearning
• STEM Learning and Research Center (STELAR)
• NARST a worldwide organization for improving science teaching and learning through research
• The Undergraduate-Field Experiences Research Network (U-FERN) fosters effective undergraduate field experiences
• Omprakash- A new program that combines social impact internships (online or in-person), curated curriculum, personalized mentorship, and digital storytelling - Service Learning Resource
• Peralta Online Equity Rubric to support online course equity
• Open Educational Resources Repository (OERTX) Search, Contribute, Collaborate - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board public digital library of open educational resources
• Guidance in Teaching About Climate and Energy - Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)
• Data Nuggets - free classroom activities, co-designed by scientists and teachers to bring contemporary research and authentic data into classrooms
• Assessment Rubrics: including Global Learning and Civic Engagement
• Science education Resource center (SERC)- undergraduate and K-12 science curricula and partner projects

Scholarly Articles

• Service-Learning Research Primer
• A Broader Impacts Course for EngineeringGraduate Students

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Grant Writing and Support

Internal Support

• Research Development & Commercialization
• Broader Impacts Community Outreach
• Planning and Institutional Research (PIR) provides accurate and reliable data with associated analysis that supports University-wide decision-making, planning, grant writing, and other internal and external data and information needs
• Graduate Resource and Opportunity Workspace (GROW) -professional workshops, student support events, networking activities, and community service opportunities
• CONHS -Research Support

Organizations & Tools

• Broader Impacts Statement (NSF) Generation Wizard from Networked Ocean World
• EPA -Citizen Scientist Program
• Video- ARIS Webinar for NORDP on Understanding the NSF BI Criterion
• Dylomo- free, web-based tool to create interactive, online logic models
• Tips for Proofreading Your Next Grant Application- Grants.gov Community Blog

Scholarly Articles

• Unveiling Impact Identities: A Path for Connecting Science and Society
• Re-Invigorating HIBAR Research for the 21st Century: Enhancing Fundamental Research Excellence In Service to Society (Article Access Requires University Credentials)

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Communication

Internal Support

• Bell Library Scholarly Communication

Organizations, Tools & Articles

• American Geophysical Union's Sharing Science program
• Are Traditional University Knowledge Dissemination Policies, Ideologies, and Practices Still Relevant in a Knowledge Abundance Economy?
• Why universities and academics should bother with public engagement.
• Network for Advancing & Evaluating the Societal Impact of Science
• NIH National Institute on Aging Goal H: Disseminate Information
• AAAS Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology
• The University's Role in the Dissemination of Research and Scholarship-EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 44, no. 2 (March/April 2009): 6–7
• American Association for the Advancement of Science 
• Science On a Sphere Users Collaborative Network
• Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER)
• STEM Ambassador Program (STEMAP) aims to facilitate open-minded exchange between scientists and members of the public.
• Knowledge Translation (KT) Tools: convey findings of research & development of skills and capacity for doing KT
• Lifeology is a platform and a community space that brings together scientists, health experts, artists, writers and broader audiences in the creation of mobile-friendly Lifeology mini-courses that can reach anyone.
• BioRender - Create Professional Science Figures in Minutes. Browse thousands of pre-made icons and templates from more than 30 fields of life sciences.
• The Public Face of Science in America: Priorities for the Future - American Arts and Sciences Academy Report

Videos and Blogs

• Marrying Science and Art for Better SciComm from Science Talk.org
• Video- Effective use of academic and social media networks for endorsing publications
• Video- A method to develop a comic based on your research: From scientists, for scientists, and beyond
• Video Webinar - SciComm Advocacy: Writing an op-ed or letter to the editor

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Live Events | COVID-19 | Teaching | Grant Writing | Communication | Evaluation | Collaboration

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Engagement, Impact, and Evaluation

Project Level

• Online Evaluation Resource Library- developed for professionals seeking to design, conduct, document, or review project evaluations.
• Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship Articles and Books
• Virtual Science Engagement Group Discussions
• Impact Evaluation Guide from Australia's national science research agencyCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
• Measuring Research Impact: Introduction
• Social Impact of the Arts - Animating Democracy
• The science and metrics of partner engagement - Quantitative survey to assess the level of community engagement in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) and clinical effectiveness research (CER)- Video
• Open-Access Evaluation Resources EvaluATE
• Dylomo- free, web-based tool to create interactive, online logic models.
• EvalFest - tools and resources to help evaluate informal science learning
• NSF- Framework for Evaluating Impacts of Informal Science Education Projects
• American Evaluation Association- Education and Consultants
• New (2021) NSF SBE Broader Impacts Framework - ARIS Office Hours Special Edition - Video

Institutional Level

• Public Face of Science Project - American Academy of Arts and Sciences- expertise of a broad range of leaders in communication, law, humanities, the arts, journalism, public affairs, and the physical, social, and life sciences
• International School on Research Impact Assessment statement: ten-point guidelines for an effective process of research impact assessment
• Public Impact Research - Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)
• Economic Impact - Know, Measure, Tell, Engage APLU
• National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement -UK
• Center for Public Engagement with Science &Technology: Theory of Change for Public Engagement with Science
• Assessment Rubrics: including Global Learning and Civic Engagement- Association of American Colleges & Universities

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Broaden Participation in Computing (BPC)
• From Mastery to Accountability: Cultural Humility as an Alternative to Cultural Competence (login to access through library)
• Peralta Online Equity Rubric to support online course equity
• Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology - DO IT- University Of Washington
• NSF INCLUDES National Network: Broadening Participation, Expanding Opportunities
• Hispanic centered STEM resources from CHildren Investigating Science with Parents and Afterschool (CHISPA)
• HSI STEM Hub
• Video - NSF Convergence Workshop Discussion - Mitigating Institutional Racism in Education at the Human-Technology Frontier
• Video - NSF Funding Opportunities Webinar Sept. 2020 - Broadening Participation in STEM through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Collaboration

Partnerships

• Industry and University Collaboration: How partnership drives innovation
• Research-Practice Partnership Toolkit
• Coastal Bend Council of Governments Coastal Bend State Planning Region
• Technical Education Research Centers - extensive professional development, consulting, as well as evaluation services
• Team Science Toolkit- National Cancer Institute - interactive website to help conduct, support, and study team-based research
• Art and Business pARTnering activates employees, stimulates innovation, and fosters creative collaboration
• Research-Practice Partnership Toolkit

Co-Produced Knowledge

• Video- Model for Supporting Impact in Grant Applications
• The HIBAR Research Alliance (HRA)

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Live Events | COVID-19 | Teaching | Grant Writing | Communication | Evaluation | Collaboration

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