It was felt that broad participation in the research process was a big win for all levels of education. Current programs can realistically only handle a small number of undergraduates in a research experience. IT can expand exposure by scaling the experience into undergraduate and even K-12 teaching/learning environments.

Started out with discussion of definition of terms. "Research" is a loaded word with different meaning to different groups. So may want to refer to "original research" when we refer to the typical research that faculty get promoted for and "research" to be the more discovery process.

Research functions

• Methodology - foundation for inquiry
• Participation/apprenticeship
• Transfer of Knowledge
• Research about teaching and learning

Graduate: felt there was a need for better methodology training and broader perspective through say history of science, impact on society, etc.

Undergraduate: General agreement that involvement on research projects is beneficial to learning. Why? The key outcomes the research participation are:

• Discovery
• Improved access/contact with Faculty
• Puts the education into a real context
• Participation and ability to make a contribution - feeling of worth
• Active participation (doing - "to do is to understand")
• Opportunity for collaboration/team participation/presentation skills
• Ownership and defend a position
• Development of problem solving and reasoning skills

IT can be used to transfer most of these into the teaching arena and thereby expand the access to the broad community. We felt that identification of specifics would not be productive. Other generally considered valuable learning experiences are examples of parts of this set (team projects, labs, etc.).

Also a need for research in educational paradigms. How to get faculty to read and adopt the results and integrate into their teaching? There is fear of change in process due to student evaluations, tenures etc. Need to have deans faculty involved in process.

X. What institutional/individual/collaborative actions are possible in the next year to better achieve this vision?

Work on access to resources which support research.

Perhaps more important problems are the organizational problems. How can institutions cooperate better to reduce costs. Development costs, publications cost, ... Libraries, agreements with vendors etc. Professional organizations, states, etc.

Professional organizations in disciplines (e.g. American Chemical Society) could help develop history, methodology materials.

Y. How will success or failure be observed?

Case studies of successful research/teaching experiments.