EMERGai

The institute is intended to address a critical need in STEM education research by empowering early- and mid-career researchers employed at resource-limited colleges and universities to effectively and ethically leverage Generative AI tools and processes in their research workflow, including literature review, data collection, data analysis, interpretation, and writing. We define resource-limited institutions as those colleges and universities operating with constrained budgets, smaller/limited endowments, and little infrastructure or support services for advanced research, which may include institutions located in rural or remote regions and smaller public or private colleges or universities with limited capacity for large-scale research initiatives.

By participating in this program, researchers will be able to engage in innovative, rigorous, responsible, and ethical GenAI-supported STEM education research practices across the research workflow and cultivate the mindsets and skills necessary for pursuing long-term learning, enhancing their career trajectory, and contributing to scientific progress beyond the institute.  The institute achieves this by guiding each scholar through the application of GenAI to a research project of their choice.