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NASA DEVELOP’s Approach to Experiential Learning

Ryan Hammock·Lauren M Childs-Gleason·Kenton W Ross·Amanda Clayton·Michael L Ruiz·Karen N Allsbrook·Stephanie L Burke·Hayley Pippin·Robert Cecil Byles·Amber Rochelle Williams·Celeste Gambino
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The DEVELOP Program, part of NASA’s Applied Sciences’ Capacity Building Program, connects decision makers and early career individuals through rapid 10-week feasibility studies. These projects utilize Earth observation assets to address environmental issues and are conducted by small, interdisciplinary teams who work autonomously under the guidance of a cohort of science advisors. The teams tailor their research to create end products that support partner decision making processes. The connection to real-world decision making and direct communication with partner organizations drives meaningful experiences for DEVELOP participants that are directly applicable to future work in the geosciences. This poster will share DEVELOP’s model for offering meaningful experiences to its participants, address lessons learned over the past 20+ years, and highlight a variety of testimonials.

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Ryan Hammock, Lauren M Childs-Gleason, Kenton W Ross, Amanda Clayton, Michael L Ruiz, Karen N Allsbrook, Stephanie L Burke, Hayley Pippin, Robert Cecil Byles, Amber Rochelle Williams, Celeste Gambino. NASA DEVELOP’s Approach to Experiential Learning. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210024946

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Feasibility Studies as Catalysts for Capacity Building: The DEVELOP Experience from Local to National Scale

The NASA DEVELOP National Program occupies a unique niche in the capacity development ecosystem. It is not a traditional training or educational program primarily focused on individual capacity, nor is it a full-scale co-development program focused on institutional capacity. NASA DEVELOP conducts 10-week feasibility studies that bring together teams of participants and decision making partners. The participants are competitively selected students and emerging or transitioning professionals, who build their STEM and professional skillsets. The partners are groups that have decision making requirements that may benefit from insights that Earth observations can provide. The interaction of the participants and partners over the intense 10-week time period is especially well adapted to building capacity at smaller scales. DEVELOP projects have shown good results when working at municipal and smaller administrative levels like U.S. counties. Even when working with higher administrative levels like provinces, U.S states, or even national or federal levels, DEVELOP has shown most success when working with more localized institutions like state forests or national parks. This presentation will recount case studies of how DEVELOP projects worked with more local or “localized” partners and compare with outcomes with partners at other scales: state/provincial and federal/national levels.

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