EOT (Education Outreach Training) program for NSF PACI teams is
a) SDSC local
b) NCSA local
c) Partnership activities in EOT which are JOINT between UCSD/SDSC and NCSA
   Note Roscoe Giles from Boston is an NCSA Alliance partner but joint leader of
   NPACI/NCSA EOT program.

I have contacted EOT from the Alliance Where as in my summary below they are
needed especially as emphasis of both the STC CRPC and the NCSA/NPACI EOT team
has been/is K-12 education, Minorities and universal access. CRPC did not do
universal access. I don't think we have credentials in these areas at moment.
University courses are not stressed except at undergraduate level

The party line is that graduate courses are important but no special steps are
needed as they will happen "automatically". Proactive steps are needed in K-12
and to some extent for undergraduates. Note that it is easier to integrate
computer science advances as these directly impact students and teachers. On the
other hand, although science education is critical, the latest science is not
the key issue -- we need modern science with a learning model that works.

Basic Education and Outreach Thrust Areas for NCA/NPACI EOT
1) Minorities including Women
2) Disabled and universal access 
3) Education including K-12, Undergraduate, Graduate, Continuing Education
	(in order of prority). 

4) Technology support (here we could customize to some STC technology e.g. if
one included data-mining, portals or collaboration as cross-cutting themes then
these can clearly form part of tools to help web-based education in general)
5) Outreach to new communities (Government, Museums)

The critical way NCSA/NPACI can help is in Minority programs,
Universal access and K-12. We can have some activities here but
don't I think have the national leaders. Thus we need to bring
in outsiders.

I would be happy to step down as I dont feel effective now and FSU cannot
prepare a strong enough case to get matching funds. Maybe SURA could lead
Education and Outreach?

Geoffrey Fox  gcf@cs.fsu.edu or fox@csit.fsu.edu
Phones Cell 315-254-6387 FSU Office 850-644-4587 FAX 850-644-0098