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Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education. Linda Slakey National Science Foundation American Society for Cell Biology December 14, 2010. Strategy developed by BIO-EHR Working Group:. Conversations – listen for shared vision and the changes needed to achieve it
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Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education Linda Slakey National Science Foundation American Society for Cell Biology December 14, 2010
Strategy developed by BIO-EHR Working Group: • Conversations – listen for shared vision and the changes needed to achieve it • Conference – crystallize initiative and partnerships • Report – articulate the vision, synthesize previous efforts; recommend changes needed & roles; address sustainability • Implementation – make investments; implement commitments; improve communication; leverage feedback loops Approved by a joint meeting of the BIO Advisory Committeeand the EHR Advisory Committee in November 2006
NSF supported regionalconversations during 2007-2008 – AAAS facilitation: 211 participants from… community colleges, PUIs, MSIs, major R1 universities, museums, science centers, education organizations, other federal agencies, National Academies, field stations, professional societies… 2006 2007 2008 2009 Chicago Boston Denver Washington San Francisco Atlanta Image created with Google Maps
Mini-conversations during 2009 with undergraduate majors and non-majors to gauge importance of issues to students, discuss potential approaches: 2006 2007 231 student participants from 13 institutions. Convened by participants from the regional conversations. MAJOR Biology – 43% Other STEM – 31% Humanities – 15% Arts – 3% Undecided – 9% 2008 2009 Image created with Google Maps
Professional societies & organizations represented at conversations 2006 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) American Institute for Biological Sciences (AIBS) American Physiological Society (APS) American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) American Society for Microbiology (ASM) American Society for Plant Biologists (ASPB) Biophysical Society 2007 Botanical Society of America (BSA) Ecological Society of America (ESA) Genetics Society of America (GSA) Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) National Academies National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) 2008 2009 • AIBS Biology Education Summit (May 2008) • HHMI Summit on Undergraduate Biology: • The Role of Disciplinary Societies (Nov 2008)
We listened to other inputs during 2007-2009: 2006 2007 • NSF Advisory Committee meetings • Biological Sciences • Education & Human Resources • Environmental Research & Education • NRC reports • National Science Board reports • NSF merit review panel meetings • Professional society meetings 2009
2006 2007 2008 Vision & Change Conference July 15-17, 2009 2009