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Biology Scholars Program www.biologyscholars.org. American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Washington, DC. BSP2 Goals (2011-2015). Empower biologists to be models of scholarly teaching and practitioners of science education research.
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Biology Scholars Programwww.biologyscholars.org American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Washington, DC
BSP2 Goals (2011-2015) • Empower biologists to be modelsof scholarly teaching and practitioners of science education research. • Expand and support a highly interactive community of Biology Scholars committed to scientific teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). • Catalyze deep networks among life science professional societies to collectively engage in sustained undergraduate education reform.
Continuum of Professional Development • Assessment (Measuring Student Learning Institute) • Design course goals and assessments grounded in research on learning • Skills to create, design, plan and implement evaluations • Research (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Institute) • Design research in learning biology • Skills to create, design and implement studies to assess learning • Transitions (From Science Education Research to Publishing Institute) • Practice evidenced-based research • Skills to identify stages of & responses for publication
Community Building Resources • Wiki and Directory • Cohort – bspresearch13 (14) • ASM Education Community – microedu (~700) • Alums – scholaralumni (~180) • BSP Ambassadors
METHODS The Year in Residency • Pre-Institute Assignments • Spring • Introduction Assignment • Reading & Response • IRB Policies • Annotated Bibliography • Journal Club • Post-Institute • Fall - Spring • Check-Ins • Virtual Training • Presentation Prep • Capstone • Spring/Summer • ½ day workshop at ASMCUE • Progress reports • Topical symposium - Data Analysis • Leadership training • Networking with BSP Alumni • Institute • Summer • Day 1: Narrow your question • Day 2: Refine your question and identify one tool to collect data. • Day 3: Discuss and reflect upon question and research design, and incorporate feedback. • Day 4: Identify timeline and consolidate research project. • Graduation • Fall • Biology Scholars Directory • Scholar Alumni Listserv • Map of Scholars • Scholar Ambassadors • Alumni Travel Grant • Alumni Fellowship
A Scholar Sums It Up Best • “Programs like BSP address issues about being trained in the discipline of scientific research and not in the discipline of learning science… • First, by promoting a scholarly approach to teaching, it infuses the act with the language of research that PhDs are comfortable with. This makes the approach to learning about teaching less intimidating... • Second, the immersive format is a key ingredient because it focuses the attention and forces participants to delve into the topic. • Third, programs like BSP offer community-building opportunities, which is important to catalyze true transformation in the teaching of science in higher education. • Finally, BSP programs provide a very large impact on the quality of science standards in our country because these Biological Scholars are all active educators who will implement these better pedagogical practices in their classrooms.” • ~Survey respondent