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Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action

This initiative aims to bring about transformative changes in undergraduate biology education by fostering conversations, hosting conferences, and implementing recommendations. The goal is to improve student engagement, faculty development, and pedagogical approaches.

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Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action

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  1. Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education Katherine Denniston Deputy Director Division of Undergraduate Education National Science Foundation AAAS – Vision and Change Launch February 19, 2011

  2. Strategy developed by BIO-EHR Working Group (BIO/Ed): • 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 EHR Advisory Committeeand the BIO Advisory Committee in November 2006

  3. RegionalConversations (2007-2008) NSF-supported – 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

  4. 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)

  5. We listened to other voices during 2007-2009: 2006 2007 • NSF Advisory Committees • Biological Sciences • Education & Human Resources • Environmental Research & Education • NRC reports • National Science Board reports • NSF merit review panel meetings • Professional society meetings 2009

  6. Mini-conversations (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

  7. 2006 2007 2008 Vision & Change Conference July 15-17, 2009 2009

  8. 2006 Vision and Change In Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action Executive Summary 2008 2010 Vision and Change In Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action February 19, 2011 AAAS Meeting Washington, D.C. 2011

  9. Vision and Change: Next Steps Community Building Computational Skill Building Faculty Development Student Engagement New Pedagogies & Materials Next Steps: NSF Support Research Coordination Networks - UG Biology Education (RCN-UBE) UG Research in Biology & Mathematics (UBM) Transforming UG Education in STEM (TUES) STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Implementing the Vision and Change Report on Undergraduate Biology Education Convention Center 102B 1:00-2:30 -- Today

  10. Next Steps 2006 2009 2011 Vision and Change In Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action Vision and Change II: Celebrating Transformations 2012

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