Preparing the Next Generation of Undergraduate Biology Instructors

9354023 Uno本项目旨在帮助准备新的教师在初级学院，社区学院或四年制学院教授本科生物学课程。 由于研究机构的毕业生通常很少接受生物学教育方面的培训，也没有开发自己课程的经验，一年级的教师经常面临一项他们缺乏培训的任务。 该提案概述了一个为期两年的项目，包括：（a）在专业生物学家年会上举办四次讲习班;（B）为经验不足的教师制作、审查和分发一本关于开发和教授本科生物学课程的手册（以讲习班为基础）。 讲习班将由在以下方面经验丰富的教师领导：（a）使用探究教学生物学（俄克拉荷马州大学的Gordon Uno）;（B）评估、批判性思维技能和合作学习（Alverno学院的Leona Truchan）;（c）开放式生物计算机模拟（BioQUEST和Beloit学院的John Jungck）。 讲习班将：（a）向学员介绍当代教学战略和关注的问题;（B）让学员为其生物学课程制定教学大纲;（c）确定拟议手册的内容。该手册还将基于调查问卷和发展生物素养的选定部分，生物科学课程研究（BSCS）开发的生物课程框架。 该手册将在各种专业生物学组织的年会上分发。 ***

9354023 Uno This project intends to help prepare new instructors to teach undergraduate biology courses at junior colleges, community colleges, or four-year colleges. Because graduates of research institutions usually receive little training in biology education or experience in developing their own course, first-year faculty members often face a task for which they are poorly trained. This proposal outlines a two-year project including: (a) four workshops presented at annual meetings of professional biologists; and (b) the production, review, and distribution of a handbook (based on the workshops) for inexperienced instructors on developing and teaching undergraduate biology courses. The workshops will be led by faculty experienced in: (a) teaching biology using inquiry (Gordon Uno, Univ of Oklahoma); (b) assessment, critical thinking skills, and cooperative learning (Leona Truchan, Alverno College); and (c) open-ended biological computer simulations (John Jungck, BioQUEST and Beloit College). Workshops will: (a) introduce participants to contemporary pedagogical strategies and concerns; (b) have participants develop a syllabus for their biology course(s); and (c) determine the content of the proposed handbook. The handbook also will be based on questionnaires and selected parts of Developing Biological Literacy, a biology curriculum framework developed by the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS). The handbook will be distributed at annual meetings of a variety of professional biological organizations. ***