Teaching Matters: Improving Microbiology Education in the U.S.

美国微生物学会(ASM)提出了一项为期三年的计划，以改善全国两年制和四年制院校的本科微生物学教学。这项提议还将支持致力于本科教学的新教师和/或博士后研究员。拟议的计划建立在协会以前支持本科生教师的经验基础上。该项目将：增加教员对微生物学科学最新进展的了解和对学会微生物学第一课核心内容建议的熟悉；增加能够将主动学习融入课堂和实验室教学的教员人数；改善正在考虑从事涉及本科生重要教学的学术生涯的新教员和博士后研究员的职业发展；促进现有资源的共享、传播和评估，以改进讲堂和实验室的微生物学教学。该项目将在一个论坛(本科生微生物学教育会议)上达到高潮，为本科生微生物学教学制定、传播和评估有效的学习策略。论坛前的活动将增加来自两年制和/或少数族裔服务机构的教师进入本次论坛的机会，这些教师可能因财务、纪律或地理障碍而无法参加。

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) proposes a three-year plan to improve the teaching of undergraduate microbiology at the nation's two- and four-year institutions. This proposal will also support new faculty and/or postdoctoral fellows with a commitment to undergraduate teaching. The proposed program builds on previous experience of the Society in supporting undergraduate faculty. The project will: Increase faculty members' understanding of recent advances in the microbiological sciences and their familiarity with the Society's core content recommendations for the first course in microbiology; increase the number of faculty who are able to incorporate active learning into their classroom and laboratory instruction; improve the career development of new faculty and postdoctoral fellows who are considering academic careers which will involve significant teaching of undergraduate students; and facilitate sharing, disseminating, and evaluating resources available to improve the teaching of microbiology in the lecture hall and the laboratory. The project will culminate in a forum (the Undergraduate Microbiology Education Conference) for the development, dissemination, and assessment of effective learning strategies for the teaching of the microbiological sciences at the undergraduate level. Activities prior to the forum will increase access to this forum by faculty from two-year and/or minority-serving institutions who might not otherwise be able to participate due to financial, disciplinary, or geographic barriers.