RCN/UBE Collaborative Workshop; Minneapolis, MN

生物科学界普遍认为，本科生物学教育的最常见模式可能不是培养下一代生物学家和科学素养公民的最有效手段。这种认识，结合快速和持续的发展，在许多生物学科和生物学教学的机构和设置的多样性增加，激发了探索新的方法本科生物学教育的兴趣。来自七所机构的教师，包括两所社区学院，两所本科学院，一所MS授予大学和两所博士授予大学将参加一个研讨会，分享和发展关于使用基因组注释作为一种工具，让本科生物学学生参与有意义的研究的想法。这种方法的优点包括其相对较低的成本，因此适合没有大量研究预算的机构，以及学生将能够为更大的科学努力做出有意义的贡献。这次研讨会的更广泛的影响包括来自不同机构的教师之间的重要沟通，以及对生物科学教育界的潜在巨大利益。

There is widespread recognition within the biological sciences community that the most common models of undergraduate biology education may not be the most effective means of training the next generation of biologists and scientifically literate citizens. This awareness, combined with rapid and ongoing developments in many biological disciplines and increased diversity in the institutions and settings in which biology is taught, has stimulated interest in exploring new approaches to undergraduate biology education. Faculty from seven institutions, including two community colleges, two undergraduate colleges, a MS-granting university, and two PhD-granting universities will participate in a workshop to share and develop ideas regarding the use of genome annotation as a tool to involve undergraduate biology students in meaningful research. Advantages of this approach include both its relatively low cost, and hence suitability for institutions without large research budgets, and the fact that students will be able to make meaningful contributions to a larger scientific effort. The broader impacts of this workshop include significant communication among faculty from a diverse group of institutions, and potentially large benefits to the biological sciences education community.