REU SITE: Undergraduate Biology Education Research Program

本科生生物学教育研究（UBER）REU网站从事本科生研究生物学的教学和学习的重要问题，从生物科学和数学和科学教育系在格鲁吉亚大学的教师指导。这个为期九周的暑期课程的目标是发展本科生在生物教育研究方面的知识和技能，鼓励本科生攻读生物学教学和学习的博士学位，通过战略性地招募和指导代表性不足和处境不利的学生来扩大生物教育研究人才库的多样性，加强和扩大教师和学生在教育和生命科学方面的合作，并有助于理论和知识的发展，生物教育的方式，可以通知本科生物教学。在全国范围内，向本科生介绍生物教育研究学科的计划性努力是前所未有的。生物学教育研究作为一门学科是相当年轻的，本科生的系统参与还没有成为生物学或教育文化或实践的一部分。UBER旨在促进文化变革，扩大本科生参与生物学教育研究，并提高本科生的认识，即生物学教学和学习是研究生阶段和各种职业道路可以追求的引人注目的研究重点。UBER利用广泛和战略性招聘的综合战略来吸引代表性不足的少数民族学生以及在自己的机构无法获得生物教育研究机会的学生。评估计划涉及跟踪UBER参与者随着时间的推移，以了解谁完成本科生物教育研究培训的学生的轨迹。该项目的重要共同资助是由NSF生物科学理事会生物基础设施部提供的，以表彰教育研究在生物学科中的重要性。本科教育司和正规和非正规环境学习研究司也提供共同资助。

The Undergraduate Biology Education Research (UBER) REU Site engages undergraduates in studying important issues specific to the teaching and learning of biology, with mentorship from faculty in the Division of Biological Sciences and the Mathematics and Science Education Department at the University of Georgia. The goals of this nine-week summer program are to develop undergraduates' knowledge and skills in biology education research, encourage undergraduates to pursue doctoral study of biology teaching and learning, expand the diversity of the talent pool in biology education research by strategically recruiting and mentoring underrepresented and disadvantaged students, strengthen and expand collaborations among faculty and students in education and life sciences, and contribute to the development of theory and knowledge about biology education in ways that can inform undergraduate biology instruction. A programmatic effort to introduce undergraduates to the discipline of biology education research is unprecedented nationwide. Biology education research as a discipline is quite young, and systematic involvement of undergraduates has not been part of the culture or practice in biology or education. UBER aims to promote cultural change that expands the involvement of undergraduates in biology education research and raises awareness among undergraduates that biology teaching and learning are compelling foci for study that can be pursued at the graduate level and via various career paths. UBER utilizes a combined strategy of broad and strategic recruiting to attract underrepresented minority students as well as students who do not have access to biology education research opportunities at their own institutions. Evaluation plans involve tracking UBER participants over time to understand the trajectories of students who complete undergraduate training in biology education research.Significant co-funding of this project is provided by the Division of Biological Infrastructure in the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences in recognition of the importance of educational research in the discipline of biology. The Division of Undergraduate Education and the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings also provides co-funding.