2014 Biology REU Workshop: Using Evidence-Based Approaches to Enhance and Strengthen the REU Experience, April 10-12, 2014-Arlington, VA

威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校提议为NSF生物REU站点组织一个研讨会，将首席调查人员(PI)聚集在一起，讨论REU项目开发和实施中的循证方法。会议的主要主题将是使用基于证据的方法来增进和加强区域联盟的经验。研讨会的结构将与NSF REU计划的目标保持一致，并将旨在通过演讲、讨论、网络小组讨论和海报会议，在PI中发展社区，讨论如何向生物科学本科生提供高质量、有意义的研究经验。讲习班前的在线调查将发送给采购主任，以评估他们对讲习班的需求和期望，并收集信息，为讲习班规划提供信息。PIS将被要求在预调查中确定他们对网络机会的兴趣，这些信息将被用来确定讨论的主题。将利用非正式机制在讲习班期间收集反馈意见，然后利用这些反馈意见对讲习班议程进行中间点调整。Bio REU LC(领导委员会)的成员将在第一个全天结束时开会登记，审查意见框反馈，分享他们参与活动的非正式反馈，如有必要，对最后一天的议程进行调整。讲习班结束后，将立即进行一次讲习班后在线评价调查，以评估讲习班后勤和讲习班活动的成效，并为今后的讲习班收集建议。这项评估的结果将包括在提交给国家科学基金会的最终报告中。欲了解更多信息，请联系国际和平协会，Janet Branchaw博士，电子邮件：branchaw@witc.edu。

The University of Wisconsin-Madison proposes to organize a workshop for NSF BIO REU Sites that will bring Principal Investigators (PIs) together to discus evidence-based approaches in REU program development and implementation. The overarching theme of the meeting will be to use Evidence-Based Approaches to Enhance and Strengthen the REU Experience. The structure of the workshop will align with the goals of the NSF REU program and will be designed to develop community among the PIs through presentations, discussions, networking panels and poster sessions about strategies for delivering high quality meaningful research experiences to undergraduate students in the biological sciences. A pre-workshop on-line survey will be sent to the PIs to assess their needs and expectations for the workshop and to gather information that will inform workshop planning. PIs will be asked to identify their interests regarding networking opportunities in the pre-survey and this information will be used to define topics for discussion. Informal mechanisms will be used to collect feedback during the workshop which will then be used to make mid- point adjustments to the workshop agenda. Members of the Bio REU LC (Leadership Council) will meet at the end of the first full day to check-in, review the comments box feedback, share their informal feedback from participating in the activities and, if necessary, make adjustments to the final day's agenda. A post-workshop on-line evaluation survey will be administered immediately following the workshop to assess the effectiveness of the workshop logistics, the workshop activities and to gather suggestions for future workshops. The results of this evaluation will be included in the final report submitted to NSF. More information is available by contacting the PI, Dr. Janet Branchaw at branchaw@wisc.edu.