RCN-UBE Incubator: Network for the Integration of Natural History Collections in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences

RCN-UBE 孵化器：生态学和进化生物学课程本科研究经验中自然历史收藏整合网络

• 批准号: 1920385
• 负责人: Janice Krumm
• 金额: $ 7.45万
• 依托单位: Widener University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-09-01 至 2022-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1920385&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RCN; UBE; Incubator; Network; Integration

Undergraduate research increases student engagement, retention, and long-term success and is essential for building a scientifically literate and engaged workforce. The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Course-based Research Experience (EEB-CURE) Network seeks to support the development of new course based undergraduate research experiences by leveraging the rapidly increasing availability of digitized natural history collections data. Embedding research experiences in biology and environmental science coursework is especially important for low income, first generation, and minority undergraduate students unable to dedicate time to research outside their normal course load due to personal and financial barriers. The EEB-CURE Network will create a community of undergraduate educators, natural history curators, education experts, and data experts who will explore how ecology and evolutionary biology classes can mine the hundreds of millions of data records being curated and served on web-based data portals such as iDigBio.org. The first stage of this project will identify the challenges associated with developing course-based research experiences using natural history specimen data and determine what resources and training opportunities are critical for development of these courses. Two surveys will be designed and distributed, one to assess the interest of biology educators in teaching CUREs using natural history collection data and the other to assess the interest of natural history collections professionals in collaborating with educators. The surveys will also investigate the training and resource needs of both groups. The project will recruit a diverse group of steering committee and network members who are passionate about the intersection of ecology, evolution, and natural history collections and who will actively promote the development of an upper-level biology CURE. Faculty members who teach high proportions of underrepresented minorities and first-generation college students will be especially encouraged to participate in the network. The culmination of the project will be a network meeting to review the results of the surveys and develop plans for training workshops, teaching materials, and collaboration opportunities to move the goals of the network forward. This project is being jointly funded by the Directorate for Biological Sciences, Division of Biological Infrastructure, and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education as part of their efforts to address the challenges posed in Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action (http://visionandchange/finalreport/).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

本科研究提高了学生的参与度，保留率和长期的成功，对于建立一支科学素养和敬业的劳动力队伍至关重要。生态学和进化生物学课程为基础的研究经验（EEB-CURE）网络旨在通过利用数字化自然历史收藏数据的快速增长的可用性，支持新课程为基础的本科生研究经验的发展。在生物学和环境科学课程嵌入研究经验是特别重要的低收入，第一代，和少数民族本科生无法投入时间研究以外的正常课程负荷，由于个人和经济障碍。EEB-CURE网络将创建一个由本科教育工作者、自然历史策展人、教育专家和数据专家组成的社区，他们将探索生态学和进化生物学课程如何挖掘数亿条数据记录，这些数据记录将在iDigBio.org等基于网络的数据门户网站上进行管理和服务。 该项目的第一阶段将确定与开发课程为基础的研究经验，使用自然历史标本数据，并确定哪些资源和培训机会是至关重要的这些课程的开发相关的挑战。 将设计和分发两份调查，一份是评估生物学教育工作者使用自然历史收集数据教授CURE的兴趣，另一份是评估自然历史收集专业人员与教育工作者合作的兴趣。 调查还将调查这两个群体的培训和资源需求。 该项目将招募一个多元化的指导委员会和网络成员，他们热衷于生态学，进化和自然历史收藏的交叉，并将积极促进上层生物学CURE的发展。 将特别鼓励教授比例较高的代表性不足的少数民族和第一代大学生的教师参加该网络。 该项目的高潮将是举行一次网络会议，审查调查结果，并制定培训讲习班、教材和协作机会计划，以推进网络的目标。 该项目由生物基础设施部生物科学理事会和本科教育部教育和人力资源理事会共同资助，作为应对本科生物学教育中的愿景和变革所带来的挑战的努力的一部分：行动呼吁（网址：//visionandchange/finalreport/）该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值进行评估，更广泛的影响审查标准。