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，以改善美国两年制和四年制大学的本科微生物学教学。该提案还将支持致力于本科教学的新教师和/或博士后。拟议的计划建立在协会以前支持本科教师的经验基础上。该项目将增加教师对微生物科学最新进展的理解，并熟悉学会对微生物学第一门课程的核心内容建议；增加能够将主动学习融入课堂和实验室教学的教师人数；促进新入职教师和博士后的职业发展，使他们有可能从事涉及本科生教学的学术工作；促进共享、传播和评估现有资源，以改善课堂和实验室的微生物学教学。该项目最终将举办一个论坛（本科微生物学教育会议），以发展、传播和评估本科阶段微生物学教学的有效学习策略。论坛之前的活动将增加两年制和/或少数族裔服务机构的教师参加论坛的机会，否则他们可能由于经济、学科或地理障碍而无法参加论坛。

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.