RAPID: Development of online-based research experiences to mitigate the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on undergraduate biology education

快速：发展线上研究经验以减轻COVID-19疫情对本科生物学教育的负面影响COVID-19疫情导致本科教育工作者以前所未有的规模转向线上学习。该项目将支持加速开发和使用在线数字化自然历史收藏（dNHC），以取代因大流行而失去的实验室和实地研究项目。启用dNHC的在线课程的实施将吸引数百至数千名入门级和高级学生。众所周知，这种方法可以提高本科生的参与度，保留率和长期成功。在生物学课程嵌入研究经验是特别重要的低收入，第一代，和少数民族本科生谁可能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。该快速赠款致力于汇集本科教育工作者，自然历史收藏专业人员，数据专业人员和收藏研究人员，以支持使用dNHC数据在2020-2021学年开发和实施基于课程的在线本科研究经验（CURES）。NSF资助的生物标本数字化工作在公共数据门户网站上创建了数百万个标本记录，为标本研究提供了独特的创新机会。在CURES中使用这些资源为学生和教育工作者提供了教学和研究机会，只需要一台计算机，互联网接入和时间。使用dNHC的在线CURE完全可以填补生态学和进化研究经验的差距，因为学生无法进入实验室和实地考察。本科教育工作者和收藏专业人员团队将合作开发教材，课程大纲和教师指南，以支持在2020年秋季及以后实施在线dNHC CURE。该RAPID将招募不同的CURE开发人员和实施人员，并为成员提供合作和培训机会。将特别鼓励教授高比例代表性不足的少数民族和第一代大学生的教师参与，并将广泛传播通过这一过程创造的资源，以指导和支持未来的dNHC CURE发展。 该奖项由生物基础设施部（DBI）使用冠状病毒援助，救济和经济安全（CARES）法案的资金颁发。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

RAPID: Development of online-based research experiences to mitigate the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on undergraduate biology educationThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a shift to online learning for undergraduate educators on an unprecedented scale. This project will support the accelerated development and use of online digitized Natural History Collections (dNHC) to substitute for laboratory and field-based research projects that have been lost as a result of the pandemic. Implementation of dNHC-enabled online courses will engage hundreds to thousands of students at the introductory and advanced level. This approach is known to increase engagement, retention, and long-term success in undergraduates. Embedding research experiences in biology coursework is especially important for low income, first-generation, and minority undergraduate students who may be unable to dedicate time to research outside their normal course load due to personal and financial barriers. This Rapid grant is dedicated to bringing together undergraduate educators, natural history collections professionals, data professionals, and collections researchers to support the development and implementation of online Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) using dNHC data for the 2020-2021 academic year. Extensive NSF-funded digitization of biological collections has created millions of specimen records on publicly-available data portals, resulting in unique and innovative opportunities for collections research. Using these resources in CUREs provides teaching and research opportunities to students and educators and requires only a computer, internet access, and time. Online CUREs using dNHCs are perfectly positioned to fill the gap in ecology and evolution research experiences as students lose access to laboratories and field sites. Teams of undergraduate educators and collections professionals will collaborate to develop teaching materials, course syllabi, and instructor guides to support the implementation of online dNHC CUREs in fall 2020 and beyond. This RAPID will recruit a diverse group of CURE developers and implementers and support members with collaboration and training opportunities. Faculty members who teach high proportions of underrepresented minorities and first-generation college students will be especially encouraged to participate, and resources created through this process will be widely disseminated to guide and support future dNHC CURE development. This RAPID award is made by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) using funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.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.