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Biology Scholars Programwww.biologyscholars.org
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)Washington, DC
BSP2 Goals (2011-2015)• Empower biologists to be models of
scholarly teaching and practitioners of science education research.
• Expand and support a highly interactive community of Biology Scholars committed to scientific teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).
• Catalyze deep networks among life science professional societies to collectively engage in sustained undergraduate education reform.
Continuum of Professional Development
• Assessment (Measuring Student Learning Institute) – Design course goals and assessments
grounded in research on learning– Skills to create, design, plan and
implement evaluations• Research (Scholarship of
Teaching and Learning Institute)– Design research in learning biology – Skills to create, design and
implement studies to assess learning• Transitions (From Science
Education Research to Publishing Institute)– Practice evidenced-based research– Skills to identify stages of &
responses for publication
Who Are Scholars?
Life Sciences Partners
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Community Building Resources
• Wiki and Directory• Cohort – bspresearch13 (14)• ASM Education Community –
microedu (~700)• Alums – scholaralumni (~180)• BSP Ambassadors
Pre-Institute Assignments
Spring
• Introduction Assignment• Reading & Response• IRB Policies• Annotated Bibliography• Journal Club
InstituteSummer
• Day 1: Narrow your question
• Day 2: Refine your question and identify one tool to collect data.
• Day 3: Discuss and reflect upon question and research design, and incorporate feedback.
• Day 4: Identify timeline and consolidate research project.
Post-InstituteFall - Spring
• Check-Ins• Virtual
Training• Presentation
Prep
CapstoneSpring/Summer
• ½ day workshop at ASMCUE
• Progress reports• Topical symposium - Data
Analysis• Leadership training• Networking with BSP
Alumni
Graduation Fall
• Biology Scholars Directory• Scholar Alumni Listserv• Map of Scholars• Scholar Ambassadors• Alumni Travel Grant• Alumni Fellowship
METHODS The Year in Residency