Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education

Katherine Denniston Deputy Director Division of Undergraduate Education National Science Foundation AAAS – Vision and Change Launch February 19, 2011

Strategy

(BIO/Ed): developed by BIO-EHR Working Group

1. Conversations needed to achieve it 2. Conference – listen for shared vision and the changes – crystallize initiative and partnerships 3. Report – articulate the vision, synthesize previous efforts; recommend changes needed & roles; address sustainability 4. Implementation – make investments; implement commitments; improve communication; leverage feedback loops

Approved

by a joint meeting of the EHR Advisory Committee and the BIO Advisory Committee in November 2006

2006

Regional Conversations (2007-2008) NSF-supported – AAAS Facilitation: 2007 211 participants from… community colleges, PUIs, MSIs, major R1 universities, museums, science centers, education organizations, other federal agencies, National Academies, field stations, professional societies… 2008 Denver San Francisco Chicago Atlanta Boston Washington Image created with Google Maps 2009

Professional societies & organizations represented at conversations

2006

2007 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) American Institute for Biological Sciences (AIBS) American Physiological Society (APS) American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) American Society for Microbiology (ASM) American Society for Plant Biologists (ASPB) Biophysical Society Botanical Society of America (BSA) Ecological Society of America (ESA) Genetics Society of America (GSA) Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) National Academies National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) 2008 2009

AIBS Biology Education Summit (May 2008) HHMI Summit on Undergraduate Biology: The Role of Disciplinary Societies (Nov 2008)

2006

2007 We listened to other voices during 2007-2009: •NSF Advisory Committees •Biological Sciences •Education & Human Resources •Environmental Research & Education •NRC reports •National Science Board reports •NSF merit review panel meetings •Professional society meetings 2009

MAJOR

Biology – 43% Other STEM – 31% Humanities – 15% Arts – 3% Undecided – 9%

2006

Mini-conversations students (2009) with undergraduate majors and non-majors to gauge importance of issues to , discuss potential approaches: 2007 231 student participants from 13 institutions. Convened by participants from the regional conversations. 2008 2009 Image created with Google Maps

2006

2007

Vision & Change Conference July 15-17, 2009

2008 2009

2006

2008 2010

Vision and Change In Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action

February 19, 2011 AAAS Meeting Washington, D.C.

Vision and Change In Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action

Executive Summary 2011

Vision and Change: Next Steps Community Building Computational Skill Building Faculty Development Student Engagement New Pedagogies & Materials Next Steps: NSF Support Research Coordination Networks - UG Biology (REU) Education (RCN-UBE) UG Research in Biology & Mathematics (UBM) Transforming UG Education in STEM (TUES) STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP) Research Experiences for Undergraduates Implementing the Vision and Change Report on Undergraduate Biology Education Convention Center 102B 1:00-2:30 -- Today

Next Steps

2006

2009

Vision and Change In Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action

2011

Vision and Change II: Celebrating Transformations

2012