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Collectively Improving Our Teaching: Attempting Biology Department–wide Professional Development in Scientific Teaching

Many efforts to improve science teaching in higher education focus on a few faculty members at an institution at a time, with limited published evidence on attempts to engage faculty across entire departments. We created a long-term, department-wide collaborative professional development program, Bi...

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Autores principales: Owens, Melinda T., Trujillo, Gloriana, Seidel, Shannon B., Harrison, Colin D., Farrar, Katherine M., Benton, Hilary P., Blair, J. R., Boyer, Katharyn E., Breckler, Jennifer L., Burrus, Laura W., Byrd, Dana T., Caporale, Natalia, Carpenter, Edward J., Chan, Yee-Hung M., Chen, Joseph C., Chen, Lily, Chen, Linda H., Chu, Diana S., Cochlan, William P., Crook, Robyn J., Crow, Karen D., de la Torre, José R., Denetclaw, Wilfred F., Dowdy, Lynne M., Franklin, Darleen, Fuse, Megumi, Goldman, Michael A., Govindan, Brinda, Green, Michael, Harris, Holly E., He, Zheng-Hui, Ingalls, Stephen B., Ingmire, Peter, Johnson, Amber R. B., Knight, Jonathan D., LeBuhn, Gretchen, Light, Terrye L., Low, Candace, Lund, Lance, Márquez-Magaña, Leticia M., Miller-Sims, Vanessa C., Moffatt, Christopher A., Murdock, Heather, Nusse, Gloria L., Parker, V. Thomas, Pasion, Sally G., Patterson, Robert, Pennings, Pleuni S., Ramirez, Julio C., Ramirez, Robert M., Riggs, Blake, Rohlfs, Rori V., Romeo, Joseph M., Rothman, Barry S., Roy, Scott W., Russo-Tait, Tatiane, Sehgal, Ravinder N. M., Simonin, Kevin A., Spicer, Greg S., Stillman, Jonathon H., Swei, Andrea, Tempe, Leslie C., Vredenburg, Vance T., Weinstein, Steven L., Zink, Andrew G., Kelley, Loretta A., Domingo, Carmen R., Tanner, Kimberly D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Cell Biology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6007775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29326102
http://dx.doi.org/10.1187/cbe.17-06-0106
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author Owens, Melinda T.
Trujillo, Gloriana
Seidel, Shannon B.
Harrison, Colin D.
Farrar, Katherine M.
Benton, Hilary P.
Blair, J. R.
Boyer, Katharyn E.
Breckler, Jennifer L.
Burrus, Laura W.
Byrd, Dana T.
Caporale, Natalia
Carpenter, Edward J.
Chan, Yee-Hung M.
Chen, Joseph C.
Chen, Lily
Chen, Linda H.
Chu, Diana S.
Cochlan, William P.
Crook, Robyn J.
Crow, Karen D.
de la Torre, José R.
Denetclaw, Wilfred F.
Dowdy, Lynne M.
Franklin, Darleen
Fuse, Megumi
Goldman, Michael A.
Govindan, Brinda
Green, Michael
Harris, Holly E.
He, Zheng-Hui
Ingalls, Stephen B.
Ingmire, Peter
Johnson, Amber R. B.
Knight, Jonathan D.
LeBuhn, Gretchen
Light, Terrye L.
Low, Candace
Lund, Lance
Márquez-Magaña, Leticia M.
Miller-Sims, Vanessa C.
Moffatt, Christopher A.
Murdock, Heather
Nusse, Gloria L.
Parker, V. Thomas
Pasion, Sally G.
Patterson, Robert
Pennings, Pleuni S.
Ramirez, Julio C.
Ramirez, Robert M.
Riggs, Blake
Rohlfs, Rori V.
Romeo, Joseph M.
Rothman, Barry S.
Roy, Scott W.
Russo-Tait, Tatiane
Sehgal, Ravinder N. M.
Simonin, Kevin A.
Spicer, Greg S.
Stillman, Jonathon H.
Swei, Andrea
Tempe, Leslie C.
Vredenburg, Vance T.
Weinstein, Steven L.
Zink, Andrew G.
Kelley, Loretta A.
Domingo, Carmen R.
Tanner, Kimberly D.
author_facet Owens, Melinda T.
Trujillo, Gloriana
Seidel, Shannon B.
Harrison, Colin D.
Farrar, Katherine M.
Benton, Hilary P.
Blair, J. R.
Boyer, Katharyn E.
Breckler, Jennifer L.
Burrus, Laura W.
Byrd, Dana T.
Caporale, Natalia
Carpenter, Edward J.
Chan, Yee-Hung M.
Chen, Joseph C.
Chen, Lily
Chen, Linda H.
Chu, Diana S.
Cochlan, William P.
Crook, Robyn J.
Crow, Karen D.
de la Torre, José R.
Denetclaw, Wilfred F.
Dowdy, Lynne M.
Franklin, Darleen
Fuse, Megumi
Goldman, Michael A.
Govindan, Brinda
Green, Michael
Harris, Holly E.
He, Zheng-Hui
Ingalls, Stephen B.
Ingmire, Peter
Johnson, Amber R. B.
Knight, Jonathan D.
LeBuhn, Gretchen
Light, Terrye L.
Low, Candace
Lund, Lance
Márquez-Magaña, Leticia M.
Miller-Sims, Vanessa C.
Moffatt, Christopher A.
Murdock, Heather
Nusse, Gloria L.
Parker, V. Thomas
Pasion, Sally G.
Patterson, Robert
Pennings, Pleuni S.
Ramirez, Julio C.
Ramirez, Robert M.
Riggs, Blake
Rohlfs, Rori V.
Romeo, Joseph M.
Rothman, Barry S.
Roy, Scott W.
Russo-Tait, Tatiane
Sehgal, Ravinder N. M.
Simonin, Kevin A.
Spicer, Greg S.
Stillman, Jonathon H.
Swei, Andrea
Tempe, Leslie C.
Vredenburg, Vance T.
Weinstein, Steven L.
Zink, Andrew G.
Kelley, Loretta A.
Domingo, Carmen R.
Tanner, Kimberly D.
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description Many efforts to improve science teaching in higher education focus on a few faculty members at an institution at a time, with limited published evidence on attempts to engage faculty across entire departments. We created a long-term, department-wide collaborative professional development program, Biology Faculty Explorations in Scientific Teaching (Biology FEST). Across 3 years of Biology FEST, 89% of the department’s faculty completed a weeklong scientific teaching institute, and 83% of eligible instructors participated in additional semester-long follow-up programs. A semester after institute completion, the majority of Biology FEST alumni reported adding active learning to their courses. These instructor self-reports were corroborated by audio analysis of classroom noise and surveys of students in biology courses on the frequency of active-learning techniques used in classes taught by Biology FEST alumni and nonalumni. Three years after Biology FEST launched, faculty participants overwhelmingly reported that their teaching was positively affected. Unexpectedly, most respondents also believed that they had improved relationships with departmental colleagues and felt a greater sense of belonging to the department. Overall, our results indicate that biology department–wide collaborative efforts to develop scientific teaching skills can indeed attract large numbers of faculty, spark widespread change in teaching practices, and improve departmental relations.
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spelling pubmed-60077752018-07-02 Collectively Improving Our Teaching: Attempting Biology Department–wide Professional Development in Scientific Teaching Owens, Melinda T. Trujillo, Gloriana Seidel, Shannon B. Harrison, Colin D. Farrar, Katherine M. Benton, Hilary P. Blair, J. R. Boyer, Katharyn E. Breckler, Jennifer L. Burrus, Laura W. Byrd, Dana T. Caporale, Natalia Carpenter, Edward J. Chan, Yee-Hung M. Chen, Joseph C. Chen, Lily Chen, Linda H. Chu, Diana S. Cochlan, William P. Crook, Robyn J. Crow, Karen D. de la Torre, José R. Denetclaw, Wilfred F. Dowdy, Lynne M. Franklin, Darleen Fuse, Megumi Goldman, Michael A. Govindan, Brinda Green, Michael Harris, Holly E. He, Zheng-Hui Ingalls, Stephen B. Ingmire, Peter Johnson, Amber R. B. Knight, Jonathan D. LeBuhn, Gretchen Light, Terrye L. Low, Candace Lund, Lance Márquez-Magaña, Leticia M. Miller-Sims, Vanessa C. Moffatt, Christopher A. Murdock, Heather Nusse, Gloria L. Parker, V. Thomas Pasion, Sally G. Patterson, Robert Pennings, Pleuni S. Ramirez, Julio C. Ramirez, Robert M. Riggs, Blake Rohlfs, Rori V. Romeo, Joseph M. Rothman, Barry S. Roy, Scott W. Russo-Tait, Tatiane Sehgal, Ravinder N. M. Simonin, Kevin A. Spicer, Greg S. Stillman, Jonathon H. Swei, Andrea Tempe, Leslie C. Vredenburg, Vance T. Weinstein, Steven L. Zink, Andrew G. Kelley, Loretta A. Domingo, Carmen R. Tanner, Kimberly D. CBE Life Sci Educ Article Many efforts to improve science teaching in higher education focus on a few faculty members at an institution at a time, with limited published evidence on attempts to engage faculty across entire departments. We created a long-term, department-wide collaborative professional development program, Biology Faculty Explorations in Scientific Teaching (Biology FEST). Across 3 years of Biology FEST, 89% of the department’s faculty completed a weeklong scientific teaching institute, and 83% of eligible instructors participated in additional semester-long follow-up programs. A semester after institute completion, the majority of Biology FEST alumni reported adding active learning to their courses. These instructor self-reports were corroborated by audio analysis of classroom noise and surveys of students in biology courses on the frequency of active-learning techniques used in classes taught by Biology FEST alumni and nonalumni. Three years after Biology FEST launched, faculty participants overwhelmingly reported that their teaching was positively affected. Unexpectedly, most respondents also believed that they had improved relationships with departmental colleagues and felt a greater sense of belonging to the department. Overall, our results indicate that biology department–wide collaborative efforts to develop scientific teaching skills can indeed attract large numbers of faculty, spark widespread change in teaching practices, and improve departmental relations. American Society for Cell Biology 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6007775/ /pubmed/29326102 http://dx.doi.org/10.1187/cbe.17-06-0106 Text en © 2018 M. T. Owens et al. CBE—Life Sciences Education © 2018 The American Society for Cell Biology. “ASCB®” and “The American Society for Cell Biology®” are registered trademarks of The American Society for Cell Biology. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ This article is distributed by The American Society for Cell Biology under license from the author(s). It is available to the public under an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported Creative Commons License.
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Owens, Melinda T.
Trujillo, Gloriana
Seidel, Shannon B.
Harrison, Colin D.
Farrar, Katherine M.
Benton, Hilary P.
Blair, J. R.
Boyer, Katharyn E.
Breckler, Jennifer L.
Burrus, Laura W.
Byrd, Dana T.
Caporale, Natalia
Carpenter, Edward J.
Chan, Yee-Hung M.
Chen, Joseph C.
Chen, Lily
Chen, Linda H.
Chu, Diana S.
Cochlan, William P.
Crook, Robyn J.
Crow, Karen D.
de la Torre, José R.
Denetclaw, Wilfred F.
Dowdy, Lynne M.
Franklin, Darleen
Fuse, Megumi
Goldman, Michael A.
Govindan, Brinda
Green, Michael
Harris, Holly E.
He, Zheng-Hui
Ingalls, Stephen B.
Ingmire, Peter
Johnson, Amber R. B.
Knight, Jonathan D.
LeBuhn, Gretchen
Light, Terrye L.
Low, Candace
Lund, Lance
Márquez-Magaña, Leticia M.
Miller-Sims, Vanessa C.
Moffatt, Christopher A.
Murdock, Heather
Nusse, Gloria L.
Parker, V. Thomas
Pasion, Sally G.
Patterson, Robert
Pennings, Pleuni S.
Ramirez, Julio C.
Ramirez, Robert M.
Riggs, Blake
Rohlfs, Rori V.
Romeo, Joseph M.
Rothman, Barry S.
Roy, Scott W.
Russo-Tait, Tatiane
Sehgal, Ravinder N. M.
Simonin, Kevin A.
Spicer, Greg S.
Stillman, Jonathon H.
Swei, Andrea
Tempe, Leslie C.
Vredenburg, Vance T.
Weinstein, Steven L.
Zink, Andrew G.
Kelley, Loretta A.
Domingo, Carmen R.
Tanner, Kimberly D.
Collectively Improving Our Teaching: Attempting Biology Department–wide Professional Development in Scientific Teaching
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title_fullStr Collectively Improving Our Teaching: Attempting Biology Department–wide Professional Development in Scientific Teaching
title_full_unstemmed Collectively Improving Our Teaching: Attempting Biology Department–wide Professional Development in Scientific Teaching
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title_sort collectively improving our teaching: attempting biology department–wide professional development in scientific teaching
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6007775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29326102
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