2006
We listened to other inputs during
2007-2009:
2007
•AIBS Biology Education Summit (May 2008)
•HHMI Invitational Summit on Undergraduate Biology:
The Role of Disciplinary Societies (Nov 2008)
•NSF Advisory Committee meetings
•Biological Sciences
•Education & Human Resources
•Environmental Research & Education
•NRC reports
•National Science Board reports
•NSF merit review panel meetings
•Professional society meetings
2009
2006
MAJOR
Biology – 43%
Other STEM – 31%
Humanities – 15%
Arts – 3%
Undecided – 9%
Mini-conversations during 2009 with
undergraduate majors and non-majors
to gauge importance of issues to
students, discuss potential approaches:
2007
231 student participants from 13 institutions.
Convened by participants from the
regional conversations.
Some students are HERE!
2008
2009
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Acknowledgments
Vision &Change Conference
Advisory Board
• NSF, HHMI, NIH
Chairs
Carol A. Brewer – University of Montana
Alan I. Leshner – AAAS
• Conference Advisory
Board
• More than 500 faculty
and administrators
• Scores of students
• AAAS staff, especially
Yolanda George
C. Brewer, U MT, 2/2010
Members
Peter J. Bruns - HHMI
Ingrid C. Burke - University of Wyoming
Alan P. Covich – University of Georgia
Lynn W. Enquist – Princeton Neuroscience Inst
Louis J. Gross - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Felicia Keesing - Bard College
Jay B. Labov – NAS/National Research Council
Thomas Pollard –Yale University
Cliff Poodry - NIH
Mary Poss – Pennsylvania State University
Muriel E. Poston – Skidmore College
Robert S. Seville – University of Wyoming
Daniel Udovic - University of Oregon
Thomas A. Woolsey – Washington University St. Louis
Maria Elena Zavala - Cal State University Northridge
Focal Areas for Working Groups
1. Overarching and unifying key concepts and
competencies
2. Student-centered learning to engage students in
discourse
3. Assessing student learning
4. Innovations in integrating scientific research
experiences across the curriculum
5. Toolkits to support change
6. Preparing current and future faculty to bring innovation
to instruction
7. Implementing innovations and assessing their impact
8. Changing institutional approaches
C. Brewer, U MT, 2/2010
The Charge to Working Groups
Synthesize what has been done,
what we have learned &
tools/strategies that work
Identify actions and tools that are
still needed
Define the changes needed to achieve
the vision