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Research Residency: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
A major challenge for faculty interested in biology education reform and the scholarship of teaching and learning is determining how teaching methods improve student learning. Experimental design at the bench is familiar territory to most biology faculty. However, designing an experiment to measure student learning may seem foreign and faculty may be uncertain as to how to begin this type of research.
The Research Residency seeks biologists who have been trained in effective teaching strategies for biology education and are curious about student learning. Competitive applicants are individuals who are asking questions about the effectiveness of their teaching approaches. The 2010 Research Residency begins with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Institute planned for July 14-17 in Washington, DC.
The purpose of the Research Residency is to develop biologists’:
- Understanding of evidence-based research in biology education learning
- Skills to create, design and implement an experiment to assess student learning
- Community of practice available for consultation and support
Upon completion of the Research Residency, participants will be able to:
- Develop a hypothesis to explore student learning in biology
- Design an experiment using their classes to test the hypothesis
- Identify existing resources regularly used to assess student learning
- Understand methods of collecting and interpreting data used to measure student learning
- Understand IRB requirements for conducting research on students
- Identify appropriate venues for publishing their research
The Research Residency is not:
- A curriculum development workshop
- A workshop to learn new pedagogy
The Research Residency begins with a four-day intensive Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Institute at ASM Headquarters in Washington, DC, July 14-17, 2010.
2010 Research Residency Application Deadline – MARCH 1, 2010
Applications for the 2010 Biology Scholars Program Research Residency will be accepted beginning in November. Read more about the Research Residency Program and what is expected of Scholars during their year-in-residency. Space is limited to 20 Scholars.
The Virtual Residency Model
The Biology Scholars Program utilizes the virtual residency model, a format that combines intensive, face-to-face, multi-day training institutes followed by on-going learning communities using electronic communications. Once accepted into a residency program, Biology Scholars participate in community building activities, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the face-to-face training and follow-up activities.
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