Life Sciences (Departments of Botany, Microbiology & Immunology, Zoology)

Activities:

There are currently 5 Science Teaching and Learning Fellows (STLFs) in Life Sciences: Jared Taylor, Malin Hansen, Mandy Banet, Bridgette Clarkston, and Lisa McDonnell.  The STLFs work with the Life Sciences CWSEI department director Patricia Schulte, working groups for several courses, and individual faculty.

Curriculum:  We are gathering a variety of data to inform our curriculum design, and an organizational structure has been developed. Read more on curriculum planning...

Course Transformation:  Major efforts are underway in six Biology courses and learning outcomes are being developed for several upper level courses. Read more on course transformation...

Assessment and Evaluation:  A range of assessment is being implemented, including conceptual understanding of Natural Selection and attitudes about learning biology. Read more on assessment...

Research:  Numerous biology education research projects are being pursued, including a study of student and faculty perceptions of the usefulness of learning goals, and a study of the effectiveness of invention activities and learning groups. Read more on research...

Broader departmental involvement is being fostered via the (approximately) monthly LS-SEI Times newsletter. Read the Newsletters...