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PULSE: Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education
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Why Change? What’s the Urgency? STEM Pipeline --- Leaking Badly www.pulsecommunity.org
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Loss of students post-freshman Biology 80% underrepresented 60% for all others US needs 1 million new STEM degrees for the next decade to maintain global leadership (PCAST, 2012) $100s Billions (approaching $1 Trillion) has been spent on educational reform with little full-scale change Why Change? What’s the Urgency? www.pulsecommunity.org
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Vision and Change Report (V&C) Design Programs Based on Learning Outcomes Innovative, Student-Centered Pedagogy Integration of Authentic Research Experiences Assessment of Student Success Professional Development at All Institutional Levels Resources and Tools Focus on Faculty and Departments www.pulsecommunity.org
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Implementation of V&C Core Concepts Competencies Inquiry-Based Learning Institutional Support Support for faculty development Faculty recognition Student engagement Infrastructure support National Biology Community Engagement www.pulsecommunity.org
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How to get the Nation’s Biology Community to Engage in V&C? PULSE –40 Leadership Fellows; all with leadership experience in driving educational change –Growing community of 600+ stakeholders –Driving Vision and Change at the Department level PULSE is an Inclusive National Effort –Anyone can join (Students, faculty, administrators) PULSE is backed by Give it a PULSE!
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How will PULSE work? Representation of Leadership Fellows Liberal arts colleges Comprehensive universities Research universities Community colleges Role of Leadership Fellows Produce roadmaps for Departmental change Engage community for feedback Refine strategies for change www.pulsecommunity.org
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How can you get involved? Join the PULSE Community (www.pulsecommunity.org)www.pulsecommunity.org Participate and Communicate www.pulsecommunity.org
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PULSE Leadership Fellows Working Groups Raising the PULSE – Public awareness campaign Taking the PULSE – Assessment rubric and recognition/accreditation framework Faculty Networks – Developing resources for faculty development PULSE Ambassadors – Training PULSE members to work as departmental facilitators www.pulsecommunity.org
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Who will be involved? NSF, NIH, and HHMI Professional Societies Department Chairs and Faculty And You! www.pulsecommunity.org
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