4. SDB joins the APS Archive of Teaching Resources
Initiative of the SDB PD&E committee, APS Education Committee and APS Council
Repository of case histories, animations, figures, lectures, simulations, and links to additional resources on other web sites
Archive established for all levels (K-12, Undergraduate, and Graduate/Professional)

5. SDB BEN Review Committee
Chair: Robert DeHaan (Emory)
Members: Tom Brody (NINDS/NIH)
Judy Cebra-Thomas (Swarthmore)
Diana Darnell (U Arizona)
Elizabeth Eldon (Cal State Long Beach)
Scott Gilbert (Swarthmore)
Judith Heady (U Mich Dearborn)
Kathryn Tosney (Univ. of Miami)

6. Review Criteria Scientific accuracy Educational relevance
Appropriate use of animals
Pedagogical effectiveness
Educational level
Appearance and technical functionality
Rubric for learning objects

7. Review Procedures
Scientific Review Board: Members selected by SDB BEN Review Committee
Review Board composed of 1-2 Lead Reviewers from each section
Each submission is assigned to a Lead Reviewer who solicits colleagues for the actual review
Each submission receives anonymous reviews by 2 or more Reviewers
Review follows established criteria

8. How to Review an Object
Each reviewer receives a PowerPoint presentation of the step-by-step online reviewing procedure from Diana Darnell, our fabulous coordinator.
For now, the objects are all taken from the resource-rich SDB Education website.
Call for new submissions will be made to SDB membership in the near future.

11. Reviewing an Object
After familiarizing yourself with the object, you can close out the window it is in, which will take you back to the Object Fact Sheet.
Clicking on the “Back” button will take you back to the Review Form that you will need to fill out.

12. Reviewing an Object
Comments to Staff (not seen by author) and General Comments to Author boxes are optional.
If you write in the General Comments to Author box, your comments will not be posted for 7-10 days so that the author will not know you were a reviewer.

13. Reviewing an Object
After completing the boxes, you will need to select a score of either
--Accepted
--Accepted with revisions
--Not accepted
Clicking on the “Submit Review” button will send the review to APS/SDB

14. Lessons Learned
Find (or be so lucky to have) someone who is already set up and is WILLING to bring you into the project – APS Education Office: Marsha Matyas and Melinda Lowy
Recruit someone who is enthusiastic and committed to do the work: Diana Darnell
Accept the reality that even not having to reinvent the process, it is going to take more time than you had planned for many reasons, including availability of the reviewers and technical issues.

15. Dissemination and Promotion
Poster about the Developmental Biology Teaching Digital Library (DevBioTDL) at the SDB 2006 Annual Meeting at U Mich, Ann Arbor.
Mass to membership announcing the website and call for submission of learning objects and resources.
Disseminate and promote DevBioTDL at future SDB regional and annual meetings, as well as outreach activities.