1. NW BIO 2014
Envisioning Curriculum Change: Revamping Introductory Biology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Jennifer Burns, Khrystyne Duddleston, Sarah Gerken, and Cindy Trussell
VISION – Transform students into scientific thinkers.
MAIN GOAL– Revise the first biology course to align with Vision and Change and build baseline scientific skills through a module-based course centered on concepts and skills.
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ACTIONS
ACCOUNTABILITY
BARRIERS & CHALLENGES
Faculty buy-in
2012
Create course Fall 2013
Design modules
Implement Fall 2015
Scaffold learning modules
Design incorporating assessment
Course
Design
Challenges
Workload credit
Module development – new and time consuming
Potential barriers
Faculty inertia & lack of dedicated time to make the change
SUSTAINABILITY
RESOURCES & ALLIES
When approved the course will be required for Biological Sciences and Natural Sciences
Annual assessment reporting will be used to evaluate and revise the curriculum into the future
NW Pulse & NW Bio will be used as a venue for continued discussion and innovation
STRENGTHS
Resources
Effective curriculum committee
Course releases for curriculum development
PULSE Workshop in October 2013
Travel support to NW Bio
Allies
Director of Biological Sciences
Module creators
Experience with scaffolding learning
Inclusion of remote campuses
Spearheaded by tenured faculty with knowledge of institutional processes
This work was supported in part by NSF EAGER #51588