1. Catalyzing Transformation Undergraduate Biology Education Judith A. Verbeke, Acting Division Director Division of Biological Infrastructure Biological Sciences Directorate National Science Foundation December 14, 2010 – ASCB 1

2. Coded 200 abstracts (FY 09) Frequency of V&C themes Baseline Analysis RCN/UBE (5) 2

3. V&C Goals Strategies for Change 1. Understand Scientific Process 3. Understand Core Biology Concepts 2. Possess Key Competencies 4. Relevant Curriculum 6. Effective Assessment 5. Student- Centered Instruction 7. Interdisciplinary Approaches 9. Academic/ Career Development Participation in Research 10. Professional Development in Pedagogy 12. Institutional Culture Change 11. Communities of Scholars Bins 1-3: V&C Goals for Students Bins 4-6: V&C Strategies for Change - Coursework Bins 7-9: V&C Strategies for Change – Beyond Coursework Bins 10-12: V&C Institutional Strategies for Change 96% 88% 76% 70% 48% 3

4. BIO FY2010 TUBE Investments Authentic research experiences Modeling, computational and/or systems-level approaches Ongoing, effective and timely feedback to students Mentoring that specifically addresses communication and collaboration skills and opportunities RCN/UBE (with DUE/EHR)$1.36 M CCLI (with DUE/EHR)$1.63 M REU Sites$0.95 M URM$6.04 M Analysis$0.02 M 4

5. Research Coordination Networks – Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE) Encourage and foster interactions between already active groups to increase coordination of efforts and leveraging of resources. Incubation awards ($50 K) to fund formation of new teams Expect some will lead to TUES proposals 5

6. Ongoing Strategic Planning Develop Logic Model to guide BIO’s future investments What is the BIO/NSF goal? What is the BIO/NSF role? What outcomes do we want? Increase scientific/biological literacy Catalyze curriculum changes Support teaching that aligns with what we know about how students learn What are appropriate metrics? Students show gains in scientific literacy Students show increased interest in exploring careers in science Students show an increased interest in teaching science Non-majors show an increased interest in other STEM learning opportunities Continue ongoing partnership with DUE/EHR 6