Registration for the ESA meeting in Baltimore is now open. Consider coming early and participating in a pre-conference workshop (WK-1) on research in introductory lab courses. Travel funds are available. For more details, see below. We will begin reviewing applications soon, so apply today!
Chris BRING YOUR RESEARCH TO THE STUDENTS Travel funds available for teams of research and education faculty to develop intro bio lab class modules NSF-UBE REIL-Biology Why course-based research? Students gain when they experience real research in intro bio lab classes. * Meet the challenge of Vision and Change to increase student exposure to research * Expand exposure to all students in introductory Biology laboratory classes * High impact pedagogy increases student interest in science careers Why apply? Get support for developing lab modules using your research. * Faculty need time and support to develop new lab class modules * Collaboration of research + education faculty from one institution can address specific needs and opportunities * Apply at rcn.ableweb.org<http://rcn.ableweb.org/> for travel funds to conference-associated workshops When? REIL-Biology is sponsoring a one-day workshop (WK-1) on Saturday, August 8 at the beginning of the ABLE meeting. Participants should plan to arrive in Baltimore on Friday, August 7. What? At the workshop, participants will work with faculty who have experience in course-based research to: * hear about the benefits of course-based research experiences for students and faculty * discuss the components of a course-based research experience * describe barriers to incorporating course-based research experiences in introductory biology at their institution * learn about strategies for overcoming barriers to implementing course-based research experiences * work in institutional teams to begin to develop research modules for their introductory biology courses * discuss approaches to assessing course-based research experiences If you are planning on attending the ESA meeting and would like to collaborate with a faculty member at your institution to develop a research module for your introductory biology lab, we will support the costs of your collaborator to travel to the pre-conference workshop and the ESA meeting. Funding for slots in the workshop are limited, so apply today at http://rcn.ableweb.org/reil-biology-workshop-at-esa-2015/ Dr. Christopher Beck Department of Biology Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 404-712-9012 FAX 404-727-2880
