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A Collaboration between the ASBMB and Course Source to Promote the Use of Active Learning Strategies in BMB Courses
Author(s) -
Fox Kristin M,
Grover Neena
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.664.2
Subject(s) - class (philosophy) , set (abstract data type) , resource (disambiguation) , variety (cybernetics) , active learning (machine learning) , order (exchange) , learning community , mathematics education , psychology , medical education , pedagogy , computer science , medicine , business , artificial intelligence , computer network , finance , programming language
Over the last few years workshops have been held around the country to develop a set of core concepts for undergraduates completing a major in biochemistry and molecular biology. These concepts and associated learning goals have been published at: www.asbmb.org/education/teachingstrategies/foundationalconcepts/ . A second aim of the project was to develop a network of faculty interested in improving the education of undergraduates. This was accomplished by involving the community of BMB educators from a wide variety of institutions. To date, more than 700 participants from 475 institutions have been involved. This year the workshops were adapted to develop in‐class materials that encourage active learning approaches. These materials are designed to guide students toward mastering one or more of the earning goals related to the core concepts. We will provide several examples of activities developed at the workshops. In order to make these activities available to the BMB community at large, we have set up a collaboration with Course Source (coursesource.org), an online, open‐access journal. The activities will be peer‐reviewed by members of the BMB community, and linked with the learning goals that have already been developed. In order to make this a robust resource, we encourage members of the BMB community to submit activities they have developed. Most materials used in classes are eligible for publication on Course Source: from detailed case studies to short, 15‐min. in‐class activities that teach a single concept. These activities should have been tested in at least one class, but detailed data on outcomes is not required for publication on Course Source. Support or Funding Information Supported by NSF RCN‐UBE grant #0957205