How an Undergraduate Biology Laboratory Class Benefits from Using JoVE
–JoVE Website By adopting JoVE Science Education videos for her laboratory course, a Northeastern University biology instructor saves significant time
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Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology Education – Program Funds Deadline
The RCN-UBE program funds the creation of networks of researchers, educators, and other stakeholders that improve undergraduate biology. Among other
Congratulations to the Inaugural Faculty Fellows from UCLA’s Center for Diverse Leadership in Science
The Center for Diverse Leadership in Science (CDLS) is proud to announce their inaugural faculty fellows. CDLS, created by Dr. Aradhna Tripati (Institute
UCLA’s top teachers recognized at ceremony at Chancellor’s residence
The recipients of UCLA’s highest honor for teaching, the Distinguished Teaching Awards, were honored by the UCLA Academic Senate at
OID Instructional Improvement Program – Fall Grant Deadline
The Instructional Improvement Grant Program supports curricular experimentation and development and instructional improvement of undergraduate offerings. Projects may be initiated
Research Deconstruction – A Classroom Approach for Engaging Students in Scientific Discovery
Date: Friday, November 9, 2018 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location: UCLA Hershey Hall 158 RSVP by Thursday, October
Academia is Hard to Get Into. Everyone—Especially Women and Minorities—Should Still Try
Although there are not enough tenure-track jobs to match the supply of new STEM Ph.D.s, discouraging students from pursuing graduate school would
Engineering Professors Say “Flipped Classroom” Approach Improves Learning
UW-Madison engineering professors have found that flipped classrooms allow students to better interact with the material during class time.
Zero Correlation Between Evaluations and Learning
A number of studies suggest that student evaluations of teaching are unreliable due to various kinds of biases against instructors.
U of Vermont’s College of Medicine announces it will get rid of lecture courses and completely reshape the faculty role — a first for a traditional medical school.
Four years after two senior academics at Stanford University challenged medical schools to stop lecturing and start flipping their classrooms,