1. Catalyzing Transformation Undergraduate Biology Education
Linda Slakey, Division Director
Division of Undergraduate Education
Education and Human Resources Directorate
National Science Foundation
December 14, 2010 – ASCB

2. Moving the agenda forward
BIO-DUE co-funding
UBM
Vision and Change
meetings
RCN-UBE
2010
STEP Centers
TUES
2011

3. DUE FY2010 Investments targeted to biology projects
UBM $0.6 million
RCN-UBE $1.25 million
CCLI/TUES, type 1 and $3.64 million

4. STEP Center - BIO
Awarded jointly by EHR and BIO, $2 million/yr for 5 years
Address a challenge or opportunity in undergraduate education within a national context.
Develop the pedagogical skills of higher education faculty.
Effect departmental or higher-level institutional improvements in undergraduate biology education.
Preliminary competition complete; full proposals due January 20, 2011

5. TUES Type I $200,000 for 2 to 3 years.
Type II $600,000 for 2 to 4 years.
Type III negotiable, < $5,000,000 over 5 years.
Central Resource projects - negotiable. Projects sustain a community of practice engaged in transforming undergraduate STEM education.
Next Deadline for Type II, III and Central Resource proposals: January 14, 2011

6. Other Initiatives
Noyce – scholarships for STEM majors as they prepare for K-12 teaching
REESE – research on teaching and learning
ATE – technician education
CTE – Cyberlearning transforming education

7. Ongoing Strategic Planning: Transforming Undergraduate Biology
What will establish a culture in which all faculty base their teaching on what is known about how students learn?
Need to build capacity for assessing learning.
What is the right balance between funding further innovation and focusing on bringing about cultural shift?