Biology Education Research Group at University of Maryland College Park, MD

This is the wiki page of the UMD Biology Education Research Group (BERG).  It is designed to serve two purposes: to introduce and present ourselves and our research, and to provide a place of networking for the Biology Education Community to brainstorm and communicate on resources, material development, and ideas about education research and learning in biology. 

People                     

Projects

     The Physics of Life: Interdisciplinary Education at the Introductory Level

     A project to develop active engagement materials for a principles-based course in Organismal Biology

     (NSF-CCLI DUE 09-19816)

    National Experiment in Undergraduate Science Education (NEXUS) 

     A multi-university multi-disciplinary project to develop materials to support reform
     in biology education. (HHMI)

    Creating a Common Thermodynamics

     A project to study student understanding of issues in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics

     in physics, chemistry, and biology. (NSF-TUES DUE 11-22818)

Events                    

Group Meetings

Conferences      

PERG Seminar

Science Education Seminar

Whole Group Research Meetings 

Resources

     Links to online resources

     Documents on Biology Education Reform

     IRB Training

     Video Database (group members only)

Courses

     BSCI 207: Principles of Biology III -- Organismal Biology

     PHYS 121/PHYS 122: Fundamentals of Physics

     PHYS 131: Fundamentals of Physics for Biologists

     BSCI 327H: The Physics of Living Systems