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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)

 

Maryland Learning Assistant Program

Based on the Learning Assistant model developed at the University of Colorado at Boulder, we are building an LA program at the University of Maryland and conducting research on our secondary implementation of this program. Through the transformation of large-enrollment science courses, the Maryland Learning Assistant (LA) Program seeks to achieve four goals: 1) To recruit and prepare talented science majors for careers in teaching, 2) To engage science faculty in the recruitment and preparation of future teachers, 3) To improve the quality of science education for all undergraduates, and 4) To transform departmental cultures to value research-based teaching for ourselves and for our students. The transformation of large-enrollment courses involves creating environments in which students can interact with one another, engage in collaborative problem solving, and articulate and defend their ideas. To accomplish this, undergraduate LAs are hired to facilitate small-group interaction in our large-enrollment courses.

 

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

 


UMD Physics Education Research Group wiki

 

 

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