BEN Scholars Program & Institute & the Biological Sciences Pathway Presentation by Yolanda S. George, AAAS
Dec 26, 2015
BEN Scholars Program & Institute & the
Biological Sciences Pathway Presentation by
Yolanda S. George, AAAS
About the BEN Scholars Program
The goal of the BEN Scholars Program is to promote the use of digital library resources and student-centered teaching and learning methods in higher education, specifically in biological sciences lecture and laboratory courses, and in research training programs.
The program works both directly with faculty, as BEN Scholars, and indirectly through outreach activities led by BEN Scholars.
Outreach activities are aimed at biological sciences faculty and are carried out on campus with departments, locally throughout the region, and nationally through professional societies.
Program Objectives - As a result of the BEN Scholars Program, both BEN Scholars and those involved in their outreach activities will:
A. Increase their use of digital libraries and e-resources, specifically:
The BEN portal and its resources;
The digital libraries and e-resources of BEN Collaborators;
The NSDL University Faculty Page, including the Expert Voices to biological science.
B. Submit a learning object to one of the BEN Collaborator libraries or the BEN Portal OR consider submitting a learning object to one of the BEN Collaborator libraries or the BEN Portal.
Goals of the BEN Scholars Institute are to provide Scholars with:
A framework for using digital libraries and student-centered teaching and learning in higher education, specifically in biological sciences lecture and laboratory courses and in research training programs.
Resources and strategies to promote the use of digital libraries and student centered learning to their faculty colleagues.
Goal of the NSDL Biological Sciences Pathway
The BiosciEdNet (BEN) Collaborative is working with the NSDL Core Integration (CI) Team and other NSDL Pathways to expand its stewardship role for biological sciences professional societies and coalitions that provide resources, tools, and professional development for biological sciences educators in higher education institutions, including community colleges.
Some BEN resources are useful for use in high school biology classes
Institute Objectives – As a result of the BEN Scholars Institute:
A. BEN Scholars will increase their facility in using and actual use of the following digital resources:
The BEN portal; The digital libraries of BEN Collaborators; and The NSDL and NSDL Pathways libraries.
B. BEN Scholars will increase their understanding of student-centered learning methods, including:
Inquiry-based teaching; Interactive lectures; Authentic assessment; Problem-based learning; Use of technology in teaching; and Career information integration.
BiosciEdNet (BEN) Collaborative
BEN serves as a catalyst for professional societies or coalitions that seek to:
Build biological sciences education-focused digital libraries that include high quality, inquiry-driven, active, and engaging STEM education
Contribute resources to the BEN portal.
Collaborate in terms of pedagogy, authentic assessment, and development of multidisciplinary biological sciences resources.
Collaborators (*Founding Collaborators)
AAAS-American Association for the Advancement of Science (EHR, STKE, Science)* ABLE-Association of Biology Lab Educators AIBS-American Institute of Biological Sciences* APS-American Physiological Society* APS-American Phytopathological Society* ASBMB-American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology* ASCB-American Society for Cell Biology ASM-American Society for Microbiology* BCC-BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium Bio-Link-the NSF Advanced Technological Education Center for Biotechnology BSA-Botanical Society of America ESA-Ecological Society of America* EntDL-Entomology Digital Library FUN -Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience HAPS-Human Anatomy and Physiology Society MLER-Microbial Life Education Resources NABT-National Association of Biology Teachers* NAHSEP-National Association of Health Science Education Partnerships NBII-National Biological Information Infrastructure* NLM-AE-National Library of Medicine-Access Excellence* SDB-Society for Developmental Biology SICB-Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology SOT-Society for Toxicology*
Roles of BEN Collaborators
Building biological sciences education digital libraries for use by faculty in higher education institutions
Converting e-resources to biological sciences education digital libraries
Cataloging e-resources that are useful in biological sciences education in higher education institutions
Conducting outreach workshops that foster student centered learning and use of digital libraries, particularly for faculty
Archiving and preservation of biological sciences education resources
Use of the society services to foster cultural change in the teaching of biological sciences in higher education
BEN Inventory of Resources (4,589) (11-06)
AAAS (152 lesson plans and multimedia resources) ABLE (66 lab exercises and teaching strategies ) AIBS (255 teaching and learning resources) APS (501 teaching and learning resources) APSNet (56 plant disease lessons and phytopathological
career materials) ASM (1540 teaching and learning resources) BSA (948 annotated images) ESA (192 teaching and learning resources) FUN (28 journal articles) HAPS (266 journal and newsletter articles) NHM-Access Excellence (206 lesson plans and teaching
strategies) SOT (9 articles and toxicology career materials) STKE (370 reviews, perspectives, and multimedia resources)
Topics agriculture & aquaculture
anatomy
anthropology & archaeology
bacteriology
behavioral science
biochemistry
biocomplexity
biodiversity
bioengineering
bioethics
bioinformatics
biophysics
biostatistics
biotechnology
botany & plant science
cardiology
cell biology
conservation biology
cryobiology
developmental biology
ecology
education
endocrinology
entomology
environmental sciences
epidemiology
evolutionary biology
exercise & kinesiology
exobiology
forestry
gastroenterology
genetics & heredity
genomics
geography
glycobiology
hematology
histology
human biology
hydrology & water resources
immunology
invertebrate biology
marine biology
metabolism
microbiology
molecular biology
mycology
natural history
nephrology
neurobiology
nutrition & food sciences
oceanography
paleontology
parasitology
pathology
pharmacology
phylogeny
physiology
population biology
proteomics
psychology
public health
range science
reproductive biology
respiratory biology
sociobiology
soil biology
structural biology
systematics
taxonomy & classification
theoretical biology
toxicology
vertebrate biology
virology
wildlife science
zoology
Learning Resources TypesAnimation Application Audio Diagram
Digital Presentation Discussion Group Graph/Chart Illustration
Image Map Online tool Photograph
Simulation Software Table Video
Abstract Book Book Chapter Journal
Journal Article Meeting Presentation Memo Newsletter
Non-journal Article Pamphlet/Brochure Proceedings Report
Bibliography Database Dataset Dictionary/Glossary
Discussion Archive Index Manual Review
Assessment: Exam Assessment Tool Assignment (non-lab) Career materials
Course Syllabus Education Standards Field Trip Guide Laboratory Manual
Lecture/Lecture Outline Lesson Plan Teaching Strategies
Challenges & Where We Need Your Help
A. Increasing Numbers of Biological Sciences Faculty that Use The BEN Portal from about 7,500 to 15,000 Users by December 2007.
B. Increasing Peer Reviewed Resources in the BEN Portal from about 4,600 to 27,000 by September of 2010
***Identifying collaborators that want to catalog resources
***Increasing submissions of new resources by faculty (2,700 new faculty submissions by 2010)
Challenges & Where We Need Your Help (Continued)
C. Fostering Departmental Involvement
***Student centered learning in the biological sciences
***Incentives for faculty that develop teaching & learning projects & resources, particularly e-resources
D. Improving Quality of BEN Portal Search – A Work in Progress (Community Building)
***Peer Reviewers
***Site Reviewers
***Metadata Reviewers
***Faculty on Sabbatical
Coordinating Council
AAASYolanda S. George, Deputy Director
Linda Akli, Senior Program Associate
Kirstin Fearnley, Program Associate
Nancy Gough, Managing Editor/STKE
AIBSSusan Musante, Manager, Education Programs
ASMAmy L. Chang, Director, Education Department
APSMarsha Lakes Matyas, Education Officer
Melinda E. Lowy, Higher Education Programs Coordinator
ESAJason Taylor, Director of Education