Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Big Challenges and Promising Solutions in Undergraduate Biology Education
Discussion Leader: Gordon Uno (University of Oklahoma, USA)
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
Sylvia Hurtado (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
"Advancing Institutional Change and Inclusive Science: Lessons from Institutions with STEM Graduate Success"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
David Asai (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA)
"Can We Build an Inclusive Introductory Science Curriculum?"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Improving Undergraduate Student Success Using Big Data
Big data and analytics have revolutionized how some institutions and departments promote undergraduate success. This session will feature research on how data are being used, processed, and analyzed to provide unprecedented insights into student progress and to inform educational decision making.
Discussion Leader: Jay Labov (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Retired), USA)
9:00 am - 9:25 am
Dave Micklos (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA)
"Infrastructure for Generating and Analyzing Big Data in Undergraduate Biology Courses"
9:25 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 10:00 am
Kaitlin Bonner (St. John Fisher College, USA)
"Facilitating the Implementation and Adaptation of Data-Centric Teaching Resources by Closing Gaps in the Open Education Resource (OER) Lifecycle"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
Tim McKay (University of Michigan, USA)
"Equity and Inclusion as Design Goals for STEM Education Reform"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:40 am
Marc Facciotti (University of California, Davis, USA)
"Learning and Predicting Affect and Cognitive Engagement from Student Annotations to Build More Adaptive and Interactive Content Delivery Systems"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:15 pm
Tim Renick (Georgia State University, USA)
"Leveraging Data and Analytics to Eliminate Equity Gaps in STEM and Beyond"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address challenges women face in science and issues of diversity and inclusion. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Rebecca Price (University of Washington Bothell, USA)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Effectiveness and Success of Change Efforts
This session will feature research on new methods and approaches for studying teaching change efforts and initiatives.
Discussion Leader: Paula Lemons (University of Georgia, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
Noah Finkelstein (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
"Addressing the Third Rail of Academia: Improving Teaching Evaluations for Educational Effectiveness"
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
Mark Graham (Yale University, USA)
"Evaluating the Impact of the Summer Institutes on Faculty Teaching and Student Learning"
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
Stanley Lo (University of California, San Diego, USA)
"When Active Learning Fails: How Faculty Beliefs Inform Their Teaching and Influence Student Outcomes"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Institutional and Departmental Reform Efforts
This session will feature research on departmental and institutional change efforts, including their effectiveness and mechanisms of action.
Discussion Leader: Juan Ramirez-Lugo (University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, Puerto Rico)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Tessa Andrews (University of Georgia, USA)
"Promoting Educational Reform in Biology Departments by Bringing Together Department Heads to Tackle Structural Barriers"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Jim Hewlett (Finger Lakes Community College, USA)
"Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative: Fostering a Culture of Innovation"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Emily Miller (Association of American Universities, USA)
"Institutional Improvement in Undergraduate Education: The Critical Role of Academic Leadership"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Marilyne Stains (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA) and Amanda Lane (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)
"Faculty's Network of Influence: How Peer Interactions Inform Faculty Teaching Decisions"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Theory and Practice of Institutional and Systemic Change
There are institutional structures and cultures that facilitate or hinder implementation or the testing of interventions within biology educational settings. This session will highlight research on programmatic, departmental, institutional, and multi-campus initiatives that are providing insights into how to scale changes across courses and programs.
Discussion Leader: Gloriana Trujillo (Stanford University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
Mark Lee (Spelman College, USA)
"Strategies for Equity in Faculty Hires"
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
Susan Elrod (Indiana University South Bend, USA)
"Theory, Practice and Leadership of Institutional Systemic Change"
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
Alix Fink (Longwood University, USA)
"PULSE Ambassadors: Collaborative Visioning as a Gateway to Systemic Change"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Professional Development in Undergraduate Biology Education
This session will feature research on the effects, mechanisms, and outcomes of professional development programs for current and future faculty.
Discussion Leader: Deborah Allen (University of Delaware, USA)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Elisabeth Schussler (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA)
"Extremely Important and Incredibly Difficult: The Challenges and Opportunities of Graduate Teaching Assistant Professional Development"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Brian Sato (University of California, Irvine, USA)
"Building a Change Ecosystem: Leveraging the Institution to Improve STEM Education"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Gili Marbach-Ad (University of Maryland, USA)
"Using Data Driven Faculty Professional Development to Promote Change in Undergraduate Education"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Katerina Thompson (University of Maryland, USA)
"Faculty Learning Communities as Professional Development for Biology Education Reform"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Changing Identities and Demographics in Undergraduate Biology Education
Creating a diverse and inclusive scientific community is a vital concern among institutions of higher education and national organizations. How can we work toward creating environments in undergraduate STEM education that maximize the experience and success of all students? This session will feature research on inclusion, broadening participation, and striving towards equity in undergraduate STEM education.
Discussion Leader: Katelyn Cooper (Arizona State University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
Sarah Eddy (Florida International University, USA)
"Understanding How Entering Biology Majors' Visions of the Future and Current Interests Influence Their Strategies for Success"
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
Isi Ero-Tolliver (Hampton University, USA)
"Broadening Participation in STEM: Faculty Development, Implementation and Assessment of CUREs for Instructional Change at an HBCU"
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
Michael Feder (American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), USA)
"Guiding Institutional Transformation to Support True Equity and Inclusion: See Change with SEA Change"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Improving Student Success in Two-Year College Environments and Beyond
Half of all biology undergraduates start their education at two-year institutions, yet the experiences and outcomes for these students are under-represented in education research and may differ from students at four-year institutions. This session will present research and insights describing the unique strengths and contributions of community colleges and address the challenges community college students and researchers face, spanning regional to national projects.
Discussion Leader: Lisa Corwin (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Loretta Brancaccio-Taras (Kingsborough Community College, USA)
"Fostering Departmental Change in Alignment with Vision and Change: The Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education (PULSE)"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Jenny McFarland (Edmonds Community College, USA)
"Increasing Community College STEM Student Success and Persistence: Relationships in Science Education"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Erin Shortlidge (Portland State University, USA)
"Reducing Transfer Shock: Developing Community, CUREs and Collaborations to Support Urban STEM Transfer Students"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Jeff Schinske (Foothill College, USA)
"Who's Asking the Questions in BER? A Network Approach to Empowering Community College BER Investigators"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: New Developments for Research on Change in Biology Education
This session will inform the UBER community on the latest trends what will be important in framing future research in Undergraduate Biology Education Research.
Discussion Leader: Michelle Smith (Cornell University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
Tracie Addy (Lafayette College, USA)
"Inclusive Biology Education: Where We Are Now and Where We Could Go"
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
Ellen Carpenter (National Science Foundation, USA)
"A View from Above: The National Science Foundation and Undergraduate Biology Education"
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
Kimberly Tanner (San Francisco State University, USA)
"What Can We Learn from the Noise? Using the DART (Decibel Analysis for Research in Teaching) Tool to Systematically and Periodically Measure Movement of Teaching Practices Beyond Traditional Lecture Across Instructors, Departments, Institutions and National Change Efforts"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure