PULSE Ambassadors program: empowering departments to transform STEM education for inclusion and student success.

IF 1.6 Q2 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
Alix D Dowling Fink,Taylor Allen,Paul E Arriola,Edwin J Barea-Rodriguez,Nitya P Jacob,Michael Ira Kelrick,Joann Otto,C Gary Reiness,Jacqueline Washington
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The Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education (PULSE) is a non-profit educational organization committed to promoting the transformation of undergraduate STEM education by supporting departments in removing barriers to access, equity, and inclusion and in adopting evidence-based teaching and learning practices. The PULSE Ambassadors Campus Workshop program enables faculty and staff members of host departments to 1) develop communication, shared leadership, and inclusion skills for effective team learning; 2) implement facilitative leadership skills (e.g., empathic listening and collaboration); 3) create a shared vision and departmental action plan; and 4) integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in the department and curriculum. From the first workshop in 2014, teams of trained Ambassadors conducted workshops at 58 institutions, including associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral institutions. In their workshop requests, departments cited several motivations: desire to revise and align their curriculum with Vision and Change recommendations, need for assistance with ongoing curricular reform, and wish for external assistance with planning processes and communication. Formative assessments during and immediately following workshops indicated that key outcomes were met. Post-workshop interviews of four departments confirm progress achieved on action items and development of individual department members as agents of change. The PULSE Ambassadors program continues to engage departments to improve undergraduate STEM education and prepare departments for the challenges and uncertainties of the changing higher education landscape.
PULSE 大使计划:增强各部门改造 STEM 教育的能力,以实现包容和学生的成功。
本科生生命科学教育合作组织(PULSE)是一个非营利性教育组织,致力于通过支持各院系消除入学、公平和包容方面的障碍以及采用循证教学实践来促进本科生 STEM 教育的转型。PULSE 大使校园工作坊计划使主办部门的教职员工能够:1)发展有效团队学习的沟通、共同领导和包容技能;2)实施促进性领导技能(如移情聆听和协作);3)创建共同愿景和部门行动计划;以及 4)在部门和课程中整合多样性、公平性和包容性实践。从 2014 年的第一次研讨会开始,经过培训的大使团队在 58 所院校举办了研讨会,包括副学士、学士、硕士和博士院校。在提出举办研讨会的请求时,各院系提出了几个动机:希望根据 "愿景与变革 "的建议修订和调整课程;在持续的课程改革中需要帮助;希望在规划流程和沟通方面获得外部援助。研讨会期间和紧接研讨会之后进行的形成性评估表明,主要成果均已实现。对四个系进行的工作坊后访谈证实了在行动项目上取得的进展,以及各系成员作为变革推动者的发展。PULSE 大使计划将继续与各院系合作,以改善本科生的 STEM 教育,并使各院系做好准备,应对不断变化的高等教育环境中的挑战和不确定性。
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Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-
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