Inaugural class sets high standards for a growing program
ASCB, the Genetics Society of America (GSA), and the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) are collaborating in the Promoting Active Learning & Mentoring (PALM) Network. PALM funds one-on-one, long-term mentorships for faculty or postdocs new to the effective biology education approaches outlined in the Vision and Change (http://visionandchange.org/chronicling-change) recommendations. PALM Fellows work with mentors to develop, use, and evaluate evidence-based active learning strategies in their own classrooms. Fellows also will disseminate their new resources in their own professional networks. The longer-term goal is for Fellows to catalyze enduring change that will positively influence the teaching culture at their institution.
Congratulations to the Spring 2016 Class of PALM Fellows.
Using real-time response questions in small-group, active learning exercises to assess and enhance student understanding of meiotic recombination and its critical role in the process of evolution
Using the model roundworm C. elegans, students will conduct authentic research and generate data investigating how epigenetic information is inherited through generations
Using the Online Macromolecular Museum, case studies, and a new assessment tool to engage students in hands-on learning about the biology of sickle cell anemia
To learn more about the PALM Network and how to become a PALM Fellow, Mentor, or Network Partner, please see www.ascb.org/PALM. The next application deadline is June 15, 2016.
About the Author:
Thea Clarke is the Director of Communications and Education at the American Society for Cell Biology.
