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. 2020 Jun;19(2):mr1.
doi: 10.1187/cbe.19-09-0188.

Undergraduate Biology Education Research Gordon Research Conference: A Meeting Report

Erin L Dolan  1 , Michelle Borrero  2 , Kristine Callis-Duehl  3 , Miranda M Chen Musgrove  4 , Joelyn de Lima  5 , Isi Ero-Tolliver  6 , Laci M Gerhart  7 , Emma C Goodwin  8 , Lindsey R Hamilton  9 , Meredith A Henry  10 , Jose Herrera  11 , Bethany Huot  12 , Stacey Kiser  13 , Melissa E Ko  14 , Marcy E Kravec  15 , Mark Lee  16 , Lisa B Limeri  1 , Melanie E Peffer  17 , Debra Pires  18 , Juan S Ramirez Lugo  2 , Starlette M Sharp  19 , Nicole A Suarez  20
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Undergraduate Biology Education Research Gordon Research Conference: A Meeting Report

Erin L Dolan et al. CBE Life Sci Educ. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

The 2019 Undergraduate Biology Education Research Gordon Research Conference (UBER GRC), titled "Achieving Widespread Improvement in Undergraduate Education," brought together a diverse group of researchers and practitioners working to identify, promote, and understand widespread adoption of evidence-based teaching, learning, and success strategies in undergraduate biology. Graduate students and postdocs had the additional opportunity to present and discuss research during a Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) that preceded the GRC. This report provides a broad overview of the UBER GRC and GRS and highlights major themes that cut across invited talks, poster presentations, and informal discussions. Such themes include the importance of working in teams at multiple levels to achieve instructional improvement, the potential to use big data and analytics to inform instructional change, the need to customize change initiatives, and the importance of psychosocial supports in improving undergraduate student well-being and academic success. The report also discusses the future of the UBER GRC as an established meeting and describes aspects of the conference that make it unique, both in terms of facilitating dissemination of research and providing a welcoming environment for conferees.

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