Partnership for Undergraduate Life Science Education (PULSE)

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Partnership for Undergraduate Life Science Education (PULSE)

PULSE/Multi-campus consortium/PULSE Leadership Fellows

Contact: Kathy Miller (miller@wustl.edu)

Part of: PULSE is a multi-institutional, national group leading life sciences education transformation to align with the Vision and Change initiative.

About

The Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education (PULSE) Recognition process is an ambitious endeavor designed to motivate important changes in life sciences education nationwide. As a program within the overall PULSE community initiative, the Recognition process centers on evaluation at the department level providing tools & engaging departments to assess their life sciences education programs in accordance with the recommendations of Vision and Change. Participating departments are recognized for their achievements using a progression-level model similar to LEED construction-style recognition.

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Notes from the Teaching Evaluation Repository Editorial Board

For resources, you will need to click on the link for the PULSE Recognition program. On the PULSE Recognition page, click on the link for rubrics. You will need to register, but there is no fee.

Additional Information

Audience: College/university staff, Teaching center staff, Departmental leaders, Graduate students & postdoctoral fellows, Undergraduate students, Student leaders, Change leaders, Faculty with long-term appointments, Faculty with short-term appointments, Institution administration, Institutional awards committees, Researchers

Level of Intervention: Program, Department/unit, College, Across institutions

Resource Type: Website

Institution Type: R1, R2, Public, Private, 2-year, 4-year, Masters comprehensive, T1 (scholarly teaching-focused institution), Commuter

Scale of Change: 3-5 years, Other-implemented (need for community to implement), Broad redesign of reward structure: teaching, research, service, evaluation

Primary Teaching and Learning Context: Multiple contexts, Hybrid (any combination of f2f & online)

Framework Emphasis: SoTL frameworks, Recognition of spheres of influence in teaching

Tools/Materials for Evaluation: Rubrics (e.g., Teval), Self-evaluation tools, Formative assessment tools for instructors, Willing to share materials

Processes for Revising Teaching Evaluation: Grant-funded project, Grassroots efforts

Research-Based Pedagogies: Inclusive practices, Active learning, Multiple pedagogies