We have no choice: why systemic change must happen in undergraduate education
Wednesday
4:30pm - 5:45pm
Admiral
Plenary
The increasingly rapid pace of change in science and society make systemic change more critical in higher education than it has ever been. In this interactive presentation, spend some time visualizing where undergraduate education is heading, key change drivers we face, and how the two may intersect.
Robin Wright currently serves as the director of the Division of Undergraduate Education with the National Science Foundation (NSF). Prior to her time at NSF, Wright served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and department head for the Department of Biology Teaching and Learning in the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Minnesota. During that time, she contributed to improving the undergraduate curriculum at the college while maintaining her own research on how yeast adapt to cold temperatures. She led efforts to develop the award-winning Foundations of Biology courses for biology majors and launched the new Department of Biology Teaching and Learning, a first-of-its-kind department focusing on evidence-based teaching. Dr. Wright is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and received the Genetics Society of America's 2014 Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education for significant, sustained impact on genetics education. She received a BS in Biology from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Carnegie-Mellon University.
Robin Wright, National Science Foundation
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