Newswise — BETHESDA, MD –The Genetics Society of America takes an active and collaborative role in the Promoting Active Learning & Mentoring (PALM) Network, along with our partners: the American Society for Cell Biology and the American Society of Plant Biologists. 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 recommendations. PALM Fellows work with mentors to develop, use and evaluate evidence-based active learning strategies in their own classroom. Fellows also will disseminate their new resources in their own professional networks as well as via our Society’s outlets, including GSA PREP, the CourseSource Genetics course, and education events at The Allied Genetics Conference. The longer term goal is for Fellows to catalyze enduring change that will positively influence the teaching culture at their institution.
Spring 2016 Class of PALM Fellows:
Project: 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.
Mentee: Christopher L. Baker, PhDPosition: Postdoctoral FellowInstitution: The Jackson LaboratoryPALM Partner Affiliation: GSA Mentor: Michelle K. Smith, PhDPosition: Assistant ProfessorInstitution: University of MainePALM Partner Affiliation: GSA Project: Using the model roundworm C. elegans, students will conduct authentic research and generate data investigating how epigenetic information is inherited through generations Mentee: Teresa W. Lee, PhDPosition: Postdoctoral IRACDA FellowInstitution: Emory University School of MedicinePALM Partner Affiliation: GSA
Mentor: Karen L. Schmeichel, PhDPosition: Associate ProfessorInstitution: Oglethorpe UniversityPALM Partner Affiliation: ASCB Project: 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
Mentee: Stephanie L. Blumer, PhDPosition: Adjunct ProfessorInstitution: Oakton Community College & Northeastern Illinois UniversityPALM Partner Affiliation: ASCB Mentor: David J. Marcey, PhDPosition: Fletcher Jones Professor of Developmental BiologyInstitution: California Lutheran UniversityPALM Partner Affiliation: ASCB
To learn more about the PALM Network and how to become a PALM Fellow, Mentor, or Network Partner, please see www.ascb.org/PALM/.
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