Loretta Brancaccio-Taras

Recognizing Transformation: Attributes of Successful Departments and Benefits of Participation in the PULSE Recognition Program

Kate Marley, Loretta Brancaccio-Taras, Heather D. Coleman, Thomas Jack

The Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education (PULSE) Recognition Program plays an important role in the overall work of PULSE. From our initial founding through our efforts today, PULSE Fellows involved in the Recognition Program have worked from the premise that there …

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From Vision to Action: Using Pathway Models to Identify Key Steps in Catalyzing Department-Level Transformation

Kathryn G. Miller, Julia Gill, Michelle Withers, Mark Graham et autres

The Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education (PULSE) seeks to improve undergraduate STEM education for students from all backgrounds and regions across the United States, in all higher education settings. To achieve this, PULSE engages academic departments in three complementary programs (Recognition, …

Abstract 1468 PULSE: Empowering Department and Transforming Education

Michael J. Wolyniak, Judy Awong-Taylor, Loretta Brancaccio-Taras, Christopher Finelli et autres

PULSE is a national network of university faculty and administrators launched in 2012 as a collaboration between the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to stimulate department-level implementation of …

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The PULSE Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Rubric: a Tool To Help Assess Departmental DEI Efforts

Loretta Brancaccio-Taras, Judy Awong-Taylor, Monica L Linden, Kate Marley et autres

In an attempt to redesign science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) departments to be more inclusive of all student populations, institutions of higher learning are reviewing their programs, policies, and the ways they engage students. The Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education …

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Teaching in a Time of Crisis: Editorial Perspectives on Adjusting STEM Education to the “New Normal” during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Loretta Brancaccio-Taras, Mary V. Mawn, Josh Premo, Roshini Ramachandran

The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the world, how people interact, and the way business is conducted. Higher education is no exception; as institutions quickly shifted to remote teaching in Spring 2020, many faculty needed to support student learning in ways that …

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A qualitative analysis to identify the elements that support department level change in the life sciences: The PULSE Vision & Change Recognition Program

Marcy A. Peteroy-Kelly, Loretta Brancaccio-Taras, Judy Awong-Taylor, Teresa C. Balser et autres

The 2011 report, Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action, provided the impetus to mobilize the undergraduate life sciences education community to affect change in order to enhance the educational experiences of life sciences majors. The work of …

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The Science Teaching Fellows Program: A Model for Online Faculty Development of Early Career Scientists Interested in Teaching

Loretta Brancaccio-Taras, Kelly A. Gull, Claudia Ratti

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has a history of providing a wide range of faculty development opportunities. Recently, ASM developed the Science Teaching Fellows Program (STF) for early career biologists and postdoctoral students to explore student-centered teaching and develop the skills …

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The PULSE Vision & Change Rubrics, Version 1.0: A Valid and Equitable Tool to Measure Transformation of Life Sciences Departments at All Institution Types

Loretta Brancaccio-Taras, Pamela Pape-Lindstrom, Marcy A. Peteroy-Kelly, Karen Aguirre et autres

The PULSE Vision & Change Rubrics, version 1.0, assess life sciences departments' progress toward implementation of the principles of the Vision and Change report. This paper reports on the development of the rubrics, their validation, and their reliability in measuring departmental change …

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PULSE Pilot Certification Results

Pamela Pape-Lindstrom, Tom Jack, Kathy Ann Miller, Karen Aguirre et autres

The pilot certification process is an ambitious, nationwide endeavor designed to motivate important changes in life sciences education that are in line with the recommendations of the 2011 Vision and Change Report: A Call to Action (American Association for the Advancement of …

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Facilitating Learning in a Human Anatomy and Physiology Course through Microtheme Writing Assignments

Farshad Tamari, Mohamed Lakrim, Loretta Brancaccio-Taras

The process of “writing to learn” has been documented in many disciplines. In this study, a specific type of writing, microthemes, was implemented in a human anatomy and physiology course in order to determine whether this type of writing assignment enhances student …

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