“Enhancing Equity in Molecular & Cellular Physiology by Enriching Upper-Division Courses with Active Learning & Low-Stakes Assessments”
Madeline Arnold, Diana Bautista, Polina Lishko, Ellen Lumpkin, Danielle Spitzer (Molecular Cell Biology)
Cohort 2021-2022
The goal of this project is to overhaul the design of two, upper-division MCB courses in order to close the learning gap between students from historically underrepresented and majority groups in STEM, and to benefit all students by increasing science identity and sense of belonging. The Fellows worked to develop active-learning lesson plans, short video modules that can be assigned for asynchronous lectures, exercises that support active engagement of students and instructors, and equitable learning assessment tools.