BEN Partners

AAAS-American Association for the Advancement of Science ABLE-Association of Biology Lab Educators AIBS-American Institute of Biological Sciences APS-American Physiological Society ASBMB-American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ASM-American Society for Microbiology BCC-BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium ESA-Ecological Society of America HAPS-Human Anatomy and Physiology Society NABT-National Association of Biology Teachers NBII-National Biological Information Infrastructure NLM-AE-National Library of Medicine-Access Excellence STKE - Science’s Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment SOT-Society for Toxicology VIDA-Video and Image Data Access (VIDA)/Cal State Fullerton

New BEN PartnersAs of May 2003

ASCB - American Society for Cell Biology Biolinks SICB - Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology HEAL - Health Education Assets Library ASPB – American Society for Plant Biology

Coordinating Council

AAASYolanda S. George, Deputy Director

Linda Akli, Senior Program Associate

Nancy Gough, Managing Editor/STKE

ASMAmy L. Chang, Director, Education Department

Susan Musante, Manager, Education Programs

APSMarsha Lakes Matyas, Education Officer

Melinda E. Lowy, Higher Education Programs Coordinator

ESAJason Taylor, Director of Education

ASBMBKelly A. Gull, Manager, Meetings and Educational Programs

Technical Committee

AAASLinda AkliJason SmithAAAS/Science’s STKENancy GoughAPSMelinda LowyASMRon ButlerESAJason TaylorE-guana.netCal Collins, Consultant to AAAS and ESAPublishing Consultant to AAASWinfield SwansonSmart Solutions ServicesCarol Walls, Consultant to APS and ASMSMETE Open Federation (SOF), University of California, BerkeleyBrandon Muramatsu

Advisory Board

J. Ellis Bell, University of RichmondCarol Brewer, University of MontanaA. Malcolm Campbell, Davidson CollegePaul A. Craig, Rochester Institute of TechnologyMichael Edidin, Johns Hopkins UniversityWilliam Higgins, University of MarylandBarbara E. Goodman, University of South DakotaBarbara Horwitz, University of California, DavisTracy L. Johnson, California Institute of TechnologyLeticia Márquez-Magaña, San Francisco State University M. Patricia Morse, University of WashingtonJoseph Perpich, JG Perpich, LLCKristine M. Snow, Fox Valley Technical CollegeNeena Schwartz, Northwestern UniversityJudith Voet, Swarthmore College Maria E. Zavala, California State University, Northridge

A Catalyst for …

Social and cultural changes in the teaching of the biological sciences in higher education.

Individual biology educators to improve their teaching through access to quality resources, collaboration, and network building.

Participating societies and coalitions to build collaborations in terms of pedagogy, authentic assessment, multidisciplinary resources, and development of their individual digital library collections.

Value

Seamless access to quality, credible, and authoritative resources.

Shared digital resources across sub-disciplines.

Serve the diverse community of biology educators not currently served by any single group.

Topics

agriculture & aquacultureanatomyanthropology & archaeologybacteriologybehavioral sciencebiochemistrybiocomplexitybiodiversitybioengineeringbioethicsbioinformaticsbiophysicsbiostatisticsbiotechnology botany & plant sciencecardiologycell biologyconservation biologycryobiologydevelopmental biologyecology educationendocrinologyentomologyenvironmental sciences

epidemiologyevolutionary biologyexercise & kinesiologyexobiologyforestrygastroenterologygenetics & hereditygenomics geographyglycobiologyhematologyhistologyhuman biology hydrology & water resourcesimmunologyinvertebrate biologymarine biologymetabolismmicrobiology molecular biologymycologynatural historynephrology neurobiologynutrition & food sciences

oceanographypaleontologyparasitologypathologypharmacologyphylogeny physiologypopulation biologyproteomicspsychologypublic healthrange sciencereproductive biologyrespiratory biologysociobiologysoil biologystructural biologysystematicstaxonomy & classificationtheoretical biologytoxicologyvertebrate biologyvirologywildlife sciencezoology

Learning Resources Types

Animation Audio Video Diagram

Graph/Chart Table 35 mm Slide Presentation

Illustration Map Photograph Image

Simulation Application Discussion Group Web Cast

Online tool Software

Proceedings Book Book Chapter Journal

Journal Article Thesis/Dissertation Report Abstract

Memo Newsletter Non-journal Article Pamphlet/Brochure

Bibliography Index Dataset Dictionary/Glossary

Thesaurus Discussion Archive Manual Scientific Standards

Review Database

Education Standards Teaching Strategies Course Syllabus Lesson Plan

Lecture Lab Exercise Lab Manual Assignment (non-lab)

Assessment Tool Assessment Exam Field Trip Guide

Model Lessons

User Questions Models/examples provided

1. Enhancing and improving the lecture setting (“How can I find resources to improve my lectures?)

* Audio-visuals; Content; Improving pedagogy (the “interactive” lecture)

2. Updating your knowledge base (“How can I find the current research on a topic?”)

* Guidelines for identifying scientifically accurate sites; Models for using research-based sites (e.g., AAAS’ STKE)

3. Finding a lab/lesson (“Where can I find a lab activity on a topic?”)

* Sample lab/lessons * Effective Pedagogy Information

4. Effective teaching methods * Effective Pedagogy Information

5. Student Web page content reviews (“Where can I send my students to read about a topic?”)

* Guidelines for identifying scientifically accurate sites; Providing models of student Web content review activities; Providing guidelines for creating your own Web content review activities.

6. Student interactive Web activities (“Where can I send my students to actively explore a topic?”)

* Identifying sites with interactive student activities, simulations, etc.; Outlining the most effective uses of these sites.

7. Creating interactive student Web activities(“Where can I find tools to set up my own online

course/resources, interactive Web activities, etc….?)

* Examples from programs like BioQuest, Project WISE, WebQuest, etc.

* Information on tools available (e.g., WISE, Blackboard.com, WebQuest, etc.)

Note: From APS Archives

Who Is Visiting BEN Portal?

2081 Registered Users 90% are educators 61% teach in undergraduate, graduate, and

professional school Institutions Represented Include:

477 Universities and Colleges 40 Two Year Colleges 19 Minority Serving Institutions

Note: Statistics as of 7-31-2003

What are Visitors Seeking?

Images

Videos

Animations

VisualResources

30%

Classroom

Laboratory

CurriculumResources

5%

Focus onMicrobiologyNewsletter

MicrobiologyEducationJournal

ASM NewsFeatures

Articles35%

Textbooks,Books,

Videos,CD-ROMS,Software

Websites

Reviews30%

Curriculum Guidelines

Note: From ASM ML May 2003

Note: From ASM ML May 2003

Users Services

Current User Services Advanced Search Basic Keyword Search Browse (Subject & Type) Announcements Calendar of Events

User Services to be added User Review and Commentary Tools (APS Archives) Review Annotations and Theme Relations Field (ESA EcoEdNet) Reference Services (BEN Portal) Services Based on User Profiles (APS Archives)

Administrative Services

Current BEN Portal Administrative Services User Registration Profile Login Password Resource Cataloging Metadata Harvesting Metadata Validation Web Trend Reporting (Hits and Visitors) User Registration Profile Summary Reports

Administrative Services to be added User Surveys (Demographic and Collection Use)

Publications/Documentation

Current Project Publications Available at http://www.biosciednet.org/project_site/ BEN Metadata Specification Version 1.0 (based on IEEE LOM) Metadata Harvester Software Specifications using the OAI Protocol BEN Metadata Repository Database Specification XML specification and schema for transferring BEN LOM Metadata Cataloging Software Specifications Search Engine Specifications Beta Test Evaluation Report (April 2002) BEN Metadata Harvesting Quick Start Guide (April 2003)

Project Publications In Development BEN Portal Site Standard Operating Procedures

Challenges

Understanding integration of digital resources into the postsecondary biology curriculum

Community/Partnership Development Contributor/User Development Contributor Incentives Content Gaps Sustainability

BEN Partnership Structure Founding

Partners who established the BEN Collaborative. Collections

Partners that maintain a digital collection. Creates and maintain a metadata catalog of their resources Peer-reviews resources in their collection.

Contributor Development Partners that trains faculty to develop teaching and learning

resources Training focus is on the creation of biological sciences teaching

and learning resources. Dissemination

Partners that promotes the use of BEN to faculty users

Postcard

Outreach

Date Event Place

Feb. 26-28 IMLS Webwise Washington, DC

Mar. 14-16 AAHE Washington, DC

Mar. 22-23 AIBS Washington, DC

Mar. 27-30 NSTA Philadelphia

May 16-18 ASM UGCONF Washington, DC

May 27-31 JCDL Houston, TX

June 3-7 ABLE Las Vegas (UNLV)

Outreach (cont.)

Date Event Place

July 19-22 IAMSE Washington, DC

Sept. 25-28 SACNAS Albuquerque, NM

Oct. 8-11 NABT Portland, OR

Oct. 13 NSDL Washington, DC

Oct. 30 – Nov. 1 NSTA Regional Minneapolis, MN

Nov. 13-15 NSTA Regional Kansas City, MO

Dec. 4-6 NSTA Regional Reno, NV