We Can't Fail Again: Arguments for Professional Development in the Wake of COVID-19.

emergency education faculty instructor professional development support

Journal

Journal of microbiology & biology education
ISSN: 1935-7877
Titre abrégé: J Microbiol Biol Educ
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101543341

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Apr 2022
Historique:
received: 01 12 2021
accepted: 11 02 2022
entrez: 2 5 2022
pubmed: 3 5 2022
medline: 3 5 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The majority of academic institutions were underprepared for a global pandemic, leading to spikes in instructor anxiety and drops in student engagement with STEM courses. With many STEM professors teaching online for the first time, they independently sought out training in distance education and inclusive teaching practices. Had institutions been proactive in providing such professional development prior to the pandemic, the negative impacts of transitioning to online education would have been reduced. While recent events are still fresh in people's minds, we advocate for increased or maintained professional development opportunities for STEM instructors in order to protect this critical pedagogical support from budget cuts.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35496695
doi: 10.1128/jmbe.00323-21
pii: 00323-21
pmc: PMC9053015
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022 Walsh et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Lisa L Walsh (LL)

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Robert J Bills (RJ)

Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA.

Stanley M Lo (SM)

University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.

Emily M Walter (EM)

California State University - Fresno, Fresno, California, USA.

Benjamin E Weintraub (BE)

Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA.

Michelle D Withers (MD)

Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA.

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