The Biology Education - Technology Assessment group is a collaboration of faculty who are interested in conducting research to assess the effectiveness of technological teaching tools on helping students learn in undergraduate biology education. We are focusing our efforts on technologies that serve as an interface between the students and faculty, such as online learning, social networking, virtual worlds, podcasting, and smartboards. In 2010, our group received funding from the National Science Foundation through the Research Coordination Networks- Undergraduate Biology Education Incubator program to explore the needs of the biology education community on this research topic. We are now moving forward with our plans to facilitate a research community that will develop and conduct research projects to address the effectiveness of these technologies in undergraduate biology education. The charter members of this group are:

Lee Hughes, University of North Texas
Juville Dario-Becker, Central Virginia Community College
Jamie Jensen, Brigham Young University
Sue Katz, Rogers State University
Joyce Shaw, Endicott College

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If you have any questions about the BETA group or this site, please contact Lee Hughes at lhughes@unt.edu