Cyberlearning at Community Colleges (C3): Faculty Scholarship, E-science, and Open Curriculum

The emerging emphasis on cyberlearning – a comprehensive view of how networked computing and communications tools mediate learning – challenges many of our existing notions of teaching and learning. The "Cyberlearning at Community Colleges (C3): Faculty Scholarship, E-science, and Open Curriculum" project provides structured professional development opportunities that engage undergraduate biology faculty in exploring 21st Century teaching practices. Twelve face-to-face workshops emphasizing collaborative curriculum development will supplement project-based online group work for faculty teaching introductory biology, microbiology, and anatomy & physiology. Professional development activities will be built around the effective use of existing and publicly accessible digital library materials, networked computing and communications technologies, and E-science resources. The C3 Project Digital Library Partnerships include NSDL, MicrobLibrary, BEN, APS Archive, OERCommons, AMSER, and BioQUEST. Workshops will be held in conjunction with our Scientific and Teaching Society Partners (ASMCUE, HAPS, NABT, BioQUEST, and BSA) to help faculty integrate with existing professional communities and develop outlets for their scholarship.