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Inquiry-Based Undergraduate Teaching in the Life Sciences at Large Research Universities: A Perspective on the Boyer Commission Report

Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, 347 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0347

Corresponding author. E-mail address: wood{at}stripe.colorado.edu.

The 1998 Boyer Commission Report advocated improvement of undergraduate education at large research universities through large-scale participation of undergraduates in the universities' research mission. At a recent conference sponsored by the Reinvention Center, which is dedicated to furthering the goals of the Boyer Commission, participants discussed progress toward these goals and recommendations for future action. A breakout group representing the life sciences concluded that independent research experience for every undergraduate may not be feasible or desirable but that transformation of lecture courses to more inquiry-based and interactive formats can effectively further the Commission's goals.

Key Words: Reinvention Center • independent research • assessment • course transformation

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