What is the current practice of undergraduate ecology education? Provide your input.

[Jessica Johnston]

You are invited to participate in ESA’s Teaching of Undergraduate Ecology Survey (TUES). The first of its kind, this survey will provide critical insights to the ESA Education Committee and will take about 20 minutes to complete. This survey is anonymous and all who participate are eligible for a drawing to win a $50 gift card in a separate form.

 

This survey is developed and administered as part of an NSF award IUSE: 2120678 RCN-UBE: Transforming Ecology Education to 4D (TEE) to the ESA.

 

Who should take this survey?

We welcome all who have been teaching ecology to any degree at the undergraduate level within the last three years including those teaching:

• introductory biology,
• environmental science, and
• other courses for STEM majors or non-majors or
• ecology-embedded in courses in other disciplines e.g. sustainability, wildlife management etc.

 

The survey is divided into two parts with the following goals:

• Part I. Current practice in ecology education - The goal is to describe how ecology is being taught at the undergraduate level.
• Part II. Awareness of 4DEE - The goal is to assess the current level of awareness of the Four-Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE) Framework.

 

This survey is being carried out with the oversight of the Cary Institute's Institutional Review Board (IRB) under protocol 141-2021.

 

To take the survey, please go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ESA-TUES22

 

The survey will be open through December 2, 2022.