Life Discovery Faculty Mentoring Network – Evaluation

INFORMED CONSENT

ESA Faculty Mentoring Networks

Thank you for participating in the ESA Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN) after the 7th Life Discovery – Doing Science Education conference 2021.

You are invited to complete this survey about the effectiveness of the FMN in bringing the conference themes into your teaching. This study is made possible with support from the National Science Foundation. Award #: 2129428.

This survey should take about 10-15 minutes of your time. Your participation is anonymous and voluntary. You can skip questions or stop the survey at any time. If you wish to skip questions or stop the survey, you will still receive all the benefits of the FMN.

This survey may be used for future research. We will never share any information that could identify you with anyone.

If requested, we will provide a copy of this document for your records.

If you have any questions or concerns about this survey at any time before or after the survey, please contact Teresa Mourad, Director of Education and Diversity Programs at (202) 833-8773 or teresa@esa.org.

This survey has been determined to be exempt from review by SolutionsIRB. If you have questions about your rights as a participant, you may contact Solutions IRB at (855) 226-4472 or participants@solutionsirb.com.

Please check the box, to indicate that you have been informed of the purpose of this survey and that you freely agree to participate.

I Agree

1. Why did you choose to participate in this FMN? (Check all that apply)

To learn new active teaching strategies

To learn about new curriculum resources

To learn how to better implement evidence-based techniques

To enhance my theoretical understanding of education

To connect with peers in my field

To be recognized for my contributions as an ESA Education Scholar

Other ObjectiveOther Objective

2. How many FMNs have you participated in including this one?

3. Developing Teaching Activities BEFORE the FMN

In this section, we would like to understand your experience in developing your teaching activities prior to the FMN. Please rate if you have been involved in the following BEFORE this FMN Please rate 1 = Not At all to 5= Quite Often

d) I would share my expertise with another colleague when asked

Please rate 1 = Not At all to 5= Most Definitely

4. Developing Teaching Activities AFTER the FMN

In this section, we would like to understand how likely you will adopt the following when developing your teaching activities after the FMN. Please rate your likelihood of participating in the following AFTER this FMN. Please rate 1 = Not At all Likely to 5= Most Likely

5. LDC Thematic Tracks

In this section, please identify which of the following thematic tracks of the Life Discovery - Doing Science conference (LDC) is MOST IMPORTANT to you. Based on your selection, please rate the FMN on the following. Please rate 1 = Strongly Disagree to 5 = Strongly Agree

a) Most Important Thematic Track

1 - Engaging nonscience majors

2 - Connecting current events to curriculum

3 - Incorporating cultural relevance for diverse audiences

b) This FMN helped me solidify my ideas to address the thematic track most important to me.

c) This FMN helped me redesign my teaching activity to address the thematic track most important to me.

d) Were you interested in connecting one or more of the other thematic tracks with the one most important to you?

Yes

No

Other / commentOther / comment

e) This FMN helped me connect the thematic track most important to me with one or more of the other thematic tracks.

6. Value of FMN

In this section, we would like to understand which aspects of the FMN was most valuable to you. Please rate the following statements from 1 = Not At all Valuable to 5= Highly Valuable

7. Please give an example of how your thinking about teaching has changed since participating in LDC and this FMN.

8. Ease of access and implementation

In this section, we would like to understand your experience of adapting and implementing open educational resources for your audience and instructional setting.

a) How easy was it to adapt open educational resources for your audience and instructional setting based on the thematic track most important to you??

1 - Very Difficult

2 - Moderately Difficult

3 - Easy

4 - Very easy

5 - Not sure. I haven't adapted any materials for use yet

b) How easy was it to implement the adaptations for your audience and instructional setting based on the thematic track most important to you?

1 - Very Difficult

2 - Moderately Difficult

3 - Easy

4 - Very easy

5 - Not sure. I haven't adapted any materials for use yet

9. Institution Type (Check all that Apply)

Two-year institution

Four-year institution

Minority-serving Institution (HBCU, Tribal, Hispanic, Asian/Asia Pacific serving etc)

Disability-friendly institution

OtherOther

10. Comments and Suggestions