Dr. Lisa Kenyon's contribution to teaching in CoSM is being honored in two ways. First, the Dean has chosen Dr. Kenyon as the Dean's Teaching Fellow for 2016-17 academic year. Dr. Kenyon is being recognized for the leadership she has demonstrated in fostering education reform across the College and the University. Dr. Kenyon has been part of the CoSM team developing proposals for submission to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Education Program. She has introduced active learning approaches and best practices of science education into two large enrollment courses, The Biology of Food and Introduction to Biology: Organisms and Ecosystems. She is on a small team that has developed and delivered facilitator and pedagogical training for the undergraduate SCALE-UP Assistants. In addition, Dr. Kenyon is assisting other faculty in developing active learning lessons for their courses. The Dean's Teaching Fellow receives a stipend of $3,500 and is expected to continue to serve as a leader for the transformation of science education in the College.
Second, Dr. Kenyon has been named the 2016 Robert J. Kegerris Distinguished Professor of Teaching by the University Promotion & Tenure Committee, comprised of College Deans, the Provost, and faculty representatives from across the University. Dr. Kenyon received the award for the activities described above, as well as her demonstrated excellence in scholarship of teaching, including major funding from NSF for her research in science learning progressions and scientific practices in middle school students, and her numerous publications in journals focused on education.
