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SCORE - Network for an Open and Accessible Biology Education: The promise of equity and the challenge of sustainability (RCU-UBE Introduction)

Author(s): Carrie Diaz Eaton1, Michelle Smith2, Kaitlin Bonner3, Jason Douma4, Jeremy M Wojdak5

1. Bates College and QUBES 2. Cornell University 3. St. John Fisher College 4. University of Sioux Falls 5. Radford University

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The mission of the SCORE-UBE Network is to help our Network participants achieve their sustainability and broader impact goals by working together to amplify the value and reach of open education in STEM and to align our resources and practices with…

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The mission of the SCORE-UBE Network is to help our Network participants achieve their sustainability and broader impact goals by working together to amplify the value and reach of open education in STEM and to align our resources and practices with the principles of anti-racism, equity, social justice, and inclusion. In particular, we see open education as an approach and mindset to transform teaching and learning to center the needs of underrepresented and marginalized learners and instructors who have been systematically excluded from the benefits of traditional educational systems.

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Version 1.0 - published on 16 May 2023 doi:10.25334/R3E0-HP22 - cite this

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We believe that community is the key to successful projects that can create sustainable change, but that change needs to center equity through open education and inclusive practices. Since our RCN-UBE support, we have partnered with the Hewlett Foundation to support a transformation into the RIOS Institute aimed to help project and organizational leaders accomplish their sustainable equity and inclusion goals for STEM education. We have helped projects migrate to QUBES Hub, including CourseSource and SIMIODE, we have funded guides to help implement UDL in lesson writing, partnered with Science Gateways to run workshops for sustainability of projects, engaged in STEM equity research, and have engaged in multiple collaborations to re-envision Vision and Change and other STEM education teaching policy documents.

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Ways to get involved:

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  • RIOS QUBES Group
    • We are launching a workshop/learning community at the BioQUEST meeting. We will be running additional learning communities and working groups in the fall. We also offer funding for working groups on a rolling application basis.

If you are interested in learning more and participating, please join this group or email Carrie Diaz Eaton.

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