A discipline-specific pedagogical professional development graduate program fosters development of integrated scholars: an evaluation of the Future Undergraduate Science Educators (FUSE) program

A discipline-specific pedagogical professional development graduate program fosters development of integrated scholars: an evaluation of the Future Undergraduate Science Educators (FUSE) program

ABSTRACT Here, we present a model for a decentralized, discipline-specific pedagogical professional development program for STEM PhD students interested in teaching and learning careers in higher education. The FUSE (Future Undergraduate Science Educators) program at UC Davis follows the structure o...

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Main Authors:	Marina L. Ellefson, Mona M. Monfared
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-08-01
Series:	Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Subjects:	graduate pedagogical professional development scientific teaching teaching assistant professional development
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00044-25
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