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Direct linkWisch, Julie K.; Farrell, Emma; Siegel, Marcelle; Freyermuth, Sharyn – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2018
Conceptual understanding and reasoning of nonscience major students enrolled in a course on biotechnology were evaluated before and after instruction. The instrument for analysis of student understanding was the Biotechnology Instrument for Knowledge Elicitation (BIKE). The BIKE targets 11 key concepts, as determined by experts in the field. A…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions, Nonmajors, Biotechnology
Download full textDeRosa, Donald; Franzblau, Carl; Phillips, Constance; Romney, Carla – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2020
Boston University's (BU) CityLab program was created in 1991 as a partnership between faculty members of BU's School of Medicine and School of Education in response to the first call for proposals under the Science Education Partnership Awards initiative of the National Institutes of Health. CityLab's founders recognized the need for CityLab, a…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Biotechnology, Outreach Programs, Mobile Classrooms
Khan, Rana; Gogos, Arhonda – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2013
The Professional Science Master's Biotechnology program at the University of Maryland University College developed and implemented a novel online mentoring program to increase synergy with the biotechnology industry. In this program, Master's students are paired with mentors from the
biotechnology industry. A mentor assistant, who is a graduate of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Graduate Study, Mentors, Biotechnology
Broerse, Jacqueline E. W.; de Cock Buning, Tjard; Roelofsen, Anneloes; Bunders, Joske F. G. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2009
Public engagement is increasingly advocated and applied in the development and implementation of technological innovations. However, initiatives so far are rarely considered effective. There is a need for more methodological rigor and insight into conducive conditions. The authors developed an evaluative framework and assessed accordingly the…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Educational Technology, Policy Formation, Policy Analysis
Manyele, S. V. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2007
Due to a stronger dependency on biomass for energy, there is a need for improved technologies in biomass-to-energy conversion in Tanzania. This paper presents a life cycle assessment (LCA) of pyrolysis technology used for conversion of wood and wood waste to liquid biofuel. In particular, a survey of environmental impacts of the process is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biotechnology, Forestry, Power Technology
Implementation and Assessment of a Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics Undergraduate Degree Program
Pham, Daphne Q. -D.; Higgs, David C.; Statham, Anne; Schleiter, Mary Kay – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2008
The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside has developed and implemented an innovative, multidisciplinary undergraduate curriculum in Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics (MBB). The objective of the MBB program is to give students a hands-on facility with molecular biology theories and laboratory techniques, an…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Undergraduate Study, Science Laboratories, Program Effectiveness
Wong, Poh-Kam – Industry and Higher Education, 2006
In the late 1990s the Singapore government embarked on a set of far-reaching strategies intended to develop the city-state into one of the major life science R&D and industrial clusters in Asia. Besides efforts to attract leading overseas life science companies to establish operations in Singapore, the government has developed new life science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biological Sciences, Research and Development Centers, Government (Administrative Body)
Montgomery, Beronda L. – Bioscience Education e-Journal, 2004
A 2-credit service-learning biotechnology course designed as a general education elective for students of all majors and at all levels was offered as an 8-week, half-semester course. The course met for a total of 3 hours of lecture/discussion and 2 hours of service-learning workshop weekly, during which students participated in discussions about…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Undergraduate Students, Experiential Learning, Lecture Method
Inverness Research, 2008
Inverness Research studied the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Seminars on Science program for eight years, from its inception in 1998 to 2006. This paper presents teacher survey ratings for "Genetics, Genomics, Genethics", along with profiles of three teachers who took the course. Course takers report on the annual follow-up…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Museums, Seminars, Online Courses
