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James A. Parejko – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2024
The current and ongoing challenges brought on by climate change will require future scientists who have hands-on experience using advanced molecular techniques, can work with large data sets, and can make correlations between metadata and microbial diversity. A course-embedded research project can prepare students to answer complex research…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Microbiology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Robredo, Beatriz; Fernández-Fernández, Rosa; Torres, Carmen – Journal of Biological Education, 2023
Research and education are two areas often compartmentalised or separated by an abyss, linked in this study by a service-learning methodology, the Small World Initiative project. The programme instruction starts at the university, reaches secondary school and returns to university to complete the research, challenging young students to discover…
Descriptors: Microbiology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Genetics
Tania Miguel Trabajo; Eavan Dorcey; Jan Roelof van der Meer – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2024
Inspired by the positive impact of serious games on science understanding and motivated by personal interests in scientific outreach, we developed "Bacttle," an easy-to-play microbiology board game with adaptive difficulty, targeting any player from 7 years old onward. Bacttle addresses both the lay public and teachers for use in…
Descriptors: Microbiology, Science Instruction, Educational Games, Environmental Influences
Mitchell, Nathan K.; Moore, Quincy C.; Monroe, Billy W. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2022
Over the course of 3 years, the Political Science and Biology Programs at a regional HBCU have built a curricular learning community centered on a mock trial competition, where a microbiology course was paired with an introductory legal studies course. Over the course of a semester, students enrolled in both courses studied a real appellate case…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Teaching Methods, Black Colleges, Competition
Freeman, Scott; Mukerji, Joya; Sievers, Matt; Beltran, Ismael Barreras; Dickinson, Katie; Dy, Grace E. C.; Gardiner, Amanda; Glenski, Elizabeth H.; Hill, Mariah J.; Kerr, Ben; Monet, Deja; Reemts, Connor; Theobald, Elli; Tran, Elisa T.; Velasco, Vicente; Wachtell, Lexi; Warfield, Liz – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
We developed labs on the evolution of antibiotic resistance to assess the costs and benefits of replacing traditional laboratory exercises in an introductory biology course for majors with a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE). To assess whether participating in the CURE imposed a cost in terms of exam performance, we implemented…
Descriptors: Microbiology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Course Descriptions
Ylostalo, Joni H. – Journal of Biological Education, 2020
Students in a mixed majors undergraduate microbiology class often struggle with basic genetics concepts, generating gaps in their overall understanding of genetics. This can be a result of employing the traditional block style of instruction that focuses on teaching skills and concepts one topic at a time. Here I present a simple, yet innovative…
Descriptors: Genetics, Science Instruction, College Science, Microbiology
Burmeister, Alita R.; Bauer, Melanie; Graham, Mark J. – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2023
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are tools used to introduce students to authentic participation in science. Several specific CUREs have been shown to benefit students' interest and retention in the biological sciences. Nevertheless, CUREs vary greatly in terms of their context, methodology, and degree of research…
Descriptors: Classification, Instructional Design, Equal Education, Animal Behavior
Lenning, Elizabeth; Rudge, David – American Biology Teacher, 2023
The discovery of and research into penicillin resistance by Sir Edward Abraham and Sir Ernst Chain can be used to teach the concept of natural selection and also multiple nature of science (NOS) objectives associated with Next Generation Science Standards, such as "scientific knowledge is based on empirical evidence" and "science is…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Microbiology, Biology, Science Instruction
Pierce, Amanda A.; de Man, Tom J. B. – Journal of Biological Education, 2019
The evolution of resistance to antibiotics provides a timely and relevant topic for teaching undergraduate students evolutionary biology. Here, we present a module incorporating modified sequencing data from eight antibiotic resistant pathogen outbreaks in hospital settings with bioinformatics and phylogenetic analyses. This module uses whole…
Descriptors: Microbiology, Science Instruction, Evolution, Biology
Pedwell, Rhianna K.; Fraser, James A.; Wang, Jack T. H.; Clegg, Jack K.; Chartres, Jy D.; Rowland, Susan L. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2018
Course-integrated Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) involve large numbers of students in real research. We describe a late-year microbiology CURE in which students use yeast to address a research question around beer brewing or synthesizing biofuel; the interdisciplinary student-designed project incorporates genetics, bioinformatics,…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Undergraduate Students, Microbiology
Zhao, FangFang; Schuchardt, Anita – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2019
Prior studies have shown that students have difficulty understanding the role of mutation in evolution and genetics. However, little is known about unifying themes underlying students' difficulty with mutation. In this study, we examined students' written explanations about mutation from a cognitive science perspective. According to one cognitive…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Genetics
Reinoso, Elina B.; Bettera, Susana G. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2016
In this article, we describe a basic practical laboratory designed for fifth-year undergraduate students of Microbiology as part of the Epidemiology course. This practice provides the students with the tools for molecular epidemiological analysis of pathogenic microorganisms using a rapid and simple PCR technique. The aim of this work was to assay…
Descriptors: Epidemiology, Genetics, Teaching Methods, Molecular Biology
Witherow, D. Scott – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2016
This work describes a 10-week laboratory project studying wild-type and mutant bacterial alkaline phosphatase, in which students purify, quantitate, and perform kinetic assays on wild-type and selected mutants of the enzyme. Students also perform plasmid DNA purification, digestion, and gel analysis. In addition to simply learning important…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Laboratory Training, Microbiology, Genetics
Bohlin, Gustav; Göransson, Andreas; Höst, Gunnar E.; Tibell, Lena A. E. – Journal of Biological Education, 2018
Antibiotic resistance is typically used to justify education about evolution, as evolutionary reasoning improves our understanding of causes of resistance and possible countermeasures. It has also been promoted as a useful context for teaching natural selection, because its potency as a selection factor, in combination with the very short…
Descriptors: Evolution, Microbiology, Animation, Novices
Smyth, Davida S. – Online Submission, 2017
We have designed and implemented a novel microbiology elective course "Microbiology of Urban Spaces" to provide students with a transformative education in microbial ecology and genomics. It champions the values of general education while making sure students are well equipped for their future careers. Infusing my personal research into…
Descriptors: Genetics, Microbiology, Elective Courses, Transformative Learning