Integrating Undergraduate Research into the Biology Curriculum at Saint Leo University
Presentation Type
Interactive Presentation
Location
BHC 126
Start Date
11-10-2014 1:50 PM
End Date
11-10-2014 2:35 PM
Description/Abstract
Teaching life science disciplines often involves the use of lecture and laboratory exercises that are encapsulated into discrete exercises, designed to lead a student to a pre-designed conclusion. This method prevents students from understanding an integrated holistic vision of their curriculum and discourages the student from thinking critically about the material they are studying. Faculty members at Saint Leo University have begun a new approach by posing a question that students from lower- and upper-division courses are asked to examine from the various sub-disciplines in biology. This paper examines the initial steps in introducing this approach to the biology curriculum.
Integrating Undergraduate Research into the Biology Curriculum at Saint Leo University
BHC 126
Teaching life science disciplines often involves the use of lecture and laboratory exercises that are encapsulated into discrete exercises, designed to lead a student to a pre-designed conclusion. This method prevents students from understanding an integrated holistic vision of their curriculum and discourages the student from thinking critically about the material they are studying. Faculty members at Saint Leo University have begun a new approach by posing a question that students from lower- and upper-division courses are asked to examine from the various sub-disciplines in biology. This paper examines the initial steps in introducing this approach to the biology curriculum.