CURE in a Box: An Online Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience for Introductory Biology Majors That Incorporates Vision & Change
Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) help fulfill the recommendation of Vision and Change for biology curricula to focus on key concepts and skills to better prepare students for careers in the sciences. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many schools to move instruction on...
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| author | Kyle Bennett Paul Arriola Tamara Marsh Patrick Mineo Stacey Raimondi Corey Shaffer |
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| description | Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) help fulfill the recommendation of Vision and Change for biology curricula to focus on key concepts and skills to better prepare students for careers in the sciences. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many schools to move instruction online, highlighting the dearth of resources available for offering a CURE for introductory biology outside of the traditional laboratory-based setting. Here, we present a revision of our first-semester General Biology laboratory for a synchronous online setting where students perform a research-based wet lab component at home using an affordable preassembled kit while still meeting the CURE learning objectives. This template can be utilized by other colleges and universities that are looking to offer a safe, reliable, and affordable CURE in their introductory biology courses whether in a virtual or face-to-face environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b4362694ca9414a925844264404f8282022-12-21T20:04:51ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologyJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education1935-78771935-78852021-03-0122110.1128/jmbe.v22i1.2325CURE in a Box: An Online Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience for Introductory Biology Majors That Incorporates Vision & ChangeKyle Bennett0Paul Arriola1Tamara Marsh2Patrick Mineo3Stacey Raimondi4Corey Shaffer5Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst UniversityElmhurst UniversityElmhurst UniversityElmhurst UniversityElmhurst UniversityCourse-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) help fulfill the recommendation of Vision and Change for biology curricula to focus on key concepts and skills to better prepare students for careers in the sciences. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many schools to move instruction online, highlighting the dearth of resources available for offering a CURE for introductory biology outside of the traditional laboratory-based setting. Here, we present a revision of our first-semester General Biology laboratory for a synchronous online setting where students perform a research-based wet lab component at home using an affordable preassembled kit while still meeting the CURE learning objectives. This template can be utilized by other colleges and universities that are looking to offer a safe, reliable, and affordable CURE in their introductory biology courses whether in a virtual or face-to-face environment.https://jmbesubmissions.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/2325 |
| spellingShingle | Kyle Bennett Paul Arriola Tamara Marsh Patrick Mineo Stacey Raimondi Corey Shaffer CURE in a Box: An Online Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience for Introductory Biology Majors That Incorporates Vision & Change Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education |
| title | CURE in a Box: An Online Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience for Introductory Biology Majors That Incorporates Vision & Change |
| title_full | CURE in a Box: An Online Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience for Introductory Biology Majors That Incorporates Vision & Change |
| title_fullStr | CURE in a Box: An Online Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience for Introductory Biology Majors That Incorporates Vision & Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | CURE in a Box: An Online Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience for Introductory Biology Majors That Incorporates Vision & Change |
| title_short | CURE in a Box: An Online Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience for Introductory Biology Majors That Incorporates Vision & Change |
| title_sort | cure in a box an online course based undergraduate research experience for introductory biology majors that incorporates vision change |
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