Evidence v Pseudoscience Ensuring Students Understand How Science Is Done - JMBE Live!

Most undergraduate lectures focus on “what we know”, often oversimplifying the experimental process that led to the conclusions. This gives students little insight into how science is done; the discovery process that requires iterative hypotheses, experiments, and interpretation that is built upon prior research. In contrast to this spectator approach, when students participate in meaningful laboratory research they gain a personal understanding of how scientific evidence is acquired. Although undergraduate research experiences provide this opportunity, because the number of students exceeds research labs, these experiences are often limited to select seniors. Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) can provide all students with these experiences by providing genuine research experiences in laboratory courses. An entire class of students authentically engages in hands-on experiments, redesigning and repeating things that didn’t work, analyzing experimental data, and rigorously evaluating the results. This JMBE Live! will focus on examples of effective Microbiology CURES, including both required and elective courses. The participants will engage in a discussion of the logistics of designing and implementing a CURE as well as student learning outcomes and retention.
Speakers:
- Samantha Parks, Ph.D., Georgia State University, JMBE Editor.
- Jeffrey Olimpo, Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso.
- Katrina Twing, Ph.D., Weber State University.
- Moderated by Stanley Maloy, Ph.D., JMBE Editor in Chief, San Diego State University.
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