ED23E:
Using Our Own Scientific Research in Teaching Students in Higher Education: Innovations, Opportunities, and Challenges II Posters


Session ID#: 10500

Session Description:
Academics, research scientists and research students are increasingly expected to disseminate their research to the public.  Apart from leading outreach programs, teaching university and college students based on one’s scientific investigations is also an effective way to further the impact of research through education.  It allows students to connect with their instructors in the learning process, thereby enhancing their understanding of research methodologies and discoveries.  However, linking one’s research with course contents and other scientific discoveries often presents pedagogical challenges.  In this session, we invite contributions from academics, research scientists and graduate students to discuss innovations and explore issues in linking their disciplinary, interdisciplinary or collaborative research to teaching in higher education.  We welcome contributions based on teachers’ own field-based, computational, experimental or theoretical research.  Innovative teaching methods used in lectures, seminars, online teaching, project supervision, as well as course and assessment design are particularly relevant to this session.
Primary Convener:  Vincent C H Tong, University College London, Arena Centre for Research-based Education, Department of Earth Sciences, London, United Kingdom
Convener:  Elena B Sparrow, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Chairs:  Vincent C H Tong, University College London, Arena Centre for Research-based Education, Department of Earth Sciences, London, United Kingdom and Elena B Sparrow, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Elena B Sparrow, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • PA - Public Affairs
Index Terms:

0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
0820 Curriculum and laboratory design [EDUCATION]
0825 Teaching methods [EDUCATION]
0845 Instructional tools [EDUCATION]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

A “CASE” Study on Developing Science Communication and Outreach Skills of University Graduate Student Researchers in Alaska (77242)
Molly E Tedesche, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Laura Conner, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States
A Tiered Mentoring Model of Exposing and Engaging Students with Research Throughout the Undergraduate Curriculum (82317)
Jennifer Guerard and Sarah M Hayes, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Imaging Spectrograph as a Tool to Enhance the Undergraduate Student Research Experience (84672)
Brittany Williams, Kim Nielsen and Stuart Johnson, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, United States
Linking Atmospheric Gravity Wave Research to the Undergraduate Curriculum (85001)
Johnathon Gay and Kim Nielsen, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, United States

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