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A central support system can facilitate implementation and sustainability of a Classroom-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) in Genomics.


ABSTRACT: In their 2012 report, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology advocated "replacing standard science laboratory courses with discovery-based research courses"-a challenging proposition that presents practical and pedagogical difficulties. In this paper, we describe our collective experiences working with the Genomics Education Partnership, a nationwide faculty consortium that aims to provide undergraduates with a research experience in genomics through a scheduled course (a classroom-based undergraduate research experience, or CURE). We examine the common barriers encountered in implementing a CURE, program elements of most value to faculty, ways in which a shared core support system can help, and the incentives for and rewards of establishing a CURE on our diverse campuses. While some of the barriers and rewards are specific to a research project utilizing a genomics approach, other lessons learned should be broadly applicable. We find that a central system that supports a shared investigation can mitigate some shortfalls in campus infrastructure (such as time for new curriculum development, availability of IT services) and provides collegial support for change. Our findings should be useful for designing similar supportive programs to facilitate change in the way we teach science for undergraduates.

SUBMITTER: Lopatto D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4255357 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A central support system can facilitate implementation and sustainability of a Classroom-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) in Genomics.

Lopatto David D   Hauser Charles C   Jones Christopher J CJ   Paetkau Don D   Chandrasekaran Vidya V   Dunbar David D   MacKinnon Christy C   Stamm Joyce J   Alvarez Consuelo C   Barnard Daron D   Bedard James E J JE   Bednarski April E AE   Bhalla Satish S   Braverman John M JM   Burg Martin M   Chung Hui-Min HM   DeJong Randall J RJ   DiAngelo Justin R JR   Du Chunguang C   Eckdahl Todd T TT   Emerson Julia J   Frary Amy A   Frohlich Donald D   Goodman Anya L AL   Gosser Yuying Y   Govind Shubha S   Haberman Adam A   Hark Amy T AT   Hoogewerf Arlene A   Johnson Diana D   Kadlec Lisa L   Kaehler Marian M   Key S Catherine Silver SC   Kokan Nighat P NP   Kopp Olga R OR   Kuleck Gary A GA   Lopilato Jane J   Martinez-Cruzado Juan C JC   McNeil Gerard G   Mel Stephanie S   Nagengast Alexis A   Overvoorde Paul J PJ   Parrish Susan S   Preuss Mary L ML   Reed Laura D LD   Regisford E Gloria EG   Revie Dennis D   Robic Srebrenka S   Roecklien-Canfield Jennifer A JA   Rosenwald Anne G AG   Rubin Michael R MR   Saville Kenneth K   Schroeder Stephanie S   Sharif Karim A KA   Shaw Mary M   Skuse Gary G   Smith Christopher D CD   Smith Mary M   Smith Sheryl T ST   Spana Eric P EP   Spratt Mary M   Sreenivasan Aparna A   Thompson Jeffrey S JS   Wawersik Matthew M   Wolyniak Michael J MJ   Youngblom James J   Zhou Leming L   Buhler Jeremy J   Mardis Elaine E   Leung Wilson W   Shaffer Christopher D CD   Threlfall Jennifer J   Elgin Sarah C R SC  

CBE life sciences education 20140101 4


In their 2012 report, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology advocated "replacing standard science laboratory courses with discovery-based research courses"-a challenging proposition that presents practical and pedagogical difficulties. In this paper, we describe our collective experiences working with the Genomics Education Partnership, a nationwide faculty consortium that aims to provide undergraduates with a research experience in genomics through a scheduled course (a  ...[more]

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