TY - JOUR
T1 - Innovations in Undergraduate Chemical Biology Education
AU - VanDyke, Aaron R.
AU - Gatazka, Daniel H.
AU - Hanania, Mariah H.
PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - Chemical biology derives intellectual vitality from its scientific interface: applying chemical strategies and perspectives to biological questions. There is a growing need for chemical biologists to synergistically integrate their research programs with their educational activities to become holistic teacher–scholars. This review examines how course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are an innovative method to achieve this integration. Because CUREs are course-based, the review first offers strategies for creating a student-centered learning environment, which can improve students’ outcomes. Exemplars of CUREs in chemical biology are then presented and organized to illustrate the five defining characteristics of CUREs: significance, scientific practices, discovery, collaboration, and iteration. Finally, strategies to overcome common barriers in CUREs are considered as well as future innovations in chemical biology education.
AB - Chemical biology derives intellectual vitality from its scientific interface: applying chemical strategies and perspectives to biological questions. There is a growing need for chemical biologists to synergistically integrate their research programs with their educational activities to become holistic teacher–scholars. This review examines how course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are an innovative method to achieve this integration. Because CUREs are course-based, the review first offers strategies for creating a student-centered learning environment, which can improve students’ outcomes. Exemplars of CUREs in chemical biology are then presented and organized to illustrate the five defining characteristics of CUREs: significance, scientific practices, discovery, collaboration, and iteration. Finally, strategies to overcome common barriers in CUREs are considered as well as future innovations in chemical biology education.
UR - https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/chemistry-facultypubs/32
UR - https://libraryapps.fairfield.edu/openurl?sid=google&auinit=AR&aulast=Van+Dyke&atitle=Innovations+in+Undergraduate+Chemical+Biology+Education&id=doi:10.1021/acschembio.7b00986&newUI=1clickoff
U2 - 10.1021/acschembio.7b00986
DO - 10.1021/acschembio.7b00986
M3 - Article
VL - 13
JO - ACS chemical biology
JF - ACS chemical biology
ER -