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This photograph was submitted by LaRoy Brandt, Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology at Lincoln Memorial University. As part of a tropical rainforest field course at the LaSuerte Biological Field Station in Costa Rica, students participated in both service learning and conducting their own field research projects. Shown here is a student conducting a field titration to determine the amount of dissolved oxygen in Rio Suerte, information used to inform local villagers about the quality of water in their river. As part of the learning experience, students not only became more familiar with rainforest ecology, but also were able to gain personal ownership in efforts to understand human impacts on the environment.

New Journal Articles Address Embedding Authentic Research Opportunities in Undergraduate Courses, Informal STEM Education, Service-Learning for Pre-Service Teachers

Posted on August 8, 2017August 8, 2017 by Eliza J. Reilly

Eliza Reilly and Trace Jordan, Co-Editors-in-Chief

We are pleased to announce the Summer 2017 issue of Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal. In this issue:

  • Barbara M. Anthony and Kathryn M. Reagan (both at Southwestern University) describe an operations research course in which students partner with local nonprofit organizations.
  • Although 22% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas, there is a paucity of research on STEM education issues in these environments. Sara L. Hartman, Jennifer Hines-Bergmeier, and Robert Klein (all at Ohio University) provide a review of the research literature on informal STEM education in rural communities, with a focus on early childhood education.
  • Kim Trask Brown (University of North Carolina Asheville) reports on a science methods course for trainee K-6 teachers, which enabled them to develop event activities and serve as leaders for the regional Science Olympiad Competition.
  • Kevin Finn (Merrimack College) provides an account of an undergraduate health sciences course that taught research methods through a partnership with an outdoor education program for 3rd and 4th grade students.
  • Jill Nugent and Kelly Thrippleton-Hunter (both at Southern New Hampshire University) examine the challenge of providing experiential learning opportunities for students who are taking online courses.
  • Rae Ostman (Arizona State University) describes a multi-institutional collaborative entitled Nano and Society, which fosters conversations among community members, educators, scientists, and others about nanotechnologies.
  • The project report by Davida S. Smyth (Mercy College) shows how a faculty member’s research interests can be used as the foundation for providing students with an authentic research experience in an undergraduate microbiology course.

Please visit http://new.seceij.net/ to access the full text of all Journal articles. We invite you to consider submitting an article for publication in a future issue of the Journal. To learn more, please read information under ‘Submission Guidelines’ on the site, and contact Marcy Dubroff, Managing Editor, at marcy.dubroff@fandm.edu with any questions.

 

Fieldwork photograph courtesy of LaRoy Brandt of Lincoln Memorial University

Posted in eNews, In the News, Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal, SENCER News.

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