Two-Year Community: Developing Scientists: A Multiyear Research Experience at a Two-Year College

2014 ◽  
Vol 044 (02) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Experience ◽  
Two Year College

scholarly journals Research in the Classroom: Introducing Nanomaterials at a Two-Year College

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-113
Author(s):  
Jihyun Kim ◽  
Christopher Roth ◽  
Sheng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Green Chemistry ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Carbon Nanoparticles ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Waste Materials ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Two Year College ◽  
Short Course

This article illustrates how the authors transformed “research in the classroom” into chemistry courses at a two-year college in the form of short course-based research experience. The students worked in groups to research nanomaterials, came up with a series of carbon nanoparticles precursors from waste materials, and developed simple and cost-effective methods to produce carbon nanoparticles. Not surprisingly, students became more active learners as they were in charge of learning, and were given authority to modify lab activities with their learning experience progressing. A deeper approach to learning helped students better appreciate chemical sciences, increase conceptual learning, and become responsible citizens. The project also provided a platform to discuss sustainability, green chemistry, and nanomaterials. To increase the efforts for student success, academic technologies were utilized to aid the project.

Student Scientists: Transforming the Undergraduate Biology Lab into a Research Experience

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 502-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine M. Goedhart ◽  
Jacqueline S. McLaughlin
Keyword(s):  
Cell Biology ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Undergraduate Biology ◽  
Two Year College ◽  
Biology Lab ◽  
Pedagogical Framework

This article features an authentic research-lab experience developed for use in a freshman-level general biology course for nonmajors at a two-year college. Students work in groups to select and investigate factors affecting microalgal cell growth and relate their findings to a real-life application of social significance. This lab experience was designed using a four-step pedagogical framework originally developed at a four-year university in a sophomore-level molecular and cell biology course. The creators of the pedagogical framework at the four-year university mentored the instructor at the two-year college through the process of using the pedagogical framework to design and implement the authentic research lab experience described in this article. This example shows that adaptation of successful pedagogical models, particularly within mentoring partnerships, can greatly increase the implementation of authentic research experiences in biology lab courses at varying levels of study.

Five Decades of Research Experience in Speech Anatomy and Physiology

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 4-12
Author(s):  
David P. Kuehn
Keyword(s):  
Ohio State University ◽  
State University ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
The Ohio State University ◽  
Speech Science ◽  
The University ◽  
East Carolina University

This report highlights some of the major developments in the area of speech anatomy and physiology drawing from the author's own research experience during his years at the University of Iowa and the University of Illinois. He has benefited greatly from mentors including Professors James Curtis, Kenneth Moll, and Hughlett Morris at the University of Iowa and Professor Paul Lauterbur at the University of Illinois. Many colleagues have contributed to the author's work, especially Professors Jerald Moon at the University of Iowa, Bradley Sutton at the University of Illinois, Jamie Perry at East Carolina University, and Youkyung Bae at the Ohio State University. The strength of these researchers and their students bodes well for future advances in knowledge in this important area of speech science.

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