scholarly journals Bioinspiration as a method of problem-based STEM education: a case study with the COVID-19 crisis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilie Snell-Rood ◽  
Hunter Cantrell ◽  
Kaila Chapman ◽  
Elizabeth Kirscht ◽  
Dimitri Smirnoff
Keyword(s):  
Stem Education ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Air Filtration ◽  
Oxygen Stress ◽  
Medical Interventions ◽  
Core Content ◽  
Butterfly Wings ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
Biology Instruction

Bioinspiration is a promising lens for biology instruction as it allows the instructor to focus on current pressing problems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. From social distancing to oxygen stress, organisms have been tackling pandemic-related problems for millions of years. What can we learn from such diverse adaptations in our own applications? We use a seminar course on the COVID-19 crisis to illustrate bioinspiration as an approach to teaching biology content. We highlight three focal areas of the COVID crisis explored in the course (air filtration, medical interventions, and behavioral crises), each of which relates to core content from across biological disciplines (e.g., morphology, physiology, behavior). We also highlight several promising ideas, such as the nanostructure of butterfly wings informing the design of transparent masks. We conclude by stressing that for bio-inspired approaches to succeed, we must invest in basic research and systems that connect scientists across disparate fields.

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary case study: from fly-to-bedside, translating basic research to the clinic

iScience ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 102279
Author(s):  
Marshall Posner ◽  
Ross Cagan
Keyword(s):  
Basic Research

Global STEM Education through e-Service Learning in the Time of COVID-19: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace Ngai ◽  
Kenneth W.K. Lo ◽  
Stephen C.F. Chan ◽  
Shuheng Lin
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Stem Education

scholarly journals Synthesis of research report of personnel: Case study on Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 578-583
Author(s):  
Rungthip Singporn ◽  
Prasart Nuangchalerm
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Development ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Collaborative Teaching ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Production Research ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Experimental Researches

The purpose of this research was to synthesize research report of personnel in the Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University. There were 81 research reports funded by Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University between the academic years of 2012-2019 were employed. The research revealed that most of research concerning teacher development amounting to 69 researches, followed by research report of the support staff amounting to 12 researches. Most of research reports were basic research, applied research, and collaborative teaching research amounting to 55 researches, followed by production research and development of personnel that emphasized on the concept of learning based on the actual situation amounting to 11 researches. The greatest number of research was produced and published in 2018, 23 researches, and in 2019, 13 researches. They were publishing in Thai journals, total of 75 research. The utilization of research to apply for policy benefits, 75 research and for public in four research. Research methodology employed 50 operational researches, 29 quasi-experimental researches, 33 researches to studies, 25 comparative researches and 16 researches to find correlation.

A CASE STUDY IN STEM EDUCATION FOR LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioana Ghergulescu ◽  
Arghir-Nicolae Moldovan ◽  
Marilena Bratu ◽  
Cristina Hava Muntean ◽  
Gabriel-Miro Muntean
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
Education Needs

Putting Across Tangibility

2018 ◽  
pp. 211-225
Author(s):  
Dieu Hack-Polay
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Organisational Behaviour ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
The Subject

This chapter examines a case study-approach to teaching organisational behaviour. It explains the effectiveness of the use of case study in teaching the subject which is often termed theoretical and complex. The chapter advocates that the use of real life organisational cases can make the learning and teaching process more tangible and contribute to the development of critical thinking. The chapter specifically supports the view that there are aspects of organisational behaviour that are visible in both everyday life of individuals and groups. If lecturers could bring this up in the delivery of the OB curriculum, the learners, who are future managers and supervisors, could connect the learning experiences to reality, which could lead them to a better academic understanding and later effective practitioners.

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