Session Format
Poster Session (60 minutes)
Location
Holiday Inn
Second Time and Location
Friday, March 6 from 11:35-12:00 p.m.
Abstract for the conference program
One of the recommended action items from the 2011 Vision and Change report was for undergraduate biology courses to be active, outcome oriented, inquiry-driven and relevant. At four-year undergraduate teaching institutions similar to Georgia Gwinnett College, maximizing student outcomes while providing quality, substantive research experiences for each student can be challenging. The Experimental Methods in Biology (BIOL4570) course was designed to enable students to investigate a problem from literature to the bench, within the limits of a fifteen week semester. The objective of the course was to provide students with direct, hands-on experience that would be relevant in most biological career fields. As an example of this methodology, I will be presenting the module created for students to troubleshoot and adapt some of the protocols used by GGC non-science majors as part of the phage hunting model used in the HHMI supported SEA-PHAGES Program.
Proposal Track
Research Project
Start Date
3-5-2015 7:00 PM
End Date
3-5-2015 9:00 PM
Recommended Citation
Hammonds-Odie, Latanya and Dorsett, Diane, "Experimental Methods in Biology Course Engages Students in Authentic Research on Phage SuperInfection Immunity Testing" (2015). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 53.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2015/2015/53
Experimental Methods in Biology Course Engages Students in Authentic Research on Phage SuperInfection Immunity Testing
Holiday Inn
One of the recommended action items from the 2011 Vision and Change report was for undergraduate biology courses to be active, outcome oriented, inquiry-driven and relevant. At four-year undergraduate teaching institutions similar to Georgia Gwinnett College, maximizing student outcomes while providing quality, substantive research experiences for each student can be challenging. The Experimental Methods in Biology (BIOL4570) course was designed to enable students to investigate a problem from literature to the bench, within the limits of a fifteen week semester. The objective of the course was to provide students with direct, hands-on experience that would be relevant in most biological career fields. As an example of this methodology, I will be presenting the module created for students to troubleshoot and adapt some of the protocols used by GGC non-science majors as part of the phage hunting model used in the HHMI supported SEA-PHAGES Program.
