You gotta work, BASIL! Reimagining an established CURE to provide high‐quality digital learning experiences that are intentionally equitable, inclusive and accessible for all students
You gotta work, BASIL! Reimagining an established CURE to provide high‐quality digital learning experiences that are intentionally equitable, inclusive and accessible for all students
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你必须工作，巴兹尔！
DOI：
10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.r3061
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2022
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Craig, Paul
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作者：
Sikora, Arthur K.;Hall, Bonnie;Mills, Steven;Roberts, Rebecca;Craig, Paul
近年来，基于课程的本科生研究经历（CUREs）已经成为培养学生研究兴趣的越来越有价值的模式，特别是在一个机构存在其他研究机会的情况下。自COVID - 19大流行开始以来，就需要在保持高标准的同时在在线环境中开展工作。生物化学真实学生探究实验室（BASIL）的学生利用湿实验室和计算方法的结合，假设和测试蛋白质数据库中未知功能的酶的功能。在这里，我们描述了这种CURE如何适应在线格式，使用低风险迭代评估模拟实验室环境。使用谷歌表格，学生回答有关实验背景、程序和实验室安全的问题，这些问题与已发表的BASIL实验相关。使用多项选择、自由回答和基于视频/图像的问题的组合，学生可以在没有实际出现在实验室的情况下，在更深层次上参与材料。这些形式可以作为独立实验或实验室前/实验室后作业，以增强实验室体验。BASIL财团致力于开发高质量的教学和学习经验，以达到和参与现代学习者。这种CURE是灵活的，已经被发现可以提高学生对STEM概念和研究设计的个人理解和知识水平。这些在线模块为学习者在不断变化的教育环境中获得研究型课程的好处提供了另一种方式。这些工具旨在公平、包容地接触和吸引所有学生，整合了只有在数字环境中才有可能进行社区建设和互动的有意机会。为适应所有学生而制定的新策略将有助于增加本科生接触重要的STEM研究经验，并促进机构的可持续性。
In recent years, Course‐based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) have become increasingly valuable models to cultivate student interest in research, especially when few other research opportunities at an institution exist. Since the start of the COVID‐19 pandemic, there has been the need to operate in an online environment while maintaining high standards. Biochemistry Authentic Student Inquiry Lab (BASIL) students hypothesize and test functions of enzymes from the Protein Data Bank with no known function, utilizing a combination of wet‐lab and computational approaches. Here we describe how this CURE was adapted to an online format, simulating the lab environment using a low stakes iterative assessment. Using Google forms, students answer questions about experimental background, procedure and lab safety that correlate with published BASIL experiments. Using a mix of multiple choice, free response, and video/ image‐based questions, students engage with the material at a deeper level despite not being physically present in the lab. These forms can function as self‐contained experiments or pre‐lab/post‐lab assignments to enhance the in‐lab experience. The BASIL consortium is dedicated to developing high‐quality teaching and learning experiences to reach and engage the modern learner. This CURE is flexible and has been found to improve the levels of personal comprehension and knowledge of STEM concepts and research design in students. These online modules provide another way for learners to reap the benefit of research‐based courses in an ever‐changing educational landscape. Built to equitably and inclusively reach and engage all students, these tools integrate intentional opportunities for community‐building and interaction only possible in the digital environment. Novel strategies developed to accommodate all students will help to enhance exposure for undergraduate students to vital STEM research experiences and promote sustainability for institutions.