Incorporating Research-based Investigative Experiences into Freshman Level Cell Biology

生物科学（61）该项目的目标是实施一种新的实验室体验，以提高学生在包含研究性实验室的高级课程中的能力，并使他们能够在职业生涯的早期参与教师指导的研究。为了实现这些目标，PI团队正在重新设计细胞生物学的实验部分，这是一门以讲座和实验为基础的课程，是生物学专业的第一堂课。新课程旨在加强学生在仪器和科学研究方面的技能，因为所有的实验练习都包括分析和调查的组成部分。通过将写作经验融入到所有的实验练习中，该实验室也提高了学生维护实验笔记和写作的能力。最后，本课程为学生提供强化的实验前培训，并继续使用基于网络的实验室手册和培训模块，这些手册和模块既可以供学生在课程中使用，也可以作为高年级学生在整个职业生涯中的复习。技术被用于材料的输送，以及整合设备、数据分析和写入细胞生物学环境。

Biological Science (61) The goal of this project is to implement a new laboratory experience that will enhance the ability of students to excel in upper-level courses that incorporate research-based laboratories, as well as to enable them to participate in faculty-mentored research earlier in their careers. To accomplish these goals the PI team is redesigning the laboratory portion of Cell Biology, a lecture and laboratory-based course that is the first class for biology majors. The new course is strengthening student skills in instrumentation and scientific investigation because all laboratory exercises include an analytical and investigative component. The lab is also improving the ability of students to maintain laboratory notebooks and to write by incorporating writing experiences in all laboratory exercises. Finally the course provides students with enhanced pre-laboratory training and continued access to web-based laboratory manuals and training modules that can be used both by students in the course and as refreshers by upper-class students throughout their careers. Technology is being used for both the delivery of the materials and by integrating equipment, data analysis, and writing into the cell biology environment.