Transforming Undergraduate Laboratory Experiences

正在为几个STEM课程开发基于探究的实验室经验。在第一年，15名研究生、博士后人员和教职员工参加了自适应光学专业发展计划中心的研讨会，重点是研究型实验室的发展。这些讲习班包括在几个月内举行的若干次会议。在第二年，将有30名讲习班参与者，其中三分之一至一半预计将是返回的参与者。参与者被分成三个人的设计团队，以开发新的基于探究的实验室体验，以反映科学家实践科学的方式。在这项为期三年的项目中，将设计或重新设计10个实验单元，并为加州大学洛杉矶分校的三门STEM课程和哈特内尔学院(附近的社区学院)的五个天文学单元授课。评估和评价是贯穿整个项目的一个持续过程。

Inquiry-based laboratory experiences are being developed for several STEM courses. During the first year fifteen graduate students, postdoctoral personnel and faculty members attend the Center for Adaptive Optics Professional Development Program workshops focusing on the development of inquiry-based laboratories. The workshops consist of a number of sessions held over several months. In the second year there will be 30 workshop participants, of which one-third to one-half are expected to be returning participants. The participants are divided into three person design teams to develop new inquiry-based laboratory experiences that mirror the way science is practiced by scientists. Over the three year project, ten laboratory units will be designed or redesigned and be taught for three STEM courses at UCSC and five units in astronomy for the Hartnell College (a nearby community college). Assessment and evaluation is an ongoing process throughout the project.