Teaching and Learning: Making Connections by Engaging Neurobiology Students in Service Learning
Location
Zoom Room 2
Start Date
25-3-2021 1:30 PM
End Date
25-3-2021 1:50 PM
Type of Presentation
Scholarly Work Presentation (15 minutes)
Proposal for Presentation
An effective method to engage students in learning is by providing them with opportunities where they can teach their subject of study while serving the community. Neurobiology courses are not particularly known for integrating a service-learning component into its curriculum. A service-learning component for an undergraduate neurobiology class offered by the Biology Department at Andrews University, was designed with the purpose of providing the students with an opportunity to apply and explain to second graders the information and knowledge they have acquired in the classroom, while sparking interest in children for science. In this presentation, we will share the experience from both, the student and the instructor’s perspective in regards to this practice. Additional implications are addressed.
Teaching and Learning: Making Connections by Engaging Neurobiology Students in Service Learning
Zoom Room 2
An effective method to engage students in learning is by providing them with opportunities where they can teach their subject of study while serving the community. Neurobiology courses are not particularly known for integrating a service-learning component into its curriculum. A service-learning component for an undergraduate neurobiology class offered by the Biology Department at Andrews University, was designed with the purpose of providing the students with an opportunity to apply and explain to second graders the information and knowledge they have acquired in the classroom, while sparking interest in children for science. In this presentation, we will share the experience from both, the student and the instructor’s perspective in regards to this practice. Additional implications are addressed.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation in Teaching and Learning Grant.