HR: 0830h
AN: ED11B-0111    [PDF]
TI: Designing Undergraduate Research Experiences for Non-Traditional Student Learning at Sea
AU: * Gawel, J E
EM: jimgawel@u.washington.edu
AF: University of Washington, Tacoma, 1900 Commerce St. Campus Box 358436, Tacoma, WA 98402 United States
AU: Greengrove, C L
EM: cgreen@u.washington.edu
AF: University of Washington, Tacoma, 1900 Commerce St. Campus Box 358436, Tacoma, WA 98402 United States
AB: The primary goal of the experiential learning model that forms the basis of the environmental science curriculum at UWT is to enhance undergraduate education by involving students in ongoing relevant research projects that extend beyond the classroom into the broader scientific community. To do this it is imperative to minimize costs while providing student access and ensuring data quality so that this data may be used for scientific purposes. During the summers of 2001 and 2002, undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Tacoma, participated in two very different marine research courses designed by environmental science faculty. We compare these two educational models and discuss the pros and cons of each.
DE: 4200 OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting