EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
MARCH 2-5, 2021
(Virtually the same conference, without elevators, airplane tickets, or hotel room keys)
5/20/2019 | 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | WHEN STUDENTS ARE THE TEACHERS: ENGAGING UNDERGRADUATES IN WATER QUALITY-THEMED OUTREACH EVENTS | 150 G
WHEN STUDENTS ARE THE TEACHERS: ENGAGING UNDERGRADUATES IN WATER QUALITY-THEMED OUTREACH EVENTS
Faculty at primarily undergraduate institutions typically have heavy teaching requirements, with instructional activities often comprising at least 60% of their workload. None-the-less, research, service, and outreach expectations can still be high, and it can be challenging to balance all activities during the semester. Furthermore, teaching expectations have shifted in recent years, from the ‘sage on the stage’ model, where the instructor primarily lectures to students, to emphasis on increased student engagement and active learning. This talk describes an outreach activity where Aquatic Ecology undergraduate students were handed the task of being the teachers. The ten undergraduate students facilitated several half-hour sessions teaching fourth-grade students how to conduct physical and chemical water quality tests and interpret results. Prior to teaching, undergraduates learned how to conduct assessments and interpret data from more rigorous water quality tests and later practiced teaching methods using simpler test kits. In a single day, undergraduates collectively shared their knowledge with upwards of 250 fourth grade students. Participation in events like this provide faculty with service/outreach credit, and also provide undergraduates with teaching and public outreach experience, which could lead to a greater understanding of aquatic ecology.
- Outreach
- Water Quality
- Monitoring
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Alyssa Anderson
(), Southwest Minnesota State University, alyssa.anderson@smsu.edu;
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