Award-Winning Teachers on Teaching
Deborah Gordon
Professor of Biological Sciences
"Understanding the Process of Discovery:
Research as a Teaching Tool"
Research as a Teaching Tool"
Hartley Conference Center, Mitchell Earth Sciences
Thursday, January 20, 2005
12:00 noon - 1:05 pm
12:00 noon - 1:05 pm
Professor Gordon's talk discusses various ways of using research as a teaching tool: individual research projects in large classes, small group projects in small seminar classes, and directed research by undergraduates. Students learn what it takes to get the answer to a genuine scientific question.