| Title | Blended learning to enhance an undergraduate Biology laboratory course |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Science |
| Status | Completed |
| Duration | 2 Year |
| Initiation | 04/01/2016 |
| Completion | 03/31/2019 |
| Project Summary | The Biology 140 blended learning project will enhance the learning experience of a large number of students in first year biology, many of whom are taking a biology lab course for the first time. Students struggle with essential transferrable skills such as a sound understanding of the fundamental elements of scientific enquiry, and the ability to communicate clearly and logically. Also, undergraduate students are unaware of world-leading research conducted on campus. To this end, the proposed project will capitalize on blended learning to 1) develop and incorporate appropriate scaffolding resources and opportunities to practice and connect the fundamental elements of scientific inquiry/investigation and communication and 2) raise student motivation and perceptions of the relevance of their lab activities by making explicit connections to current research at UBC. The project will result in broadly applicable instructional resources, and success will be characterized by measuring student learning and motivation. |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Title | Blended learning to enhance student learning experience in a large undergraduate Biology laboratory course |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2016/2017 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Large TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Pamela Kalas |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 97,922 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Pamela Kalas, Instructor, Zoology and Botany, Faculty of Science |
| Year 2: Project Year | Year 2 |
| Year 2: Funding Year | 2017/2018 |
| Year 2: Project Type | Large TLEF |
| Year 2: Principal Investigator | Pamela Kalas |
| Year 2: Funded Amount | 94,577 |
| Year 2: Team Members | Pamela Kalas, Instructor, Zoology and Botany, Faculty of Science |
| Year 2: TLEF Showcase |  |
| Project Report | 2017-TLEF-Final-Kalas-WEB1.pdf |