Using ASM Podcasts to Excite Undergraduate Students about Current Microbiological Research <sup> </sup>

Innovative technology is often used as a mechanism to engage students in and out of the classroom and can be used to increase critical thinking skills. Podcasts are an excellent way to introduce students to current topics and research in microbiology. The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) prod...

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Autor principal:	Stacey E. Lettini
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2014
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7483f649323a4648a88e676feafc0a442021-11-15T15:15:37ZUsing ASM Podcasts to Excite Undergraduate Students about Current Microbiological Research <sup> </sup>10.1128/jmbe.v15i2.7961935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/7483f649323a4648a88e676feafc0a442014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v15i2.796https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Innovative technology is often used as a mechanism to engage students in and out of the classroom and can be used to increase critical thinking skills. Podcasts are an excellent way to introduce students to current topics and research in microbiology. The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) produces three podcasts that are microbiologically focused: This Week in Microbiology (TWiM), This Week in Parasitology (TWiP), and This Week in Virology (TWiV). These podcasts are usually presented in a manner similar to a journal club, as the presenters regularly invite guests to discuss current research papers. Since students often find reading scientific literature difficult and get bogged down in the details rather than seeing the over-arching purpose of a paper, these podcasts have been used in a General Microbiology course to introduce recent research articles. The students were first assigned an original research article to read and review, and they were asked to generate questions pertaining to things they did not understand. Next, students listened to the corresponding podcast that discussed the article and used it to answer their questions. This was followed by a classroom discussion of the article and the podcast. The ASM podcast helped to demystify original research by providing details of the experimental design and presentation of the results in a language that is more casual and relatable. Students demonstrated greater critical thinking and comprehension of microbiology literature after listening to the podcast. This activity can be used in a variety of courses in the biology curriculum.Stacey E. LettiniAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 330-331 (2014)
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description	Innovative technology is often used as a mechanism to engage students in and out of the classroom and can be used to increase critical thinking skills. Podcasts are an excellent way to introduce students to current topics and research in microbiology. The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) produces three podcasts that are microbiologically focused: This Week in Microbiology (TWiM), This Week in Parasitology (TWiP), and This Week in Virology (TWiV). These podcasts are usually presented in a manner similar to a journal club, as the presenters regularly invite guests to discuss current research papers. Since students often find reading scientific literature difficult and get bogged down in the details rather than seeing the over-arching purpose of a paper, these podcasts have been used in a General Microbiology course to introduce recent research articles. The students were first assigned an original research article to read and review, and they were asked to generate questions pertaining to things they did not understand. Next, students listened to the corresponding podcast that discussed the article and used it to answer their questions. This was followed by a classroom discussion of the article and the podcast. The ASM podcast helped to demystify original research by providing details of the experimental design and presentation of the results in a language that is more casual and relatable. Students demonstrated greater critical thinking and comprehension of microbiology literature after listening to the podcast. This activity can be used in a variety of courses in the biology curriculum.
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Using ASM Podcasts to Excite Undergraduate Students about Current Microbiological Research <sup> </sup>

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