Stay-on-Task Exercises as a Tool To Maintain Focus during a CRISPR CURE

ABSTRACT Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) offer the chance for students to experience authentic research investigation in a classroom setting. Such hands-on experiences afford unique opportunities work on a semi-independent research project in an efficient, structured environme...

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Autores principales:	Ben A. Evans, Ethan S. Pickerill, Douglas A. Bernstein
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2021
Materias:	CRISPR genome editing CURE stay-on-task exercise CRISPR laboratory exercise Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7d5b7bcc63d347f9808447048349f9b92021-11-15T15:04:52ZStay-on-Task Exercises as a Tool To Maintain Focus during a CRISPR CURE10.1128/jmbe.00114-211935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/7d5b7bcc63d347f9808447048349f9b92021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00114-21https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885ABSTRACT Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) offer the chance for students to experience authentic research investigation in a classroom setting. Such hands-on experiences afford unique opportunities work on a semi-independent research project in an efficient, structured environment. We have developed a CRISPR CURE in which undergraduate and graduate students use in silico, in vitro, and in vivo techniques to edit a fungal genome. During the development of this course, we have found that the asynchronous nature of the CRISPR CURE activities can be disruptive and lead to unproductive class time. To overcome this challenge, we have developed stay-on-task exercises (SOTEs). These short low-stakes assessments provide structured activities that are performed during these asynchronous incubation periods. SOTE activities leverage potentially unproductive class time and complement the CURE learning objectives. We have found SOTEs to be one method of maintaining classroom structure during a CURE. Furthermore, SOTE complexity, length, and subject can be easily modified to match course learning objectives.Ben A. EvansEthan S. PickerillDouglas A. BernsteinAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleCRISPRgenome editingCUREstay-on-task exerciseCRISPR laboratory exerciseSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 22, Iss 2 (2021)
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description	ABSTRACT Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) offer the chance for students to experience authentic research investigation in a classroom setting. Such hands-on experiences afford unique opportunities work on a semi-independent research project in an efficient, structured environment. We have developed a CRISPR CURE in which undergraduate and graduate students use in silico, in vitro, and in vivo techniques to edit a fungal genome. During the development of this course, we have found that the asynchronous nature of the CRISPR CURE activities can be disruptive and lead to unproductive class time. To overcome this challenge, we have developed stay-on-task exercises (SOTEs). These short low-stakes assessments provide structured activities that are performed during these asynchronous incubation periods. SOTE activities leverage potentially unproductive class time and complement the CURE learning objectives. We have found SOTEs to be one method of maintaining classroom structure during a CURE. Furthermore, SOTE complexity, length, and subject can be easily modified to match course learning objectives.
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title	Stay-on-Task Exercises as a Tool To Maintain Focus during a CRISPR CURE
title_short	Stay-on-Task Exercises as a Tool To Maintain Focus during a CRISPR CURE
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Stay-on-Task Exercises as a Tool To Maintain Focus during a CRISPR CURE

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