Engaging College Students by Singing the Science

Setting scientific ideas to music can increase student engagement and help with memorization. However, some instructors may be intimidated by the thought of performing educational music for their STEM students, or concerned that it is frivolous. To address this issue, I spell out step by step protoc...

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Autor principal:	Richard H. Heineman
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2017
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e7eda6d2543b43b4a3f63f0d3dfa4f9d2021-11-15T15:04:12ZEngaging College Students by Singing the Science10.1128/jmbe.v18i1.12061935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/e7eda6d2543b43b4a3f63f0d3dfa4f9d2017-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v18i1.1206https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Setting scientific ideas to music can increase student engagement and help with memorization. However, some instructors may be intimidated by the thought of performing educational music for their STEM students, or concerned that it is frivolous. To address this issue, I spell out step by step protocols for either writing one’s own parody songs to teach specific concepts, or finding songs online (which can be used directly or modified). I also discuss presentation techniques that help students, such as showing lyrics and adding annotations that clarify or emphasize ideas. A survey suggests that this approach is appreciated and effective.Richard H. HeinemanAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 18, Iss 1 (2017)
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description	Setting scientific ideas to music can increase student engagement and help with memorization. However, some instructors may be intimidated by the thought of performing educational music for their STEM students, or concerned that it is frivolous. To address this issue, I spell out step by step protocols for either writing one’s own parody songs to teach specific concepts, or finding songs online (which can be used directly or modified). I also discuss presentation techniques that help students, such as showing lyrics and adding annotations that clarify or emphasize ideas. A survey suggests that this approach is appreciated and effective.
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Engaging College Students by Singing the Science

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