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Encouraging student interest in summer research experiences using a peer‐teaching “speed dating” model
Author(s) -
Kruchten Anne,
Glesener Kristopher,
Qson Luther,
Talaga Melanie,
Trygstad Timothy
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.535.30
Subject(s) - internship , undergraduate research , medical education , mathematics education , psychology , pedagogy , medicine
To encourage students participating in an NSF SSTEM program at the College of Saint Scholastica to explore research opportunities, we hosted a “speed dating” program and dinner. Students participating in this SSTEM program are largely first generation college students from rural northeastern Minnesota. One goal of our program is to increase student participation in research experiences and exposure to graduate programs. In this peer‐teaching event, students who had completed summer research programs or internships (the “presenters”) prepared ninety‐minute elevator talks on their research topic. Students without research experience (the “participants”) listened to these talks in a one on one format and then followed up with ninety seconds of questions and answers about the research or how the researcher was selected for the position. After each presenter and participant exchanged ideas, the participants moved on to the next presenter; thus the “speed dating format”. After completion of the activity, all students participated in a discussion of how to find and apply for on and off campus research and internship opportunities. This method is a useful tool for encouraging interest in summer research using a peer‐teaching model. Support or Funding Information This work is funded by NSF SSTEM Award 1458481. This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2018 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal .