vitality in undergraduate research programs
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Vitality in Undergraduate Research Programs. Claire Peinado Fraczek, PhD University of Washington Bothell March 7, 2014. When visiting other institutions, how do I measure the vitality of their undergraduate research programs?. Deep Time: Nurturing the Work Across Generations. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Vitality in Undergraduate Research Programs
Claire Peinado Fraczek, PhDUniversity of Washington Bothell
March 7, 2014
When visiting other institutions, how do I measure the vitality of their
undergraduate research programs?
Deep Time: Nurturing the Work Across Generations
Research in service to . . . what?
An invitation to learning
Two Research Models
Traditional Transformative
Traditional Research Model Key Features
• Technical Skills• Advising• Methodological support• Summer intensives• Public presentations
Measuring Student Engagement
Rates and quality of participation:
• Conference participation• Disciplinary diversity• Fellowship recipients• Utilization of academic supports• Transfer engagement• Research methods course enrollment• Collaborative opportunities
Measuring Faculty Engagement
• Gallery and journal presence• Visible incentives and rewards• Disciplinary diversity
Building an Inquiry Culture
The challenges of individualism
High Impact Practices (AAC&U, LEAP)
Student Engagement
(Learning)
Undergraduate Research
First Year Seminars & Experiences
Common Intellectual Experiences
Learning Communities
Writing-Intensive Courses
Collaborative Assignments & Projects
Diversity/Global Learning
Service-Learning, CBL
Internships
Capstone Courses & Projects
Why invest in a transformative model?
Help students develop stories and translations about their research and engagement to
broader communities.
Transformative Research Model
3 Key Pillars
1. Make it social2. Integrate curriculum across 4 years3. Align research with broader community
engagement efforts
Zemis
Intellectual Friendships
Waseda University
Tokyo, Japan
Hirota Zemi Graduation
Zemi Implications for Student Learning
• Academic risk-taking• Strong mechanisms of accountability• Multi-generational team• Collaborative problem-solving• Leadership
Pillar 2: Curricular Integration
Re-orient students to their own learning
• Orientation: inquiry through learning plans• E-portfolios• CUSP to Schools coherence
Pillar 3: Community Based Learning & Engagement
• CUSP to Capstone alignment through research• Research tracks through existing programs
(MATCH)
RESEARCH +
Vitality
. . . as learning through research and inquiry
1. Exuberant physical strength or mental vigor2. Capacity for survival or for the continuation
of a purposeful or meaningful existence, and3. Power to live or grow