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Christopher Stratton; Avery Christensen; Chelsey Jordan; Brian A. Salvatore; Elahe Mahdavian – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2024
We present a new highly interdisciplinary project-based course in computer aided drug discovery (CADD). This course was developed in response to a call for alternative pedagogical approaches during the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the cancellation of a face-to-face summer research program sponsored by the Louisiana Biomedical Research Network…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Science Instruction, Drug Therapy
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Kihm, Holly S.; Slawson, Jayetta – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2020
Experiential education is a highly prized and effective interdisciplinary methodology to supplement classroom instruction and to improve student learning. Experiential theories have a wide reach, traceable to Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates. John Dewey's pivotal work "Experience and Education," first published in 1938, is canonical in…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Experiential Learning, College Seniors, Student Projects
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Gurung, Regan A. R.; Stoa, Rosalyn – Teaching of Psychology, 2020
In this study, we assessed instructor and student attitudes and knowledge toward research methods (RM). Instructors (N = 62) answered questions about course format, topic importance, and resources. Students (N = 166) of some of those instructors answered questions regarding attitudes toward research. Five major factors organize topics that…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Research Methodology, Knowledge Level
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White, James D.; Carpenter, Jenna P. – PRIMUS, 2008
Louisiana Tech University has an integrated science curriculum for its mathematics, chemistry, physics, computer science, biology-research track and secondary mathematics and science education majors. The curriculum focuses on the calculus sequence and introductory labs in biology, physics, and chemistry. In the introductory biology laboratory…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Safety, Physics
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Styron, Ronald, Jr.; Disher, Fan – T.H.E. Journal, 2003
Two years ago, Mandeville High School (http://mandevillehigh.stpsb.org/index.shtml) in Louisiana purchased a mobile wireless computer lab with grant funds from the state. This lab not only helped improve the writing and research skills of the school's ninth-grade students, but also improved its overall performance score to become one of the…
Descriptors: Technology Planning, Technology Integration, Computers, Educational Technology