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How do educational field trips impact students?. Naowarat Cheeptham (Ann) Assistant Professor of Microbiology Thompson Rivers University Kamloops, BC, Canada. Context. Courses (CMMB major)
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How do educational field trips impact students? Naowarat Cheeptham (Ann) Assistant Professor of Microbiology Thompson Rivers University Kamloops, BC, Canada
Context • Courses (CMMB major) • Senior: BIOL449 Industrial Microbiology(12-24 major students, no lab, meet 3 hrs a week, 13 weeks, offered in the winter semester from Jan to Apr), Beer brewery, Winery, and Cheese factory field trips. • Sophomore: BIOL 220 Introductory Microbiology(64-80 major students, 2 hrs lab a week, class 3 hrs a week, 13 weeks in the winter semester from Jan to Apr), Sewage treatment plant, drinking water treatment facility, and RIH pathology laboratory. • Learning objectives • Recognize the role of microorganisms in our life on a daily basis and in local community. • Understand some microbiological concepts. • Develop an awareness of possible careers in the field.
Why? • Customized field trips! • Value added to pedagogical approaches in teaching microbiology and biotechnology. • Uncover some misconceptions about field trips in this economy downward climate.
Experimental Design • Pre/post course concept tests • Between topics chosen (with and w/o field trips) • a report after the field trip (reflective paper) • Pre/post attitudinal surveys • Appreciation of microbial activities and products • Career awareness • Motivation