{"title":"Fulfilling the Land-Grant Mission in Undergraduate Research in English Studies","authors":"Joyce Kinkead","doi":"10.18833/spur/7/1/9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/7/1/9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29737,"journal":{"name":"SPUR-Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135002617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing Multiple Literacies and Foundational Research Skills in Students through Audio Narratives on Global Warming Solutions","authors":"L. Guertin, Annie Jansen, J. Berkey","doi":"10.18833/spur/5/1/5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/5/1/5","url":null,"abstract":"The introductory course at Penn State Brandywine--Earth in the Future: Predicting Climate Change and Its Impacts Over the Next Century--utilizes a scaffolded instructional approach and faculty from several campus units to develop multiple literacies (information, digital, science) and professional skills (writing and speaking) in students. The audio narrative assignment has provided additional outcomes beyond improved knowledge in climate science.","PeriodicalId":29737,"journal":{"name":"SPUR-Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45600490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicholas Grindle, S. Anyadi, A. Cain, A. McClelland, P. Northrop, Rebecca L. Payne, S. Gray
{"title":"Re-evaluating Passive Research Involvement in the Undergraduate Curriculum","authors":"Nicholas Grindle, S. Anyadi, A. Cain, A. McClelland, P. Northrop, Rebecca L. Payne, S. Gray","doi":"10.18833/spur/5/1/12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/5/1/12","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, advocates for research-based education have publicized many examples of passive research involvement, defined as undergraduates learning about the content and lived experience of research at their institution. But the qualitative dimensions of passive research involvement remain unknown. The results show a range of experiences in student learning about faculty research.","PeriodicalId":29737,"journal":{"name":"SPUR-Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42653507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review--A Guide to Course-Based Undergraduate Research: Developing and Implementing CUREs in the Natural Sciences","authors":"Gita Bangera","doi":"10.18833/spur/5/1/2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/5/1/2","url":null,"abstract":"Reviewed by Gita Bangera. Erin L. Dolan (University of Georgia) and Gabriela C. Weaver (University of Massachusetts Amherst) have set out on an ambitious venture to create a comprehensive guide to course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) in the natural sciences. Their goal is to support faculty, and to some extent administrators, who would like to develop and implement CUREs as a pedagogical tool in higher education.","PeriodicalId":29737,"journal":{"name":"SPUR-Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41998023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer A Hamel, H. M. Hofstede, A. Gauthier, D. Lopatto, P. Merton, D. Vandermast
{"title":"Undergraduate Research Abroad: Shared Themes in Student Learning from Two Models of Course-Embedded Undergraduate Research in Field Biology Study Abroad Courses","authors":"Jennifer A Hamel, H. M. Hofstede, A. Gauthier, D. Lopatto, P. Merton, D. Vandermast","doi":"10.18833/spur/5/1/11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/5/1/11","url":null,"abstract":"The authors present student self-reported learning gains from two undergraduate courses that embed research within study abroad courses. Students in one course worked in small groups on original research projects; students in the second course collectively contributed to one ongoing, professional research project. Differences in student learning between courses raise questions about the relationship of course structures to high-impact practices.","PeriodicalId":29737,"journal":{"name":"SPUR-Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49366229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arnell Garrett, Delmarva Analysis, Frances Carter-Johnson, S. Natali, J. Schade, R. M. Holmes
{"title":"A Model Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Engage and Mentor Underrepresented Minority Students in Lived Arctic and Climate Science Research Experiences","authors":"Arnell Garrett, Delmarva Analysis, Frances Carter-Johnson, S. Natali, J. Schade, R. M. Holmes","doi":"10.18833/spur/5/1/4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/5/1/4","url":null,"abstract":"The Polaris Project, a National Science Foundation–funded program at the Woodwell Climate Research Center, aims to comprehensively address minority participation in climate and Arctic science research. Critical participant outcomes included development of interdisciplinary research projects, involvement in self-efficacy and advocacy experiences, and increased awareness and discussion of Arctic research careers.","PeriodicalId":29737,"journal":{"name":"SPUR-Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42870577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Researching Global Climate Change Challenges to Solve Local Issues with Undergraduate Research and Physical Models","authors":"T. Kulkarni","doi":"10.18833/spur/5/1/7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/5/1/7","url":null,"abstract":"From 2012 through 2020, students in an introductory environmental engineering course have used a service-learning project to research climate resilience challenges and solutions. Issues of local significance exacerbated by climate change are connected to global concerns in three to four sessions of the three-hour laboratory portion of the course. The research is reported in briefs, reports, or conversational blogs.","PeriodicalId":29737,"journal":{"name":"SPUR-Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43867406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introduction: Undergraduate Research and Climate Change","authors":"L. Gates","doi":"10.18833/spur/5/1/3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/5/1/3","url":null,"abstract":"Issue editor Lisa Gates provides an introduction to the fall 2021 SPUR issue","PeriodicalId":29737,"journal":{"name":"SPUR-Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43875961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Whipple, Shardul Tiwari, Tashiana Osborne, G. Bowser, Sarah A Green, P. Templer, Susie S. Ho
{"title":"Engaging the Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals","authors":"S. Whipple, Shardul Tiwari, Tashiana Osborne, G. Bowser, Sarah A Green, P. Templer, Susie S. Ho","doi":"10.18833/spur/5/1/1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/5/1/1","url":null,"abstract":"The authors present a new approach to show how interdisciplinary collaborations among a group of institutions can provide a unique opportunity for students to engage across the science-policy nexus using the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Through collaboration across seven higher education institutions in the United States and Australia, virtual student research teams worked together across disciplines.","PeriodicalId":29737,"journal":{"name":"SPUR-Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48819274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Savić, N. Kothapalli, H. Lanier, Erin K. Freeman, Lisa Ratliff, Emma Hillermann, Courtney J. Martin
{"title":"Positioning Humanity before Progress: Students’ and Mentors’ Perceptions of the COVID-19 Impact on Undergraduate Research","authors":"M. Savić, N. Kothapalli, H. Lanier, Erin K. Freeman, Lisa Ratliff, Emma Hillermann, Courtney J. Martin","doi":"10.18833/spur/5/1/10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/5/1/10","url":null,"abstract":"Through interviews with 28 students and 17 mentors from a campus-wide undergraduate research program, common themes in the responses to COVID-19-related impacts were found. Students had to adjust to the type or scope of their research obligations while handling academic responsibilities, and mentors explicitly considered students’ well-being above expectations related to research.","PeriodicalId":29737,"journal":{"name":"SPUR-Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48362157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}