Cooperative learning for faculty: Building communities of practice

Loertscher, Jennifer

doi:10.1002/bmb.20548

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“…Regarding cooperative learning, two papers from 2011 present insights about the relevance of the method. 52,53 The first study 52 highlighted that cooperative learning is a student-centered approach and reinforces that one way to support the collective learning process is through the formation of communities of practice. Briefly, these groups should work together, engaging in activities of mutual interest, building relationships through shared activities, and creating common resources.…”

Section: High Impact Research and Trending Topics In The Biochemistry...mentioning

confidence: 97%

Mapping research on biochemistry education: A bibliometric analysis

Barbosa

Galembeck

2022

Biochem Molecular Bio Educ

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The purpose of this study was to map the research literature on Biochemistry education, covering the scientific production indexed on the Web of Science over the past 66 years. The open-source Bibliometrix R-package, an R-tool, was used to carry out the bibliometric analysis. Our results describe (1) how many articles were published per year and what is the annual average growth rate; (2) which are the core journals, authors, and publications in the field;(3) which countries and funding agencies contribute most to the development of research in the area; (4) the leading collaborative research and co-citation networks; (5) which articles were the most cited in the past 10 years; and (6) which are the trending topics in the field. Our main contribution is offering insights into the evolution of the field. Also, the use of a quantitative methodological design, which covers a large volume of publications, and could identify possible gaps in the area.

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Section: High Impact Research and Trending Topics In The Biochemistry...mentioning

confidence: 97%

Mapping research on biochemistry education: A bibliometric analysis

Barbosa

Galembeck

2022

Biochem Molecular Bio Educ

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“…The Ontario Consortium of Undergraduate Biology Educators (oCUBE) is a community of practice (CoP) bringing together Ontario educators, and serving as a nexus of expertise and enthusiasm for innovation in teaching. Community of practices are comprised of groups of individuals who share common concerns, challenges, or interests, and who expand their expertise and knowledge in these areas by interacting on an ongoing basis (Wenger et al, 2002;Loertscher, 2011). Consistent with this definition, oCUBE was founded in 2009 by a small group of educators from five universities in Ontario with the goal of improving the quality of the undergraduate biology experience for both students and educators.…”

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Knowledge mobilization across boundaries with the use of novel organizational structures, conferencing strategies, and technological tools: The Ontario Consortium of Undergraduate Biology Educators (oCUBE) Model

Kajiura

Smit

Montpetit

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The Ontario Consortium of Undergraduate Biology Educators (oCUBE) bringstogether over 50 biology educators from 18 Ontario universities with the commongoal to improve the biology undergraduate experience for both students andeducators. This goal is achieved through an innovative mix of highlyinteractive face-to-face meetings, online conferencing platforms (wiki andvideo conferencing), monthly online newsletters, and other activities. The beautyof the oCUBE model is that it meshes with the active learning methods that itsmembers use in their own teaching. It also creates a community of practice withintra- and inter-institutional collaborations that assist in resolving educationalissues of both common and immediate importance to oCUBE members. oCUBE membersreport that oCUBE activities and resources are very effective in helping themlearn new teaching strategies and in developing professionally.

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