Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology Course
Education research shows many benefits of involving students in service learning. However, designing service-learning projects for science courses such as microbiology can be problematic. This article describes an effective, easily adapted project design that gets allied-health microbiology studen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2013-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education |
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Online Access: | http://jmbesubmissions.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/541 |
Summary: | Education research shows many benefits of involving students in service learning. However, designing service-learning projects for science courses such as microbiology can be problematic. This article describes an effective, easily adapted project design that gets allied-health microbiology students to apply classroom knowledge towards educating the general public about infectious diseases. |
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ISSN: | 1935-7877 1935-7885 |