Connecting People, Ideas and Advancement: Thoughts from the CUR President

11/14/20 • 28 min

Chem4REAL: Research Engages All Learners

In this episode, Dr. Nicholas Ball, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Pomona College, interviews Dr. Silvia Ronco, Program Director at the Research Corporation for Science Advancement and current Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) President. Silvia outlines her vision of inclusion and transformation as CUR strives to be the premier voice of undergraduate research across the nation and beyond. CUR is a unique community of like-minded faculty who strive to sustain strong mentorship programs for higher education faculty, regardless of rank and experience. Come join the CUR community.

As soon as they are available, transcripts can be found on the Chem4REAL blog at https://curchem.wordpress.com/

As soon as they are available, transcripts can be found on the Chem4REAL blog at https://curchem.wordpress.com/

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Context‐Based Learning in the Chemistry Laboratory: Addressing Problems Relevant to Local Communities

You may have heard about “service learning” or “context-based learning” on your campus, but thought...how could chemistry participate? In this episode, a faculty member at a small, rural institution talks about her experience integrating a research-based approach into her General Chemistry Laboratory that served the local community with useful data. The student engagement is worth the effort!

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In this series of three podcasts we hear from seasoned faculty as they discuss what they have done to maintain chemistry research engagement with our undergraduate students in light of the pandemic. As colleagues reflected on 2020, their responses fell into three themes. Part I focuses on lessons learned, Part II on keeping students engaged, and Part III on issues of inclusivity and equity.

As soon as they are available, transcripts can be found on the Chem4REAL blog at https://curchem.wordpress.com/