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- Title
Passing the baton: Mentoring for adoption of active-learning pedagogies by research-active junior faculty.
- Authors
Grimes, Catherine Leimkuhler; White, Harold B.
- Abstract
There are barriers to adoption of research-based teaching methods. Professional development workshops may inform faculty of these methods, but effective adoption often does not follow. In addition, newly-minted research-active faculty are often overwhelmed by the many new responsibilities (grant writing, group management, laboratory setup, teaching) that accompany the position and normally do not have the time to consider novel teaching approaches. This case study documents how over a three-year period, the responsibility for teaching a nontraditional 'Introduction to Biochemistry' course in a problem-based learning format was successfully transferred from a senior faculty member nearing retirement (HBW) to a newly-hired research-active assistant professor (CLG). We describe our apprenticeship project involving modeling, scaffolding, fading, and coaching. We suggest that involving faculty in active-learning pedagogy early in their career with mentoring by senior faculty overcomes barriers to adopting these methods. This case describes a specific example from which potentially useful elements can be adopted and adapted wherever biochemistry is taught. © 2015 by The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 43(5):345-357, 2015.
- Subjects
TEACHING methods research; PROBLEM-based learning; ACTIVE learning; BIOCHEMISTRY education; APPRENTICESHIP programs
- Publication
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Education, 2015, Vol 43, Issue 5, p345
- ISSN
1470-8175
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bmb.20885