Integrating Research Integrating Research into your Classroom-into your Classroom-What Works?What Works?

Stephen C. Nold Stephen C. Nold University of Wisconsin-StoutUniversity of Wisconsin-Stout

TeachingService

Research

Building Bridges Between the Legs

What is “Integrating What is “Integrating Research and Research and Education”?Education”?

““Canned” Canned” lablab

Inquiry-Inquiry-based labbased lab

Original Original ResearchResearch

OutcomeOutcome

ScopeScope

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BookBook

HandoutsHandouts

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StudentStudent

ReportsReports

Open-Open-endedended

Wide openWide open

Faculty Faculty

Poster, Poster, pubspubsRisk Low Medium High

Northern forest

Tension zone

Southern prairie

Relic

RestoredA, B, C – Wood County

D –Bomar restoration

E – Lake Menomin Park

F – Buffalo County

G – NSP Sand Terrace

H – Larabee Prairie

I – Duschane Creek

Pre-Settlement Wisconsin

Extract DNA

Confirm DNA Amplification

Obtain Gene Sequence

Amplify COIDNA

Student-Generated Phylogeny

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PCR

CloningSequence Plasmids

GenBank Blast Search

Distance Matrix Tree

Mini-prep Plasmid DNA

DNA Extraction

Student Teams

Student Student ResearchersResearchers

1.Engineered Redundancy

2.Built-in quality controls

3.Skill checks4.Extra of

everything

Patent-Patent-Friendly Friendly LaboratorLaboratory y NotebookNotebook

Support from Support from Graduating SeniorGraduating Senior

Outcomes-FacultyOutcomes-Faculty

•Connect Teaching with ResearchConnect Teaching with Research•Data Useful for PublicationData Useful for Publication•Content Link to Course LecturesContent Link to Course Lectures

•Efficient use of TimeEfficient use of Time•Highly Trained Future ResearchersHighly Trained Future Researchers•Department Support of ResearchDepartment Support of Research

Outcomes-StudentsOutcomes-Students

Experience Real ScienceExperience Real Science Builds Problem-Solving and Builds Problem-Solving and

Critical Thinking Skills Critical Thinking Skills High Levels of EngagementHigh Levels of Engagement Presentation OpportunitiesPresentation Opportunities Skills DevelopmentSkills Development

Why Integrate R&E?Why Integrate R&E?

Promotes “Culture of Innovation”Promotes “Culture of Innovation” Encourages risk-taking and Encourages risk-taking and

explorationexploration Encourages creative minds to Encourages creative minds to

enter science fieldsenter science fields