CHED 502 |
| Northeastern Illinois University is part of a consortium participating in an NSF funded program named CASPiE, which stands for the Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education. The goal of the CASPiE program is to offer undergraduate research experiences to a diverse group of ethnic, academic, and economic backgrounds. The synthetic pathways and variations in feedstock for production of Biodiesel were chosen as the research area at NEIU and have proven to be a compatible topic with the chemistry curriculum and the common interests of the learning community. The module implementation is set into the existing lab curriculum and schedule for all enrolled students in each course. Peer-leaders work with small student groups in the lab as well as outside of the lab during critical points of the research experience. This paper will present the rewards and challenges encountered in the development and implementation of the module from the perspective of faculty, peer-leaders, and students |
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General Papers
8:00 AM-11:45 AM, Thursday, 14 September 2006 San Francisco Marriott -- Salon 10, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |