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Castillo-Garsow, Carlos; Castillo-Chavez, Carlos; Woodley, Sherry – PRIMUS, 2013
The Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute (MTBI) is a successful summer research experience for undergraduates, with a strong record of mentoring Ph.D. graduates, particularly, underrepresented minority students. However, the MTBI program was designed for education in research, not for research in education, and the mechanisms of the…
Descriptors: Student Research, Undergraduate Students, Learning Experience, Educational Theories
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Lahme, Brigitte; Robinson, Maria – PRIMUS, 2004
Large lecture classes can often be quite impersonal. Creating a teaching team, consisting of the instructor, graduate assistants, and a few undergraduates, is one of the ways the University of Arizona has adopted in order to make the large lecture class more personal. As members of the Department of Mathematics we train the undergraduates, who are…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Team Teaching