Cultivating a New "SEED": From an On-Ground to Online Chemistry Summer Camp

Autor/inn/en	Nadelson, Louis S.; Jemison, Racquel C.; Soto, Estefany; Warner, Don L.
Titel	Cultivating a New "SEED": From an On-Ground to Online Chemistry Summer Camp
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 99 (2022) 1, S.129-139 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jemison, Racquel C.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00280
Schlagwörter	Chemistry; Summer Programs; Camps; High School Students; Low Income Students; STEM Education; Electronic Learning; Science Education; Program Effectiveness; Distance Education; Job Skills; Professional Identity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemie; Sommerkurs; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; STEM; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Produktive Fertigkeit
Abstract	The American Chemical Society (ACS) Project SEED (Summer Experiences for the Economically Disadvantaged) program has been exposing students to chemistry-related research for over half a century. The program was created and designed to recruit and prepare high school students from economically challenged households to explore and build their confidence in chemistry and STEM, enter college, and hopefully pursue a STEM career. Historically, the students engaged in a summer research experience on college campuses, industrial laboratories, or government facilities, working alongside a scientist mentor. However, the 2020 summer on-campus experiences were not possible due to COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Thus, even after the program planning and recruitment for the experience was well underway, the program pivoted to a virtual camp. The camp's format was substantially different from the on-campus experiences, with 291 students nationwide participating in webinars, small group discussions, and completing assignments based on a schedule with due-dates. Gathering a combination of quantitative and qualitative data before and after the camp revealed increases in the students' professional skills, STEM identity, and college preparation. We failed to find a change in their professional identity. We determined that students participating in future Project SEED programming could benefit from engaging in a combination of on-campus and online events to experience authentic laboratory research and gain a more global perspective of chemistry careers and the potential for extended networking with other Project SEED participants and alumni. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01