Invitation to Participate in CURE Instruction Study

Dear CURE Instructors,

I am a postdoctoral scholar working with Dr. Erin Dolan at the University of Georgia – we are reaching out to you because you teach a CURE, and we are hoping to learn more about how instructors make decisions about how to teach CUREs.

More and more faculty are choosing to teach CUREs but there is still very little known about how to help faculty teach CUREs effectively. We want to hear about the ways you work around or navigate different challenging teaching situations in your CURE.

Participation involves completing an online screening survey to determine your eligibility. Completing this survey should take no longer than 5 minutes. You will then be notified by the research team if you have been selected to complete an interview. Participating in an interview will take no longer than 60 minutes and you will be compensated $50 upon completion of the interview.

To participate in this study, please complete the following screening survey:
https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b15Tj1C81LNfaGq

I've provided additional information about this study below. Of course, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like additional information: alexandra.cooper@uga.edu.

Thank you for considering sharing your experience so that others can learn!

Lexie Cooper
National Science Foundation (NSF) Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Georgia, Athens

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Additional information

The purpose of this NSF-funded study is to investigate how CURE instructors navigate different challenges instructionally. Interviews will center around various CURE teaching challenges, providing time for instructors to reason about their instructional decisions. We are inviting experienced CURE instructors (faculty and graduate students) to participate in the study.

Participation in this study has both personal and societal benefits. First, the study prompts instructors to reflect on their teaching, which is beneficial to refining one's practice. Second, participation in this study provides the opportunity to contribute to research aimed at improving CURE instruction. This knowledge will be impactful for improving how instructor learn to teach CUREs, especially in the development of professional development programs.