Dr. Julie Grainy and Dr. Elizabeth Ottesen, Department of Microbiology, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences The Creative Teaching Awards are presented annually on behalf of the Office of Instruction to faculty who have demonstrated exceptional creativity in using either an innovative technology or pedagogy that extends learning beyond the traditional classroom or for their creative course design or implementation of subject matter that improves student learning outcomes in their courses. Julie Grainy and Elizabeth Ottesen have received the Creative Teaching Award for their work redesigning the learning objectives and approaches to teaching MIBO3510L: Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory Part II. During the redesign, which began in 2021, they developed multiple new laboratory activities, including a major project on antimicrobial resistant bacteria in the environment that incorporates active research being conducted by Ottesen and collaborators. As part of this work, they wrote a course-specific laboratory manual and provided it to students as a free PDF. In addition, they now use a flipped classroom model that allows active learning strategies to be used during class time, a model that the majority of students said was beneficial to their learning. Read More: Link to full article in UGA Today
