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Unearthing new learning opportunities : adapting and innovating through the 'Antibiotics Under Our Feet' citizen science project in Scotland during COVID-19
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dc.contributor.author | Cornwell, Rebecca Mary | |
dc.contributor.author | Ross, K. S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gibeily, Caius | |
dc.contributor.author | Guthrie, Isobel | |
dc.contributor.author | Li, Pak Hei | |
dc.contributor.author | Seeley, Laurence Taylor | |
dc.contributor.author | Kong, Yaxuan | |
dc.contributor.author | True, Ava | |
dc.contributor.author | Barnes, Arun | |
dc.contributor.author | Nimmo, Emma | |
dc.contributor.author | Len, Gloriya | |
dc.contributor.author | Oprea, Ioana | |
dc.contributor.author | Lin, Boyang | |
dc.contributor.author | Sasi, Aswin | |
dc.contributor.author | Chu, Vicky | |
dc.contributor.author | Davidson, Chloe | |
dc.contributor.author | Ulasavets, Daniil | |
dc.contributor.author | Renouf-Bilanski, Grace | |
dc.contributor.author | Dmitrieva, Maria | |
dc.contributor.author | Leung, Yana | |
dc.contributor.author | Ye, Ziying | |
dc.contributor.author | Brown, Sasha | |
dc.contributor.author | Vaidya, Meghna | |
dc.contributor.author | Hynes, Jenna | |
dc.contributor.author | Mullner, Catherine | |
dc.contributor.author | Agarwal, Priyansha | |
dc.contributor.author | Johnston, Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Thorley, Charlotte | |
dc.contributor.author | Melo Czekster, Clarissa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-20T16:30:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-20T16:30:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-06-19 | |
dc.identifier | 296118556 | |
dc.identifier | c79ad469-5941-4a11-af19-8423acf6b6e5 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Cornwell , R M , Ross , K S , Gibeily , C , Guthrie , I , Li , P H , Seeley , L T , Kong , Y , True , A , Barnes , A , Nimmo , E , Len , G , Oprea , I , Lin , B , Sasi , A , Chu , V , Davidson , C , Ulasavets , D , Renouf-Bilanski , G , Dmitrieva , M , Leung , Y , Ye , Z , Brown , S , Vaidya , M , Hynes , J , Mullner , C , Agarwal , P , Johnston , P , Thorley , C & Melo Czekster , C 2024 , ' Unearthing new learning opportunities : adapting and innovating through the 'Antibiotics Under Our Feet' citizen science project in Scotland during COVID-19 ' , Access Microbiology , vol. 6 , no. 6 , acmi000710.v3 . https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000710.v1 , https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000710.v2 , https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000710.v3 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2516-8290 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-7163-4057/work/162167624 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0003-4751-3287/work/162167634 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-8651-4488/work/162168591 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/30035 | |
dc.description | Funding: Funding information C.M.C. and R.C. were funded by the Wellcome Trust (210486/Z/18/Z, 217078/Z/19/Z, and 204821/Z/16/Z to the University of St Andrews). K.S.R. was funded by the Wellcome Trust, the European Commission, and UKRI (204821/Z/16/Z, 101036101, and EP/X020894/1). | en |
dc.description.abstract | “Antibiotics under our feet” is a Scottish citizen science project that aimed to raise science capital in primary school learners and their teachers through measurement of microbial diversity in urban soil samples in the search for novel antimicrobial compounds. Resistance to antibiotics is rising, posing a global threat to human health. Furthermore, Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) skills are in crisis, jeopardising our capacity to mobilise as a society to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Originally conceived as a response to the AMR and STEM emergencies, our project was hit by the unprecedented challenge of engaging with schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. We describe how we adapted our project to enable remote participation from primary schools and youth groups, utilising COVID-19 response initiatives as opportunities for multi-level co-creation of resources with learners in primary, secondary, and higher education. We produced portable kit boxes for soil sample collection with learning activities and videos linked to the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence.We also addressed glaring project specific content gaps relating to microbiology on English and Simple English Wikipedia. Our hybrid model of working extended our geographical reach and broadened inclusion. We present here the inception, implementation, digital resource outputs, and evaluation of pedagogical aspects of “Antibiotics under our feet”. Our strategies and insights are applicable post-pandemic for educators to develop STEM skills using soil, microbes, and antibiotics as a theme. | |
dc.format.extent | 13 | |
dc.format.extent | 2419392 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Access Microbiology | en |
dc.subject | School outreach | en |
dc.subject | Antibiotics | en |
dc.subject | Citizen science | en |
dc.subject | Public engagement | en |
dc.subject | Microbiology | en |
dc.subject | QR Microbiology | en |
dc.subject | LB Theory and practice of education | en |
dc.subject | DAS | en |
dc.subject | SDG 4 - Quality Education | en |
dc.subject | SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals | en |
dc.subject | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QR | en |
dc.subject.lcc | LB | en |
dc.title | Unearthing new learning opportunities : adapting and innovating through the 'Antibiotics Under Our Feet' citizen science project in Scotland during COVID-19 | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | The Wellcome Trust | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | UKRI (EU) | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | Children in Need | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | Wellcome Trust | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | European Commission | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Computer Science | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Public Engagement Research Team | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Physics and Astronomy | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Biomedical Sciences Research Complex | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Population and Behavioural Science Division | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Infection and Global Health Division | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Medicine | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000710.v1 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | en | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | en | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | en | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | en | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | en |
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