A Case for the Use of Open Data as a Tool to Incorporate Socioscientific Topics into Neuroscience Education.

ABSTRACT: Education scholars have called for an increased focus on developing curricula based on culturally relevant pedagogy (Ladson-Billings, 1995). A key tenet of Ladson-Billings' (1995; 2014) theory of culturally relevant pedagogy is the development of students' sociopolitical consciousness, whereby students feel empowered and encouraged to evaluate and solve real-world interdisciplinary problems. Here, we propose that open science datasets could serve as a valuable tool for neuroscience educators to foster their students' sociopolitical consciousness. Using the open data available through the Seattle Alzheimer's Disease Brain Cell Atlas (SEA-AD) as a case study, this article will explore how open science can be leveraged as a tool to encourage socioscientific thinking amongst neuroscience stude

SUBMITTER: Meuler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11396179 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature