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Classroom assistance: the scientists turning the tools of their trade to education

A small but growing number of scientific faculty positions are focusing on the science of teaching.
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As a doctoral student at the University of Washington in Seattle, biologist Michelle Smith spent a lot of time sorting fruit flies under the microscope. But she often found her mind wandering to her teaching activities: assisting with undergraduate laboratory and writing courses, and instructing schoolchildren in physics and biology.

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Nature 613, 203-205 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-04509-3

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  • Correction 11 January 2023: An earlier version of this story erroneously identified Manuel João Costa as teaching the medical students at the University of Minho. In fact, the teacher pictured is Rui Oliveira.

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