Scholarly Article
A history of teaching in a marine laboratory, the Laboratoire Arago of Banyuls-sur-Mer
Lami, R.
2023-06-01 · Life and Environment · Sorbonne Université
Abstract
The Laboratoire Arago (Oceanological Observatory of Banyuls-sur-Mer) is a marine research center (Sorbonne Université and CNRS) located on the French southeast coast. Since its foundation in 1882 by Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers, a professor from La Sorbonne in Paris, this laboratory has welcomed more than 60,000 students. This article tells the history of teachings in this center, detailing why students have joined this lab for their studies, how their interest has evolved throughout time to diversified scientific fields and explains how the teachers working in this institution have transmitted their skills and their high-level scientific knowledge. Overall, this story relates the continuous interest in developing innovative teachings and pedagogies in marine laboratories since the 19th century, and how to connect these teachings to the most recent research in all the fields of marine sciences. DOI: 10.57890/VIEMILIEU/2022.72.3/4:151-178
Keywords
Marinestations, Marinebiology, Oceanography, History of teaching, Higher education pedagogy, Teaching practices, Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers
Citation Details
Life and Environment, pp. 151-178