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Online learning virtual biology vs. hands on

The recent edition of Wired magazine lists e-learning as one of the top growing industries in the United States. The popularity of online teaching is rapidly rising. This poses the question whether we can teach biology virtually as well as we can in the classroom. There are advantages and disadvantages to online teaching. In biology, I could see..

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"Flipping Your Classroom"

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Conversation Critters: The Monotremes

Monotremes

 The monotremes are an interesting oddity of the mammalian world. This resource provides an informative overview of this seemingly contradictory mammal.

Finding the unusual is an opportunity to engage our students using a variety of conversation threads to introduce an array of biological concepts.

What concepts can you introduce by discussing monotremes?

 

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Discussion about "Teaching Extra-Large Classes and the Role of Technology"

Teaching Extra-Large Classes and the Role of Technology In today's economic climate, instructors are being forced to do more with less. As classes get larger, experiences, pedagogical goals, and available tools and other assets change. Mark Sample contributed to the Chronicle of Higher Education an article discussing his own experiences. Wha..

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Tools for the classroom

Science 360 Radio

If you are involved in science education you know the importance of reaching today's students in the digital world in which they live. It appears that the folks at NSF have also gotten that message in the form of the Science 360 Radio website.

This is a fantastic resource for time-stressed educators. The site provides direct links to over 100 podcasts from a variety of NSF sponsors. Basically, if you are looking for a topic from brain chemistry to bacteria, it is here.

 

BIOLOGY IN THE NEWS

Plastic ocean garbage provides habitat opportunities

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch contains large amounts of floating plastic. Normally considered an ecological problem, it is serving as a habitat for marine sea skaters or water striders.Researchers believe this to be the first known increase in invertebrate populations on the open ocean. Other species such as crabs are benefiting from this event. What opportunities for discussion could this offer in class?

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Discussion about "The 2011 Mindset of Faculty Born Before 1980"

The 2011 Mindset of Faculty Born Before 1980 This is great! An "antidote" to The Mindset List, the world view of incoming freshman (see Discussion Post and Links), is the perspective of faculty born before 1980. This article in the Chronicle is welcome comic relief as we begin the semester. Since I am a member of this, shall I dare say aweso..

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U-Stream: create your own live Education Channel!!

Written by April / on 08/16/2011 / 0 Comments

U-Stream is a platform like YouTube--but instead of uploading your videos to the cloud, you actually can live stream yourself in real time. The applications to education are numerous, and U-Stream already has a set of education channels: http://www.ustream.tv/education.

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