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Case Study: Biology in the News: Beginning and Ending the Semester With the Big Picture
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This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. In this article, the author describes how she uses current biology-…
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To Flip or Not to Flip? Analysis of a Flipped Classroom Pedagogy in a General Biology Course
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In an attempt to better understand the flipped technique and evaluate its purported superiority in terms of student learning gains, the authors conducted an experiment comparing a flipped classroom to a traditional…
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Two-Year Community: Exploring Student Engagement in an Introductory Biology Course
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For this article the authors explored the ideas of engagement and place at a midsize community college. We found that students have thoughtful opinions about each and are frustrated with some aspects of our current…
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Research and Teaching: Principles, First and Foremost: A Tool for Understanding Biological Processes
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The authors developed an instructional model that focused on using principles first, foremost, and as tools in a wide variety of contexts. We focused especially on changes in matter and energy in processes that involve…
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Using Collaboration Between English and Biology to Teach Scientific Writing and Communication
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This article describes a model for a scientific writing and communication course.
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Predicting Population Curves: Using inquiry in the biology classroom to study populations
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A study of gray wolf populations in Wisconsin sparks inquiry in the biology classroom. Students evaluated variables that would affect the wolves, and developed one graph and a defense statement that the students agreed…
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Improving Active Learning by Integrating Scientific Abstracts Into Biological Science Courses
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The author discusses using scientific abstracts in a genetics course. Students are introduced to topics via abstracts within lectures, as quiz material, and as homework to develop their understanding of how and why…
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Biological Effects of Static Magnetic Fields: Ideal Experiments for Introductory Courses
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A serendipitous finding involving static magnetic fields can be used to design experiments suitable for both science and nonscience majors. It has been reported that organisms respond differently to high-gauss magnetic…
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To form and orchestrate intelligent groups is a real challenge for 21st-century education and research. In this paper the authors show how a regional state university was able to facilitate interdisciplinary research…
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