Using a Course Management System to Improve Classroom Communication

Journal Article | September 2006

Unfortunately, commercial Course Management Systems (CMS) are often expensive to purchase and maintain, removing them from the reach of many K-12 schools. An alternative is Moodle—Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic…

Science 101: How do animals communicate underwater?

Journal Article | March 2008

Well, they often use hand signals, such as the “OK” sign, and sometimes they write on message boards. So much for how SCUBA divers (classified as animals) communicate! Other than the authors’ knowledge of sound waves…

From Data to Policy: An Undergraduate Program in Research and Communication

Journal Article | October 2012

This article describes a student Science and Policy course for undergraduate science majors. During this program pairs of students undertake research projects while receiving instruction in both research methods and…

Teaching Through Trade Books: Communicating With Pictures and Precision

Journal Article | December 2008

From the earliest civilizations, humans have used drawings and pictures as a form of communication and to convey information—whether it was the seasons or location of good hunting grounds. In this month’s column, simple…

Science and Communication: Incorporating language arts instruction into science lessons

Journal Article | October 2002

Good communication skills are essential to the success of every student. With minor adjustments science teachers can teach communication skills without sacrificing science content. The author suggests four ways to…

Using Collaboration Between English and Biology to Teach Scientific Writing and Communication

Journal Article | October 2014

This article describes a model for a scientific writing and communication course.

Speaker Perceptions of Communicative Effectiveness: Conversational Analysis of Student-Teacher Talk

Journal Article | December 2007

This study examines verbal behavior in student-teacher talk and alignment of perceptions of communication effectiveness. Heightened awareness of conversational patterns is more productive in the learning environment…