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Table of Contents: Add active learning to large classes Using the Web to teach science Tips for designing a WIM course Tips on leading stimulating discussions Alternatives to large group discussions
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Web Simulations and Tutorials If you would like your students to learn about the history of evolutionary thought, have them visit the Evolution Entrance from the University of California Museum of Paleontology. This site also has links to a geological time machine as well as provides information on the evolutionary history of any taxon. Are your students learning about photosynthesis? Send them to the Photosynthesis Light Reactions Timeline to help them understand the relative speed of the light reactions. Highlights of biochemistry: molecular structures made visible is a great site to help your students visualize molecular structures and chemical reactions. If your students don't understand the difference between long-day and short-day plants, send them to the Photoperiodism and Phytochrome website. This site is complete with a figures of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation and explanations for how phytochrome works. Videos on extinction and natural selection on the web? Check out the PBS website - Evolution. A journey into where we're from and where we're going for a wealth of resources on evolution. The Biology Project is an online interactive resource for learning biology. Have your students forgotten their basic biochemistry, cell biology, or developmental biology? Send them to the Biology Project for an online refresher course. Evotutor.org. Alan Lemmon has put together a collection of simulations of various evolutionary processes. These simulations are free of charge and if you have a PC can be run off-line. If you have a Mac you can access the simulations via the internet.
Web References Designing Web Based Instruction for Active Learning. This site is a real hot bed for examples on how the web is being used in the classroom. Teaching and Learning on the Internet - Check out this site if you are considering using the web to engage your students in active learning. The readings linked to the site discuss why using the web can be effective pedagogy! Scientific Citation for Electronic Sources. Send your students to this site for guidance on how to site materials found on the web. ICYouSee: T is for Thinking. The ICYouSee Guide to Critical Thinking about What You See on the Web. How can you trust what you read on the web? Have your students check out this site for guidelines for assessing web resources. Not only is this site interactive (there is an online pop-quiz) there are also links to lots of other sites that offer guidance for using the web.
Biology/science Search Engines Confused as to which search engine to use? Visit Web Search Engines FAQS: Questions, Answers, and Issues for selected tips and resources for some of the most well-known search engines. SCIRUS for scientific information only is a search engine strictly for scientific web sites. BioChemLinks is a portal to excellent biology and chemistry educational resources on the web. This site includes sections for biology and chemistry courses as well as teaching science and science careers. Go Biology Surfing. Students can start their search for biology related sites here. This site is quite extensive and includes links to institutes, science museums, federal agencies, and on-line journals. Environmental Resources on the Web. If you would like to give your students a headstart in finding links to environmental clearinghouses, environmental advocacy organizations or national park institutes, direct your students to this site.
Web Assignments Scientific journal article review. Scott Strong, a biologist at Keene State College, directed his students to the GeneCard database for this writing assignment. Sample review of a web site by Jessica Bolker, UNH.
Comments, questions or new links? Contact Anne at astork@cisunix.unh.edu |
