Wednesday, August 6, 2008: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall CD, Midwest Airlines Center
PS 47 - Education: Undergraduate
Assessing the effectiveness of podcasts for teaching global climate change in the college classroom
Christine Vatovec, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Teri C Balser, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Investigating course-assessment tools
Brack W. Hale, Franklin College Switzerland
Experiencing biomes at a zoo: A non-traditional approach to teaching an ecological concept for a non-majors course at a liberal arts college
Chintamani S. Manish, Midland Lutheran College
Linking environmental biology to local communities: Active learning with UMEB scholars
Charles H. Nilon, University of Missouri-Columbia, Candace Galen, University of Missouri-Columbia
The explosive nature of SEEDS campus ecology chapters
Erin Vinson, Ecological Society of America, Melissa Armstrong, Ecological Society of America
Cross-disciplinary study of plant-microbe interactions in the undergraduate curriculum: Class-based research on soybean and the bacterial mutualist, Rhizobium
Christopher F. Sacchi, Kutztown University of PA, Anne E. Zayaitz, Kutztown University of PA
Ecotrail design: Integrating ecology and sustainable design education in a hands-on interdisciplinary course
Brenda L. Young, Daemen College, Kevin J. Kegler, Daemen College
Ecology’s role in solving environmental problems: A module-based environmental science course for non-majors
Geoffrey R. Smith, Denison University
A reform of teaching assistant professional development based on scientific teaching
Sara A. Wyse, Michigan State University, Diane Ebert-May, Michigan State University
Find resources to teach undergraduate ecology using EcoEd Digital Library
Jennifer Riem, Ecological Society of America, Kenneth M. Klemow, Wilkes University
Teaching ecology through original student research
Joseph L. Fail Jr., Johnson C. Smith University, Demetrius Hawkins, Johnson C. Smith University, Douglas Lawrence, Johnson C. Smith University
Does level in school and major-discipline impact student attitude and awareness of environmental issues in a large undergraduate introductory environmental studies class?
Teri C. Balser, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stephanie Gray, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Christine Vatovec, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Using plots and copy-paste for rapid introduction to statistics in ecology
Didrik Vanhoenacker, Stockholm University
Increasing the appeal of laboratory and field exercises by using a real-world environmental issue as the context
Jeremy M. Wojdak, Radford University
The Sustainable Agriculture Scholars Program: Enhancing students’ summer agroecological laboratory employment through structured experiential learning and reflection
Julie M. Grossman, Cornell University, Meagan E. Schipanski, Cornell University, Maya R. Patel, Cornell University, Laurie E. Drinkwater, Cornell University
Team learning and case study teaching techniques increase student learning during a summer session biology course
David J. Grisé, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Amphipods as a model system: Class research projects promote future independent investigations
Susan E. Lewis, Carroll College, Jason Freund, Carroll College
Evaluating learning gains from using biodiversity conservation teaching modules in undergraduate courses at five institutions
Stuart R. Ketcham, University of the Virgin Islands, Barbara J. Abraham, Hampton University, Nora Bynum, American Museum of Natural History, John A. Cigliano, Cedar Crest College, Christine A. Engels, American Museum of Natural History, Margaret-Ann Mayer, Dine College, Emily H. Mooney, Muhlenberg College, Eleanor Sterling, American Museum of Natural History
Teaching ecology through inquiry in a large, non-science major laboratory course: Challenges and joys
Heather D. Vance-Chalcraft, East Carolina University
Student evaluation of the role of the environment in determining aquatic community composition: A bioassay approach utilizing microbial functional diversity
Erica Schlickeisen, Mississippi State University, Todd Tietjen, Mississippi State University, Eric Dibble, Mississippi State University
All hands in the field: Combining undergraduate education with long-term ecological monitoring and data collection
Cynthia E. Dott, Fort Lewis College

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