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Mason C. McNair; Chelsea M. Sexton; Mark Zenoble – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2023
Following the switch to remote online teaching in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the plant taxonomy course at the University of Georgia (UGA) switched to iNaturalist for the specimen collection portion of the course requirements. Building off extant rubrics, the instructors designed project guidelines for a fully online plant collection…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Electronic Learning, Taxonomy, Course Content
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Jardine, Hannah E.; Levin, Daniel M.; Quimby, B. Booth; Cooke, Todd J. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2017
"Vision and Change in Undergraduate Education: A Call to Action," published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011, suggested cultivating biological literacy and practicing more student-centered learning in undergraduate life sciences education. We report here on the use of Group Active Engagement (GAE)…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Undergraduate Students, Science Activities, Group Activities
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Sadler, Troy D.; Puig, Ana; Trutschel, Brian K. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2011
In the process of working through evaluation of efforts to transform undergraduate laboratory experiences at our institution, we developed a protocol for observing laboratory learning environments that could be used in varying institutional contexts. We began using the Instructional Practices Inventory and found many strengths in this protocol but…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Scientific Principles, Science Laboratories, Teaching Methods