Is the Lecture Really Dead?, or What Is that K Word?
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5/1/1997 by Carolyn Dabirsiaghi
First off, why am I even writing this article? Blackmail, pure and simple. I was so impressed with Kristine M. Snow's article, that I phoned the editor, and we had a delightful chat. He wanted my thoughts on the past 23 years in the trenches.
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Isolation of Cyanophages from Environmental Sources
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5/1/1997 by Brian Hoffman
Cyanophages are DNA viruses that infect cyanobacteria (blue-green bacteria, blue-green algae). |
Technology Corner - Spring 1997
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5/1/1997 by Pat Johnson
Chalkboard lecture or multimedia? Classroom contact or virtual contact through cyberspace? As instructors, we are being inundated from many sides... |
Utilization of a Web Page
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5/1/1997 by Erica Suchman, Ralph Smith
We created a web page to enhance student learning in our junior level general microbiology course (MB300). This course has an enrollment of 400 and serves majors from across the campus. |
Focus on Microbiology Education Newsmagazine - Spring 1997
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5/1/1997 by Multiple Authors
Features articles on teaching undergraduate microbiology. The issue's theme is "Shaping the Future." |
Distance Education: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Scary
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2/1/1997 by Kristine Snow
In the old days, teaching was easier. Back then I used a chalkboard and overhead projector. Students sat in front of me taking notes. In May 1992 my life as an educator changed forever: distance education and multimedia came into my life. |
Case Studies as Collaborative Learning Tools in Microbiology
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2/1/1997 by Richard Anderson
When I arrived at Modesto Junior College seven years ago, Lynn Hansen, was using various collaborative learning techniques in her biology classes. This was quite innovative, considering the entrenchment of the "sage on the stage" approach. |
A Collaborative Project with Meaningful Applications
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2/1/1997 by
The majority of students enrolled in general microbiology at LaGuardia Community College are majoring in nursing or veterinary technology. My intent was to provide each student a microbiology-related problem tailored to his or her particular interest. |
The Missing Link in Active Learning Strategies: Medium-Risk Activities
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2/1/1997 by Leonard Yannielli
To avoid the pitfalls of quantum leaps from low-risk to high-risk activities, a gradient of medium-risk strategies are needed to bring the microbiology core curriculum to life.
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Monitoring the Responsible Handling of Microbiological Cultures
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2/1/1997 by Brian Shmaefsky
The responsible handing of microbiological cultures is a skill critical to satisfactory performance in microbiology and parasitology classes. |
Computer-Aided Instruction
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2/1/1997 by Ron Hurlbert
Computer-aided instruction (CAI) in colleges and universities is growing rapidly. |
Focus on Microbiology Education Newsmagazine - Winter 1997
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2/1/1997 by Multiple Authors
Features articles on teaching undergraduate microbiology. The issue's theme is "Distance Education." |
Pasteur Redux: A Different Perspective
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10/1/1996 by Robert Hendrick
Rather surprisingly, last year's centennial of the death of Louis Pasteur was marked by the beginning of a very heated debate. |
Challenge Them and They Will Come
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10/1/1996 by Spencer Benson
The third ASM Undergraduate Microbiology Conference, "Actively Learning Microbiology: Strategies for Incorporating the Core Curriculum," took place 17-19 May 1996 at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. |
Laboratory Safety: A Challenge and An Opportunity
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10/1/1996 by Christine Case
Rather than discard some of our most meaningful and stimulating laboratory activities, let us learn and teach those safety practices that maintain the broadest possible range of learning experiences for students. |
Answers to "Life's Little Irritations"
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10/1/1996 by John Steele
In the Spring 1996 issue of FOME, Ed Alcamo posed a number of "irritations" commonly found in scientific writing. John R. Steele of Ivy Tech State College (Gary, Ind.) sent in a number of responses. |
MIT Titration of Bacteriophage
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10/1/1996 by Joseph Adamo
In this laboratory we use bacteriophage to demonstrate various major principles of virology such as the concepts of host specificity, filterability, plaque morphology, transmissibility, and quantification.
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Microbiology Problem Solving: Use of a Computer Pathogen Modeling Program
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10/1/1996 by Angela Sauro
The challenge of involving undergraduate microbiology students in pertinent problem solving and cutting-edge technology has led to the development of interesting class projects for our microbiology classes. |
Focus on Microbiology Education Newsmagazine - Fall 1996
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10/1/1996 by Multiple Authors
Features articles on teaching undergraduate microbiology. The issue's theme is "Assessment." |
Assessment of Student Learning within a Microbiology Class
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5/1/1996 by Julia Ruengert
One of the most important challenges facing instructors of microbiology is how to effectively measure student learning. |
