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Tools from
other FIRST Teams
Archbold
- These are primarily field exercises and include activities such as "How
and Why Walk", animal activity patterns and gradient analysis.
Hancock
- Primarily list of online resources.
San
Diego - Active-, collaborative- and cooperative learning and assessment
strategies and links. Rubrics are in "Assessment Strategies"
and "Carousels" and other in-class activities are in "Active
Learning Strategies".
MSU/Kellogg
Biological Station
Streams
and Teams - an inquiry-based lab for Cell and Molecular Biology [LBS
145](Doug Luckie). We have a VHS copy of the movie for those who have
a slow network connection or would rather view the "big screen"
version. Contact David
to borrow it. See also the companion article: Wilterding, J. H. and D.
B. Luckie (2002). "Stream"-lined education. Journal
of College Science Teaching 31(2): 303-307. This is available online,
check your library's website.
Other Resources
Evolution
Simulation Software
(J. Herron, UW - "Frogpond" demo'ed at Feb. '03 meeting)
Discussion
on Piaget, constructivism and learning theory from NARST-L email list
Educational
Research References
National
Institute for Science Education - College Level One (CL1) (University
of Wisconsin)
Field
Tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG)
Collaborative
Learning - Small Group* Learning
* but not necessarily
small class
Learning
Through Technology (LT2)
Online
Books from National Academies Press
These books are readable as either html or Open Book (page image) formats.
Science
Teaching Reconsidered: A Handbook (1997)
How
People Learn (2000)
Transforming
Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology
(1999)
Inquiry
and the National Science Education Standards (2000)
Primarily geared toward K-12 but also discusses assessment.
Scientific
Research in Education (2002)
Effectively a proposal for the creation of a National Institute for
Education. Most importantly though, describes what high quality research
in education should look like.
VARK:
a guide to learning styles. (University of Hawaii)
Information on learning styles (Visual, Aural,
Read/Write and Kinesthetic) and a learning
styles questionnaire.
Case
Studies in Science (SUNY Buffalo)
The Problem-Based learning site
(University of Delaware)
Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional method that challenges
students to "learn to learn," working cooperatively in groups
to seek solutions to real world problems. These problems are used to engage
students' curiosity and initiate learning the subject matter. PBL prepares
students to think critically and analytically, and to find and use appropriate
learning resources.
The Clearinghouse for Decision
Case Education. (University of Minnesota)
This Web service was developed to help educators, students and other interested
individuals learn more about decision case education. Here you will be
able to share ideas on this new and exciting field of study, order case
study materials, as well as locate teaching aids and other relevant resources
from around the world.
IHMC
CMap Tools (Inst. for Human and Machine Cognition, Univ. of West Florida)
Software to do concept maps, both for individual and collaborative use.
Also a really good introduction to and overview of concept mapping.
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