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RESOURCES AND LINKS
Syllabi from research-based courses:
- How
People Move (Ann McNeal, Hampshire College)
- ** revised 100 level syllabi
Peer-editing is a valuable
technique to save you time and aid students in developing writing
skills. Guides for both students and faculty are given.
Reading primary scientific papers
helps students gain critical awareness. Guides for both students
and faculty are given.
Peer evaluation sheets
are a useful tool for individual accountability within groups.
Example.
University of Delaware maintains a Web site on Problem-Based
Learning (PBL); many of the small-group management techniques
are useful for research-based courses.
Project Kaleidoscope,
a national organization dedicated to promoting a "lean, lab-rich"
and exciting reform of undergraduate science education.
They run workshops around the country. www.pkal.org
A book on Student-Active
Science, edited by Ann McNeal and Charlene D'Avanzo
of Hampshire College, contains many examples of research-based
courses and related techniques. It is available FREE
from Saunders College Publishing, and many teaching tips are
on-line at
http://www.saunderscollege.com/lifesci/studact/index.html
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