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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Goulder, Ray; Scott, Graham W. – Bioscience Education, 2010
This communication reports how bioscience students are encouraged to benefit from city and regional community-based resources through use of a guidebook and student-managed learning. Positive outcomes of the module are that bioscience students take their learning experience beyond the classroom, they engage with wider community resources, and they…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Community Resources, Use Studies, Learning Modules
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Goulder, Raymond; Scott, Graham W. – Bioscience Education, 2009
Students following a pre-Certificate year in biology (the preliminary year of a 4-year BSc programme) learnt about plant diversity through integrated field and classroom studies carried out in an afforested area of north-east England. The students identified, listed and made interpretive drawings of their own choice of the specimens they had…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Field Studies, Biodiversity, Biology
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Scott, Graham W.; Turnbull, Shona; Spencer, James – Bioscience Education, 2008
We describe an exercise, the production of a species action plan, which utilises components of both transmission mode and experiential learning. This exercise brings together students and a professional role model to promote a stronger engagement with aspects of local biodiversity management. We outline perceived benefits and outcomes of the…
Descriptors: Role Models, Experiential Learning, Biodiversity, Conservation (Environment)