Describes a service learning project in the environmental sciences in which students learn about global sustainability through exploring issues such as energy and its effects on their everyday lives. (YDS)

Describes an undergraduate course in which students investigate a current issue in science and technology through the scientific process. Increases students' academic achievement as well as their written and oral communication skills. Includes a list of sample topics. (Contains 16 references.) (YDS)

Discusses the importance of class attendance in academic achievement and success in the profession. (YDS)

Reviews the origin of problem based learning (PBL) and variations of PBL. Suggests that PBL is simply one way of case study learning. (Author/KHR)

Explores the correlation between class attendance and performance in a biology course. Shows that class attendance by most students in nonmajor science classes is influenced by whether they receive points for attending class. Indicates the value of stressing to introductory science students the importance of class attendance to their academic…

Describes the development of a speaking-intensive course for non-science majors and future teachers and the various types of speaking assignments. Indicates that students learn by teaching and increase their science knowledge, and become more confident when speaking about current scientific issues. (Author/KHR)

Explores the results of a study that involved qualitative analysis of students' reactions to a long-term inquiry experience in a freshman biology course. (DDR)

Discusses the importance of a course that teaches about the biology of women. Focuses on the interplay between the biological and social issues in the course. (DDR)

Describes a team-taught science writing course that includes a series of assignments aimed at specific real-life audiences and designed for different venues. Includes details of the assignments. (DDR)

Describes the implementation and assessment of a service learning project involving an earth science fair. Points out that service learning provides a novel learning experience. (DDR)

Reports on the design of a collaborative learning community linking students in biology and English courses in author-editor relationships. Delineates the steps of the project and provides sample evaluations for both groups. (Contains 19 references.) (DDR)

Concludes that, after learning about and analyzing their own teaching, it is possible for educators to make changes in their teaching styles. Focuses on a physics professor. (Contains 31 references.) (DDR)

Describes the development and implementation of an undergraduate earth science course using WebCT, a multipurpose software package. The course included class e-mail, science hyperlinks, an online calendar, an online discussion board, and online handouts. (DDR)

Recommends some measures to take to ensure that demonstrations are carried out safely. Includes a sample checklist to be completed before and after demonstrations. (DDR)

Computer simulations can facilitate the building of models of natural phenomena in research, such as in the molecular life sciences. In order to introduce molecular life science students to the use of computer simulations for model building, a digital case was developed in which students build a model of a pattern formation process in…