Site Guide: Resources for Biologists
General Collections of Biology Resources Available from SERC
Biocomplexity in the Geosciences - This site contains a variety of resources for faculty members who teach undergraduate courses related to biocomplexity, including biological, geological, chemical, physical and human systems. You will find links to
activities and assignments, internet and computer resources, publications, presentations from the 2003 workshop on Teaching Biocomplexity in the Geosciences, a group email list, and lots of creative
ideas for teaching biocomplexity in your own classroom.
CISMI Interdisciplinary Resources - This site offers
case studies and a variety of
teaching and curriculum development materials for multiple topics in biology, including
neuroscience,
bioinformatics,
interdisciplinary biology, and
environmental science.
Earth Exploration Toolbook Biology Chapters - These chapters use
data and quantitative skills in presenting topics including wetlands, phytoplankton blooms, and carbon cycles to students.
Faculty-coached, In-class Problem Solving - In this class format,
students work collaboratively to solve problems, while
professors provide a structured, guided context. Each class is designed specifically to support students as they
apply and synthesize new concepts they are learning; faculty introduce new concepts and play an active role interacting with each group of students as they work on problems. This module contains
example activities from an introductory biology course.
Geology and Human Health - This site contains a variety of educational and supporting materials for faculty teaching in the emerging field of geology and human health. You will find links to
internet resources, books, teaching activities, and a
group email list, as well as
posters, presentations and
discussions from the spring 2004 workshop on Geology and Human Health. These resources reflect the contributions of faculty members from across the country and the collections will continue to grow as materials are developed.
Merlot Biology Pedagogic Resources - The Merlot project provides information about a
variety of pedagogies that help integrate
web-based assignments and activities into undergraduate entry-level biology courses. Each section describes a teaching method, why/when it is useful, how it can be implemented, and a set of biology assignments and activities that can be used in your class.
Microbial Life Educational Resources (MLER) - This site offers a rich set of teaching
activities,
information resources, and
visualizations for a wide range of topics in microbiology, from Yellowstone viruses and extremophiles to red tide and the Gulf of Mexico dead zone.
Teaching Paleontology in the 21st Century - This site is devoted to a variety of resources for faculty members who teach undergraduate paleontology. We have provided links to a growing collection of
activities and assignments, internet and computer resources, presentations from the summer 2009 workshop on teaching paleontology, and lots of creative ideas for teaching paleontology.
SENCER Biology Resources - This site lists a number of
models, essays, and
campus reports for
biology and social issues, such as information about HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, nanotechnology, genomics, and biodiversity. The resources are searchable and can be further narrowed by topic and resource type.
Teaching Big Science at Small Colleges: a Genomics Collaboration - Barnard, Carleton, Vassar and Williams Colleges have been awarded a three-year grant from the Teagle Foundation to advance
genomic curricula within liberal arts colleges - this site is home to the products of this collaboration, which includes
curriculum development products and
activities.
Curriculum for the Bioregion - This is a network of educators in Washington State who are
integrating sustainability and place-based content in a broad array of undergraduate courses. The site hosts collections of
teaching activities,
course descriptions, and
essays with approaches to curriculum integration and engaging pedagogies for both classroom- and community-based learning.
Teaching Activities
Inquiry-based Integrated Instructional Units - This site hosts examples of
inquiry-based activities related to the field of
genomics. The ultimate goal of this initiative is to develop a set of I3Us that can be used across the curriculum, from non-majors courses through upper-level electives, that can be widely adapted for use by other colleges and universities.
MLER Resources for K-12 Students and Teachers - This site hosts a collection of
teaching activities and
webquests suitable for high school or undergraduate courses in microbiology and ecology.
MLER Resources for Undergraduates - This collection of
activities, laboratory exercises, and
webquests is suitable for undergraduate courses in general biology and microbiology.
Teaching about Food - From the InTeGrate project, every student has a personal connection with food. Effective pedagogy will expand their thinking beyond their own "face value" experiences and consider the food supply from broader perspectives such as society, economics, environment and resource use. Explore
themes and strategies for integrating food topics in the classroom and gain ideas from these
teaching materials.Related Site Guides
Evolution - This Site Guide will show you where to find teaching resources about evolution across the sites accessible through SERC.
Red Tide, Harmful Algal Blooms, and Dead Zones site guide. This site guide provides links to pages that include information about harmful algal blooms, including red tide and those related to dead zones as well as a collection images and links to further information.
Climate change site guide. This site guide provides datasets, tools, visualizations, and teaching activities related to climate change.
Sustainability Site Guide - This site guide provides access to resources for teaching sustainability concepts across a wide range of disciplines and courses.
Oceanography Site Guide - This site guide will show you where to find resources such as visualizations, activities, and pedagogical approaches for teaching concepts about oceanography.
