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Martina Blecic – Journal of Biological Education, 2024
In this paper I suggest a pragmatic model for the notion of 'information' used in molecular biology in the description of protein synthesis. Discarding any ontological commitments of the term 'information', I propose a view of information based on an analogy with communication. This view could at least supplement the existing information-metaphor…
Descriptors: Genetics, Molecular Biology, Figurative Language, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Rabin, Jeffrey M.; Burgasser, Adam; Bussey, Thomas J.; Eggers, John; Lo, Stanley M.; Seethaler, Sherry; Stevens, Laura; Weizman, Haim – International Journal of STEM Education, 2021
Rate of change concepts from calculus are presented and applied rather differently in college mathematics, physics, biology, and chemistry classes. This is not simply a matter of pedagogical style but reflects real cultural differences between these disciplines. We describe the efforts of our interdisciplinary collaboration to understand and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, College Mathematics, College Science
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2009
The Rostrum is a quarterly publication of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) An SLO Terminology Glossary: A Draft in Progress by Lesley Kawaguchi; (2) A Tale of Two Data Elements by Mark Wade Lieu; (3) Sustainability and the Academic Senate by David Beaulieu and Don…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Vocabulary, Sustainable Development, Governance