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Spiro, Mark D.; Knisely, Karin I. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2008
Inquiry-based labs have been shown to greatly increase student participation and learning within the biological sciences. One challenge is to develop effective lab exercises within the constraints of large introductory labs. We have designed a lab for first-year biology majors to address two primary goals: to provide effective learning of the…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Botany, Introductory Courses
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Gamarra, Javier G. P.; Ironside, Joe E.; de Vere, Natasha; Allainguillaume, Joel; Wilkinson, Mike J. – Bioscience Education, 2010
In the current Higher Education climate, there is a pressing need to integrate research and teaching in the student learning experience. In order to create synergy between research and teaching activities, to the benefit of students and instructors, we provided students with the opportunity to participate in a high profile collaboration between…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Scientific Research, Active Learning, College Science