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The Teaching Pentagon

The Teaching Pentagon. A quantitative, integrative approach to teaching Ecology Bryan Dewsbury Florida International University, Miami, Florida. A call for change. New ways to integrate disciplines and quantify Biology. Integration issues.

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The Teaching Pentagon

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  1. The Teaching Pentagon A quantitative, integrative approach to teaching Ecology Bryan Dewsbury Florida International University, Miami, Florida

  2. A call for change New ways to integrate disciplines and quantify Biology

  3. Integration issues • Integrative biology lecture classes sometimes light on content • Adding literature component to lecture class time consuming • Instructor training needed for the addition of other disciplines as well as quantitative techniques • Integration strategies typically integrate topics not learning mechanisms

  4. Explicit Aims • Contextualization • Reinforcement • Integration

  5. The Teaching Pentagon Lecture Statistics I/II PLTL General Biology Lab Journal Club

  6. General Biology Lecture Peer-Led Team-Learning Journal Club General Biology Lab Statistics I (sophomore)

  7. LECTURE JC PLTL LAB

  8. The Teaching Pentagon Lecture Statistics I/II PLTL General Biology Lab Journal Club

  9. Alligator tales lecture • General discussion about niche effects and interspecies interactions • Community effects of changes in species abundance • Role of alligators as keystone species in Everglades ecosystem

  10. The Teaching Pentagon Lecture Statistics I/II PLTL General Biology Lab Journal Club

  11. PLTL session • Guided discussion of tricky concepts • Led by a biology major upperclassman • Relaxed, pressure-free environment

  12. The Teaching Pentagon Lecture Statistics I/II PLTL General Biology Lab Journal Club

  13. Journal Club

  14. The Teaching Pentagon Lecture Statistics I/II PLTL General Biology Lab Journal Club

  15. Community Ecology Lab • Guided-inquiry • Focus on experimental design and data interpretation

  16. The Teaching Pentagon Lecture Statistics I/II PLTL General Biology Lab Journal Club

  17. Calculus/Statistics • Creation of modules in calculus that combines biological and mathematical solutions • Use of data set to teach statistical analysis in Statistics 1 • Data has both statistical and biological meaning

  18. Benefits • Allows lecture to focus on concepts • Lab can focus on experimental design and not have to “re-lecture” • Students who learn differently can benefit from multi-pronged approach • Training tool for graduate student TAs

  19. Future • Assessment scheme has just been fully implemented • Upscaling philosophy to high-enrollment classes

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