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iCampus: Projects: Technology Enabled Active Learning (TEAL)
- Goal: Replace MIT's large freshman Physics lectures with a studio format, in which one can engage students more fully by incorporating active learning methods into the Introductory Physics classroom, enabled by technology.
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SCALE-UP
- Educational research indicates that students should collaborate on interesting tasks and be deeply involved with the material they are studying. We promote active learning in a redesigned classroom of 100 students or more. (Of course, smaller classes can also benefit.) We believe the SCALE-UP Project has the potential to radically change the way large classes are taught at colleges and universities.
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ChemConnections
- These 2-4-week modules start with relevant real-world questions and develop the chemistry needed to answer them. In the process, students model how chemistry is actually done and discover connections between chemistry and other sciences, technology, and society. In order to develop critical thinking skills as well as cover chemical content, modules feature student-centered active and collaborative classroom activities and inquiry-based laboratory and media projects, rather than relying primarily on traditional lectures and verification laboratories. This approach is based on research showing that students learn best when they build on past experience, relate what they are learning to things that are relevant to them, have direct "hands-on" experience, construct their own knowledge in collaboration with other students and faculty, and communicate their results effectively.
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BioQUEST
- BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium: Problem Posing, Problem Solving, and Persuasion in Undergraduate Biology. BioQUEST actively supports educators interested in the reform of undergraduate biology and engages in the collaborative development of curricula.
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BioSciEdNet
- The BEN Portal provides access to education resources from BEN Collaborators and is managed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Over 6,630 reviewed resources covering 77 biological sciences topics are available. BEN resources can help you engage student interest, shorten lesson preparation time, provide concept updates, and develop curricula that are in line with national standards for content, use of animals and humans, and student safety.
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Macrogalleria
- Site dedicated to polymers: in the real world, their chemistry and properties, how they are used and what they are made of. Sub-sections (being expanded) offer demos and experiments, and " activities " that use the information available in this expanding resource. Feedback, comments and especially contributions are welcome!
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Physics 2000
- " An interactive journey through modern physics " -- contains some very cool and accessible explanations of such recent developments as Bose-Einstein condensates. Lots of Java applets are used to illustrate key principles.
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BIODIDAC
- A collection of images to teach zoology, botany, histology and human biology. Free for educational non-profit purposes.
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Reform Calculus Resource Archive
- Ready-to-print Activities (in-class groupwork), Projects (long-term assignments), Capsules, Tutorials, and Resources (both for instructors and students) in Calculus.
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Explore Space Control Center
- An educational resource to astronomy and space.
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Handbook on Teaching Undergraduate Science Courses: A Survival Training Manual
- by Gordan Uno. Covers everything you need to know about teaching undergraduate science classes. NextWave gives it two enthusiastic thumbs up.
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calculus@internet
- Resources for teaching calculus, linear algebra, and ODE's.
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Teachers @ Work
- An amazing site containing over 1,000 fully sorted and reviewed educational sites.
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Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
- This program allows you to dissect an virtual frog. No mess, no smell of formaldehyde, just pure frog innards. You can even make movies. Very cool.
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The Visible Human Project
- A complete dissection of a male and a female cadaver, each one sliced up into 1 mm slices. Fascinating, though a bit grisly.
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Classroom Resources from the NSF
- Links to resources, activities, and experiments to enhance teaching courtesy of the NSF's Education and Human Resources Directorate.
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Busy Teachers' Website K-12
- Lots of source materials, lesson plans, and classroom activities for all subjects.
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Chance Database
- Resources for teaching Chance, a course intended to make students more informed, and critical, readers of current news that uses probability and statistics as reported in daily newspapers, magazines, and scientific journals. The materials are quite helpful for anyone teaching a statistics class of any sort.
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Resources for Teaching Linear Algebra (Review)
- Articles discussing both the content of linear algebra courses and approaches to teaching such courses.
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Project NExT Teaching Resources
- A collection of resources for teaching undergraduate mathematics courses, courtesy of Project NExT.
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Project NExT: New Experiences in Teaching
- A program for new or recent Ph.D.s in the mathematical sciences who are interested in improving the teaching and learning of undergraduate mathematics. Fellows will explore and discuss a broad range of issues that are of special relevance to beginning faculty members.
