In 2018, the governing body of the Ecological Society of America adopted the Four-Dimensional Ecology Education Framework (4DEE) that made explicit …
Risk, Insurance, & Climate Policy
Ecology is a scientific discipline. Its practitioners make observations, generate plausible explanations (i.e. hypotheses) for what they note, and …
The hidden benefits of Ecology courses
More than Meets the Eye Students are eager to acquire skills that will serve them in the real world. This is understandable. School is expensive, and …
Climate Change & Disease
Climate Change & Disease - Encouraging biology students to critique what they read Open the paper on any given day and you’re likely to read …
Icky Stories as Teachable Moments
Zombie ants, tapeworms, fungi & feces! “You can talk about sex, or you can gross ’em out.” This is author and educator Dr. Jon Herron’s sure-fire …
Urban Ecology – Beyond Rock & Ice
Like many ecologists, I was drawn to the field for the promise of exploring spectacular remote landscapes populated by herds of migrating caribou, …
Tackling Climate Change
Resources for making a difference Not long ago, my colleagues asked me to spearhead our efforts to update our chapter on Climate Change. …
Mysteries of the Sargasso Sea
How an abundance of seaweed helps students explore ecological principles Christopher Columbus is often credited with naming the subtropical gyre of …
The Vaccine Debate
Helping students navigate comparative risk Each year, I begin my ecology course by assigning a popular-press article Amy Wallace wrote for Wired …
