Classroom-based Lotka-Volterra exercise uses real-world mosquito invasion case study to teach difficult concepts. In the past decade, two species of …
Coming In SimUText This Fall
We have a lot of new chapters, labs, and program features in the works for fall 2011, and I'm excited to share them with you after another year of …
Climate Change teaching with the IPCC’s Steve Running
One of the great things about writing our SimBio interactive chapters is the chance to talk with a lot of interesting scientists. Among the reviewers …
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Sugary science by 10 year olds
It's always nice to finish things with a sweet taste, and in case you haven't seen it, a new study on whether bees can combine color and pattern in …
Variety is the Spice of Good Studying
If you haven't seen it already, you should read over this very interesting article in the NY Times last week summarizing research on learning styles …
Asking Different Questions Increases Learning
As we look for ideas to improve our SimUText Ecology chapters, I've been digging through literature on how students learn from reading. Last week I …
