Biology Education and Teaching

Electronic Publications = link Note: some of these work from UCSD Internet accounts only. Visit our main e-journals page for more information and links to many more electronic journals. American Journal of Physiology: Advances in Physiology Education Biochemical Education Free trial access for UC users only - may end without warning. Beyond Bio 101: The Transformation of Undergraduate Biology Education A report from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Biology Hypertextbook From the Experimental Study Group at MIT, this online textbook features chapters on cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, and more. Science's Next Wave Online resource for "the next generation of scientists" from the AAAS and other partners. Southern California Natural History An online textbook from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles - covers animals, plants, as well as climate and geography. Trends in the Early Careers of Life Scientists Online version of the 1998 book from the National Academy of Sciences Press - analyses trends in employment and further training of life scientists over the past 30 years. Image Banks Note: many of these images are from government or other non-commercial sources, but that doesn't necessarily mean the images are public domain and free for all types of use. Be sure to read any fine print or copyright statements before using these images in publications or even course-related Web sites. BIODIDAC "A bank of digital resources for teaching biology" - from the University of Ottawa and the Regroupement des Universités de la Francophonie Hors-Québec.  This site contains hundreds of images organized into three sections covering Zoology, Botany, and Histology. All images can be used for non-commercial purposes. Biology Image Archive Images of flowering plants and fungi, from Cornell University. Images are available for non-commercial educational and research use. Botany Images (Gopher) From the General Botany course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this is a gopher site which features hundreds of good images of plants, fungi, some protista. Chemist's Art Gallery Visualizations and animations of various chemical and biological compounds and structures. Graphics & Images Meta-site listing locations of graphics & images on the Web, from the excellent Internet Resource Guide for Zoology from the creators of BIOSIS. Image Library of Biological Macromolecules Amino acids, proteins, DNA, RNA, and more. From the Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie in Jena, Germany. (Site is in English) KLOTHO Database on biochemical compounds with structures in .gif and 3D formats. Probably easiest to use via the alphabetical compound list. Molecular Expressions Photomicrographs of various biological chemicals, beer (!), pharmaceuticals, computer chips and other materials. From Florida State University. Personal use of images is unrestricted, but use in Web sites requires permission. Site also includes images for use as computer "wallpaper" and a few animations. NOAA Online Photos Hundreds of photographs of marine-related subjects, including historical photos. Picture It "Great graphics for busy biology teachers" - this site has online graphics of organisms and various biology-related subject matter suitable for integrating into handouts, presentations, or course Web pages. Professional Associations, Research Centers and Institutes American Physiological Society - Education American Society for Microbiology - Education Association for Biology Laboratory Education Association of College and University Biology Educators Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences Showcases include curricular and instructional materials, as well as information on mentoring, advising, and teaching awards. Other Biology Teaching Resources Access Excellence From Genentech, this is "a place in cyberspace for biology teaching and learning" at the high-school and undergraduate level. BioChemNet: General Biology Educational resources with links to quizzes, labs and learning activities etc. Some of the content is aimed more at a high-school audience. BioEd: Biology Education Resources Links to online labs, software, etc. BioJava Listing of educational Java applets for Biology and related subjects with information on how to obtain and use them in your instructional program.   Part of the BioCrawler biology Web guide. Instructional Resources in Biology Part of the World-Wide-Web Virtual Library, this site is a huge collection of links to online classes, discussion groups, and other resources of interest to Biology educators. Library Searches Choosing this link will send you to the UCSD Libraries' ROGER catalog and run a search for books, whole journals, and other items owned by the UCSD Libraries. You can then use the "Limit" option on the ROGER screen to narrow down the search by date, type of material, library location, etc.This is provided as a starting point; you may wish to further refine or change your search once in ROGER. Subject:   Biology -- Study and teaching

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