In the context of teaching ecology, Alan Knapp and I have written a
paper just accepted for Ecosphere titled "Teaching with principles:
toward more effective pedagogy in ecology". The paper describes seven
principles Alan has developed for his graduate level ecology course
and why, based on theories and research about teaching and learning,
articulating such principles (concepts, etc.) can help students learn
ecology. There are numerous publications on this topic which we refer
to. It's important to add that the paper does not prescribe a
particular list of principles and makes the case that faculty need to
clearly define their own brief set.
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Charlene
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Charlene D'Avanzo
Professor of Ecology &
Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
Hampshire College
Homepage: www.hampshire.edu/faculty/cdavanzo/home.htm
Center for Teaching and Learning: www.hampshire.edu/academics/8508.htm
Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): tiee.ecoed.net/
DQC website: Thinking Like a Biologist (biodqc.org)
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