Biology: Introduction

Degree plans, course descriptions, course schedules, faculty, lab manuals and study guides, and more. The "Biology Student Connection" has very useful information on which courses to take.

Students wanting to take Human Anatomy or Human Physiology must pass an assessment test first. This site has the rules and links to test prep material.

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From the Scholarly Teacher blog

From the Scholarly Teacher

By Megan Fixen, The Scholarly Teacher blog

Bill Pelz (2009), a Professor of Psychology and Sloan Consortium Award for Excellence in Online Teaching winner,provides three principles of effective online pedagogy (p. 3):

Principle 1: Let the students do (most of) the work. The more time students spend engaged with the content, the more they will learn.
Principle 2: Interactivity is the heart and soul of effective asynchronous learning.
Principle 3: Strive for presence: social, cognitive, and teaching presence.

Simple tips to make this transition easier for your students

Compassionate and humane approach for helping students adjust to online learning

Basics to temporarily teach online

Ideas for creating a welcoming environment and engaging students online.

Good planning ideas from the Scholarly Teacher

Equity considerations adapted from Dr. Daphnie Sicre, Loyola Marymount University

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From calculator.net

Need a TI-84 Plus graphing calculator? Texas Instruments is offering free software for students and faculty temporarily

Wabbitemu creates a Texas Instruments graphing calculator right on your Windows, Mac, or Android device. Wabbitemu supports the TI-73, TI-81, TI-82, TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, TI-85, and TI-86. Fast and convenient, Wabbitemu allows you to always have your trusty calculator with you. Because Wabbitemu is an emulator, the calculator it creates will act exactly like the real thing.

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