A Lightsaber to Introduce Students to Microcontrollers

A Mathematical Microworld to Introduce Students to Probability

The objective of this paper is to describe a simulationoriented computer environment designed to introduce probability and a teaching experiment that evaluates its effectiveness. This learning environment is a mathematical microworld named Chance. It is a consensual opinion that an understanding of probability and the related area of statistics is essential to being an informed citizen (Nationa...

Using crickets to introduce neurophysiology to early undergraduate students.

Anatomy and physiology instructors often face the daunting task of teaching the principles of neurophysiology as part of a laboratory course with very limited resources. Teaching neurophysiology can be a difficult undertaking as sophisticated electrophysiology and data acquisition equipment is often financially out-of-reach for two-year institutions, and for many preparations, instructors need ...

student seminar on smoking: a novel way to introduce different perspectives on smoking to medical students

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: the respiratory module at shifa college of medicine (scm) is delivered in third year with emphasis on respiratory pathophysiology and respiratory medicine. smoking as a topic was introduced to emphasize the preventive aspects of respiratory illnesses. an innovative approach to involve students in their learning was developed. to determin...

Introduction to Microcontrollers

Integrating Concepts in Biology: A Model for More Effective Ways to Introduce Students to Biology

Integrating Concepts in Biology (ICB) is the apt title of this groundbreaking electronic textbook (see Supplemental Material). The target audience is students seeking an introduction to biology. It is structured to focus student attention on key concepts underlying biology at all levels of organization. In contrast to the current encyclopedic model of an introductory textbook, this e-book makes...