Tip: Check
Web Links in
the Student Resources and Microbiology in the News
for links to more excellent microbiology web sites. Links to web sites related to
each chapter topic have also been added to the Student Online
Learning Center.
American
Society for Microbiology (ASM): Active Learning for Microbiology Classrooms and Labs
American Society for Microbiology
Education Instructional Library includes an image collection with animations, videos, and still images of
microbes; and innovative laboratory and lecture activities.
ASM's Selected References for
Microbiology Educators.
On-line Educator: making
the Internet an accessible, useful classroom tool. Updated each Monday morning. Subject
material mainly for K-12 instructors, however "Tools for Teachers" and other
subjects are relevant for all instructors.
Biology
Education Review A newsletter intended to encourage communication and the
sharing of ideas between college biology teachers. Recent features include Using News
Media in Biology Education. Good list of journals for biology educators.
Case Studies in
Science. State University of New York, Buffalo. "Although the case method has
been used for years to teach law, business, and medicine, it is not common in science. Yet
the use of case studies holds great promise as a pedagogical technique for teaching
science, particularly to undergraduates, because it humanizes science and well illustrates
scientific methodology and values. It develops students' skills in group learning,
speaking, and critical thinking, and since many of the best cases are based on
contemporary--and often contentious--science problems that students encounter in the news
(such as human cloning), the use of cases in the classroom makes science relevant."
Access Excellence: A place in cyberspace for Biology
Teaching and Learning. Access Excellence is a national educational program sponsored
by Genentech, Inc.
Penn State Altoona.
Microbiology Web Page for Undergraduate Research. Features include Research
Sites/Undergraduate Mentoring Network /Sites of Interest to Teachers of Microbiology /Use of Art in Teaching
Microbiology /Sites Related to Lab Safety /Other Sites of Interest to Microbiologists
/Biofilm Related Activities
Sites Related to
Laboratory Safety. (Compiled by Penn State Altoona). "The Web is a rich
source of information on safety practices in the laboratory. The following are a few sites
that have been found useful in training students in safe laboratory practice. Also
included are sites at which Material Safety Data Sheets can be viewed and
downloaded."
Medical
Microbiology Textbook This website contains the entire Medical Microbiology textbook
by Baron. The textbook includes all the images and figures in the printed form of the
text. A wonderful resource for those teaching medical microbiology.
The Microbiology Video
Library
Computer graphic animations of microbiological phenomena such as bacteria swimming,
phagocytosis, and the way penicillin kills cells can be found at this site. Also included
are quicktime videos that can be used in the classroom to demonstrate aseptic
techniques...such as the proper way to streak an agar plate to obtain isolated colonies of
bacteria.
Society for General Microbiology
An extensive list of links to microbiology resources including professional societies,
publications, and online materials.
See also More microbiology bookmarks for instructors
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