Though I can't think of a lesson in my mind that stands out as so terrible, I have had many students in my Bio 122: Cells and Genetics class this term complain that they never fully understood the cell cycle in their high school biology classes. Looking back on my own learning of the cell cycle, I remember drawing pictures of the different phases and discussing as a class what was happening in each phase. Though I don't remember having difficulty with the concepts associated with the cell cycle, there are a number of things I would change. Together with my groupmates Lindsey Meckley and Donniell Cooke for EDUC 525, we have been designing a cell cycle lesson that centers around inquiry. The information we have gathered for this lesson in addition to lesson materials can be found at http://donnicooke.tripod.com./id5.html.
Donniell is experimenting with inquiry teaching in just one of her three biology classes that she teaches. We are using the "inquiry" class as the experimental group and the 2 "direct instruction" classes as the control group. All three classes are administered the same exams and cover the same material. The only difference is the manner in which this material is presented to the students. Similar experimental design could be used to asses the effectiveness of multimedia in lesson design.
Listed below are a number of diagrams, videos, and interactive websites that could aide in the understanding of the cell cycle.
Interphase
1) http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/interphase_.html Helpful information and diagrams.
2) http://www.cellsalive.com/cell_cycle.htm An interactive animation of interphase.
Mitosis
1) http://www.cellsalive.com/mitosis.htm An interactive animation of mitosis.
2) http://www.johnkyrk.com/mitosis.html Animated mitosis in animal cell.
3) http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/multimedia/mitosis/ Interactive Mitosis Tutorial.
4) http://biologyinmotion.com/cell_division/ Interactive Mitosis/Meiosis Quiz. This is a great opportunity for students to assess their own knowledge of the cell cycle.
DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes
1) http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/tour/ Helfpul information and diagrams.
Donniell is experimenting with inquiry teaching in just one of her three biology classes that she teaches. We are using the "inquiry" class as the experimental group and the 2 "direct instruction" classes as the control group. All three classes are administered the same exams and cover the same material. The only difference is the manner in which this material is presented to the students. Similar experimental design could be used to asses the effectiveness of multimedia in lesson design.
Listed below are a number of diagrams, videos, and interactive websites that could aide in the understanding of the cell cycle.
Interphase
1) http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/interphase_.html Helpful information and diagrams.
2) http://www.cellsalive.com/cell_cycle.htm An interactive animation of interphase.
Mitosis
1) http://www.cellsalive.com/mitosis.htm An interactive animation of mitosis.
2) http://www.johnkyrk.com/mitosis.html Animated mitosis in animal cell.
3) http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/multimedia/mitosis/ Interactive Mitosis Tutorial.
4) http://biologyinmotion.com/cell_division/ Interactive Mitosis/Meiosis Quiz. This is a great opportunity for students to assess their own knowledge of the cell cycle.
DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes
1) http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/tour/ Helfpul information and diagrams.
2 comments:
Hi Jennifer,
What a great place to use multimedia. I teach biology and it is so important for my students to see those visuals. The video that you have shown there is great. I look forward to exploring some of the other sites you have listed!
~Christy
Christy,
Let me know if you have any additional suggestions to make.
Jennifer
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