Teaching Biodiversity & Evolution through Travel Course Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Zervanos, Stam. M.; McLaughlin, Jacqueline S.
Titel	Teaching Biodiversity & Evolution through Travel Course Experiences
Quelle	In: American Biology Teacher, 65 (2003) 9, S.683-688 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-7685
Schlagwörter	Evolution; Web Based Instruction; Student Interests; Ecology; Biodiversity; Foreign Countries; College Students; Science Instruction; Science Curriculum; Science Teachers; Field Studies; Alaska; Australia; Costa Rica; Ecuador + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Web Based Training; Studieninteresse; Ökologie; Biodiversität; Ausland; Collegestudent; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Praxisforschung; Australien
Abstract	Biodiversity is the extraordinary variety of life in this planet. In order to be fully appreciated, biodiversity needs to be experienced firsthand, or "experientially." Thus, the standard classroom lecture format is not the ideal situation for teaching biodiversity and evolutionary concepts, in that student interest and understanding are not optimal. In this article, the authors share how they gave their students the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge of the biodiversity of selected world biomes through the experience of a travel course to the Ecuadorian rainforest and the Galapagos Islands. They assert that actual field exploration encourages student collaboration, stimulates inquiry-based learning, and promotes environmental consciousness. Through innovative pre-trip and post-trip Web-based instruction and actual fieldwork, the students delved into key issues of biodiversity, ecosystem dynamics, and biocomplexity. Here, the authors share information on the objectives, processes, and pitfalls of planning and implementing a travel-based course. (Contains 1 figure and 11 online resources.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10