Resources for Effective Pedagogy

The following resources are meant as starting points in your search to find the most effective pedagogy to use with your students. 

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Articles
Advances in Physiology Education
Other Articles

Advances in Physiology Education

Collaborative testing enhances student learning
S.P. Rao, H.L. Collins and S.E. DiCarlo

Evaluating the impact of physical renovation, computerization, and use of an inquiry approach in an undergraduate, allied health human anatomy and physiology lab
J.F. Harrison, J.S. Nichols and A.C. Whitmer

Problem-Based Writing With Peer Review Improves Academic Performance in Physiology
N.J. Pelaez

Student Critical Thinking is Enhanced by Developing Exercise Prescriptions Using Online Learning Modules
C.J. Brahler, I.J. Quitadamo, and E.C. Johnson

Undergraduates’ understanding of cardiovascular phenomena
J.A. Michael, et al.

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Other Articles

Art of Teaching (sessions I and II)
Professional Issues, Science NextWave
http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/1999/09/20/1

Effective Teaching Strategies
Michigan State University
http://www.msu.edu/~taprog/ch4.htm

Encouraging Participatory Learning: Thoughts About Engaging Students in the Classroom
K. Iverson, Prentice-Hall's Faculty Lounge
http://prenhall.com/success/FacultyRes/article.html

The Syllabus as a Learning Tool
Michigan State University
http://www.msu.edu/~taprog/ch3.htm

Using Posters in Case Studies: The Scientific Poster as a Teaching Tool
C.R. Fourtner, M. Bisson, and C.A. Loretz, SUNY at Buffalo
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/posters.html

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Resources

Explorations in Biomedicine CD-ROM for Science Educators: Engaging Native American Students in Life Science and Biomedical Research
This CD-ROM is designed for educators with an interest in science activities that focus on Native American health and science issues.  It is a compilation of classroom/lab activities, program information, and resources for the K-12 and tribal college science educator, but would be a useful resource for any science educator. (To order: Contact Brooke Bruthers at 301-634-7226 or by email at  bbruthers@the-aps.org.)

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Web sites

Education and Teaching Resources
The Physiological Society
http://www.physoc.org/education

The College Science Classroom
National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/college

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