Ann C Smith, Richard Stewart, Patricia Shields, Jennifer Hayes-Klosteridis, Paulette Robinson, Robert Yuan
Active learning and research-oriented activities have been increasingly used in smaller, specialized science courses. Application of this type of scientific teaching to large enrollment introductory courses has been, however, a major challenge. The general microbiology lecture/laboratory course described has been designed to incorporate published active-learning methods. Three major case studies are used as platforms for active learning. Themes from case studies are integrated into lectures and laboratory experiments, and in class and online discussions and assignments...
2005: Cell Biology Education