Resources for Teaching Ecology and Evolution
In this post, I will point to several teaching resources specific to ecology and evolution. However, principles from teaching in STEM more generally also apply. Therefore, I provide general teaching resources. Most of these resources are focused on teaching at the high school or undergraduate level. Lastly, I provide teaching resources that are specific to UC Davis. This page will be updated periodically. Feel free to send suggestions to eawhite@ucdavis.edu
Ecology and Evolution teaching resources
- Online modules specific to ecology: http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/ecology
- Ecological Society of America educator resources: https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/educator-resources/
- Teaching Issues in Ecology and Evolution journal: http://tiee.esa.org/
- Compilation of videos to teach ecology organized by specific topics: https://dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/videos-for-teaching-ecology/
- UC Berkley collection of online modules designed to teach evolution: https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/teach/index.php
- 2011 National Academy of Sciences report on undergraduate biology education http://visionandchange.org/files/2011/03/Revised-Vision-and-Change-Final-Report.pdf
- CBE--Life Science Education journal: http://www.lifescied.org/
- Online network focused on teaching quantitative skills to biologists: https://qubeshub.org/
- National Center for Science Education resources for teaching evolution and climate change: https://ncse.com/classroom-resources
General teaching resources
- Yale Center for Teaching guides https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/
- Active learning in STEM review paper: http://www.pnas.org/content/111/23/8410.full
- Association of American Universities 2017 report on STEM teaching: https://www.aau.edu/essential-questions-data-sources-continuous-improvement-undergraduate-stem-teaching-and-learning
- Article on improving undergraduate science education: https://www.nature.com/news/university-learning-improve-undergraduate-science-education-1.17954
UC Davis specific
- Seminar of College Teaching: http://cee.ucdavis.edu/teaching-support/courses.html
- Graduate Teaching Community: http://cee.ucdavis.edu/teaching-support/communities-grad.html
- Teaching Assistant Consultants: http://cee.ucdavis.edu/teaching-support/become-tac.html
- Center for Educational Effectiveness resources: http://cee.ucdavis.edu/teaching-support/resources.html
- Professors for the Future program: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/professional-development/professors-future
Author: Easton White
Easton is a PhD Candidate in the Population Biology Graduate Group. His research involves using mathematical and statistical models to understand both ecological and evolutionary dynamics. He also teaches for the Biology Undergraduate Scholars Program and the non-profit Software Carpentry. You can read more about his work here.