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
