Teaching:Useful links

From Shiu Lab

Contents 1 Science education 2 Evolution education 3 Bioinformatics education 4 Science career management 5 MSU teaching related sites 6 Misc

Science education

• National Center for Science Education

Evolution education

• Evolution as Fact and Theory by by Stephen Jay Gould.
• Talk.Origins: devoted to the discussion and debate of biological and physical origins.
• Panda's Thumb: explaining the theory of evolution, critiquing the claims of the anti-evolution movement.
• Evolution for Everyone: An PLoS Biology article on "How to Increase Acceptance of, Interest in, and Knowledge about Evolution"

Bioinformatics education

• BioQuest-BEDROCK: Bioinformatics Education Dissemination: Reaching Out, Connecting, and Knitting-together
• Bioinformatics editorial: A curriculum for bioinformatics: the time is ripe
• PLoS Comp Biol article: Bioinformatics Education—Perspectives and Challenges

Science career management

• HHMI Lab Management Resources
• New York Science Alliance Career Resource

MSU teaching related sites

• MSU instructor system
• MSU course schedule system
• MSU online course rating system
• Online instructional resources: A selected, annotated collection of links for university instructors

Misc

Writing teaching philosophy

As an educator, how do you organize your ideas on teaching and learning.

PowerPoint Presentations - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Dos and don'ts for powerpoint.

Getting attention

How do you effectively get your message across.

Declutter your hard drive

Computational work generates tons of files and folders. How do you keep it organized.