Intentional Teaching
Peer-Reviewed Teaching Resources with Jenny Knight and Sharleen Flowers
Jan 30, 2024
Jenny Knight and Sharleen Flowers discuss the origins and purpose of CourseSource, an open-access journal that offers peer-reviewed teaching resources for biology. They talk about the format of lesson articles, the use of learning frameworks, and the importance of sharing teaching resources. They also mention efforts to expand physics resources and the role of CourseSource in scholarly communication.
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- CourseSource is an open-access journal that provides peer-reviewed teaching resources for biology educators, offering detailed lesson plans tagged by course and topic.
- CourseSource aims to bridge the translation gap by providing teaching resources tailored to specific disciplines, enabling educators to access and integrate effective teaching strategies into their own classrooms.
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Course Source: A Valuable Resource for Biology Educators
Course Source is an open-access journal that provides peer-reviewed teaching resources for biology educators. It offers detailed lesson plans tagged by course and topic, ultimately facilitating easy searching and browsing. With over 267 lessons available, educators can find a wide range of teaching materials, such as case studies and virtual laboratories. Course Source has been successful in biology, thanks to a supportive community that emerged from the summer institutes on scientific teaching. The journal follows a rigorous peer review process, ensuring high-quality resources. While biology has seen success with Course Source, efforts are being made to expand into other disciplines, such as physics.
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