A theory becomes more clear when it is applied to a specific problem. Statistics and Mathematics are the most common gaps in education of biology-oriented students. Statistical courses offered from Statistics departments often do not satisfy the needs of biologists because they are too theoretical. Students need to apply statistical methods to specific problems in their area of interest and learn how to interpret results. Thus, I feel that it is very important to emphasize statistical and modeling problems in ecological courses.
Computer education is essential in the contemporary world.
Thus, I feel that students should have more computer labs. Students should be familiar with all major tools available on the Internet. My students had to prepare one of their lab reports in the HTML format. As a result, they learned how to develop Web pages without taking special courses in networking. I would like to develop lecture courses for interactive distant learning through the Internet.