However, this bulletin board was posted before freshman were required to own laptops. I believe that this forum may foster collaborative learning in the future. Requirements and learning activities that promote students' abilities to identify, find, and use the tools of information science as it relates to natural science. Students are asked to find current biological news to share with the class. We start each class with a brief discussion of what is happening in the scientific community.
Most students use the world wide web to find their information.
Also, I announce topics that we are going to discuss in class and ask the students to find out all the information they can on that subject to discuss in the next class. Students are very good at finding informational web sites to help them understand complex topics. In addition, I have one laboratoy where the students must log on to a scientific web site and simulate population genetics. They analyze and interpret the data from the computer. Requirements and learning activities that promote students' abilities to critically evaluate both source and content of scientific information.