Programs and papers presented at the annual meeting of the American Institute for Biological Sciences (AIBS), the Botanical Society of American (BSA), the Ecological Society of America (ESA), the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT), and the American Fern Society (AFS).
7-11 August 1994, Knoxville TN
Program extract and abstract by J. E. Armstrong
The biology of Ceratopteris and its use as a model plant system. L. G. Hickok. UT, Knoxville.
Sex determining genes in the homosporous fern Ceratopteris. J. Eberle, M. Hasebe, C. Linkel, J. Nemacheck, C.-K. Wen, and J. A. Banks. Purdue U. IN
The use of Ceratopteris in teaching plant biology. K. S. Renzaglia. UT, Knoxville.
Quantitative training for life science undergraduates: fostering curricular reform. L. J. Gross. UT Knoxville.
Teaching math to young biologists: the Utah experience. F. R. Adler. U Utah, Salt Lake City.
Calculus and differential equations for the life sciences at Iowa State. A. Stanley. ISU, Ames, IA
POPULUS and the role of simulation in the population biology curriculum at Minnesota. D. Alstad. U Minn, St Paul, MN.
Software in undergraduate biology: for better or for worse. L. Ginsburg and S. Ferson. SUNY Stony Brook & Applied Biomath. Inc., Setauket NY.
AfterMATH: visualization tools for assisting biological problem solving employing graph theory and computational geometry. J. Jungck. Beloit College, WI.
Enhancing knowledge acquistition in botany through cooperative learning, research, and think tanks. J. S. Shipman. Providence College, RI.
Tools and curricular materials for learning plant sciences through research and research-like experiences. E. Stanley, T. Mulkey, J. R. Jungck, and P. Sonderberg. Millikin U. Decatur IL, ISU Terre Haute IN, & Beloit College, WI.
Ethics in the science classroom. D. S. Galitz. N Dak. St U. Fargo ND.
An introductory botany course for non-science majors. A. S. Thomas Jr. Merrimack College, N. Andover MA.
An economic approach to teaching botany. S. Rice. SW St. U, Marshall MN.
Experiences in teaching freshman botany. J. Mullins & J. W. Balling. Calif. U. PA.
Teacher education in science: the teaching environment. J. Penick. U Iowa.
Environmental education: What we know and what we need to know. J. Braus. World Wildlife Fund, Wash DC.
The Role of Media in Science Education. L. Debuhr, MBG St. Louis.
Linking among approaches. P. G. Risser, President. Miami U. OH.
Comparative circulatory system allometry exercises for the undergraduate laboratory. I. G. Welsford & K. D. McComaughay. Bradley U. Peoria.
How many proteins? Immunodetection of honeybee venom in the undergraduate laboratory. M. K. Janis. U. Alaska, Anchorage.
Seeing is believing: an investigative microscopy project for introductory biology students. E. Florance. Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR.
Genome analysis as a unifying theme in molecular biology. F. Levy. E. Tenn. St. U. Johnson City TN.
Using independent research to promote independent learning in an undergraduate molecular biology laboratory. R. Hamilton. Miss. College, Clinton MS.
Videotape: biomechanics in the physiology laboratory. J. H. Long. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie NY.
Physiofinder: computer-aided investigations in physiology. P. G. Simone. E. Mich. U. Ypsilanti MI.
Incorporating Scanning Electon Microscopy into an undergraduate biology curriculum. J. M. Osborn. NE Missouri St.U. Kirksville MO.
Improved laboratory course in undergraduate molecular biology. K. Edwards. Tx Southern U. Houston TX.
The Vermont Rivers teacher enhancement project. D. J. Bean. St. Michael's College, Colchester VT.
A new field and laboratory course in marine biology. C. Rainwater. OLOTL Univ. San Antonio TX.
Use of Macintosh microcomputers for data acquisition and data analysis in undergraduate animal physiology laboratories. M. Moran. U. Cent. Ark. Conway AK.
Using computer workstations to stimulate analytical thinking. S. B. Rhodes. Franklin College, IN.
Enhancing average student involvement in the cell biology laboratory. J. Copeland. GA Southern U. Statesboro GA.
Application of video probe microscopy to biology teaching. M. D. Sundberg. LSU Baton Rouge LA.
Creating custom multimedia instructional materials using a Windows database. S. J. Wolf. Cal. St. Univ. Stanilaus, Turlock.
An update on hand sectioning and wet mount techniques for teaching plant structure. R. C. Keating, SIU, Carbondale.
Does writing about science enhance learning about science? R. Moore (Dean of Science), U Akron OH.
A historical overview of women in the life sciences. S. Ellsworth, NSF Wash DC.
In search of the "perfect" college program in the life sciences. F. Sharples and R. J. Villasane. Oak Ridge Nat. Lab. TN.
Diversity in the life sciences: challenges and strategies. S. Ohlhorst. USU, Logan UT.
Challenges and strategies for women and minorities who choose to obtain a college degree in the life sciences. C. R. Cid. E. Conn. St. U. Willimantic CN.
Tales of a token female. E. A. Wheeler. NCSU Raleigh NC.
Viewpoints on successfully completin an undergraduate and/or graduate degree in the life sciences. E. C. Hager, K. Hart, and L.L. St. Clair. Trenton St. C. NJ & Brigham Young U. Provo UT.
Twenty-six years as an unemployed spouse in a major adademic institution. C. S. Baskin. UK Lexinton KY.
Diversity. J. A. Murphy. Bureau of Reclamation, Salt Lake City, UT.
Life is too short to do only one thing. B. W. Saigo. SE Louisiana St. U. Hammond LA.
NSF: What role in the pipeline? A. K. Sakal. U.CA Irvine CA.
Assessment in ecological education. D. Ebert-May, N Arz. U. Flagstaff AZ.
The use of ecological research methods to study ecology education. J. Tashiro and S. Jackson. N. Arz. U. Flagstaff AZ.
Challenges of creating new forms of science assessment. A. B. Champagne. SUNY Albany NY.
Developing scoring rubrics for evaluation. P. McRowland. N. Arz. St. U. Flagstaff AZ.
Portfolio assessment -- promises and pitfalls. A. Collins. FSU Tallahassee FL.
Standardized assessment in science--Can we do it better? E. W. Kimmel, Ed. Testing Serv. Princeton NJ. Discussion.
Ecology in education workshops as strategies for involving ecologists with educators to improve K-12 ecology education. K. S. Hollweg. N Amer Assoc Envirn Ed, Wash DC.
Developing partnerships between ecologists and educators in Georgia. E. B. Carter. Oxford College of Emory U. GA.
Integrating state of Kentucky's environment in K-12 ecology education. J. E. Winstead. W. Ken. U. Bowling Green KY.
Project CYPRESS: using wetlands ecology as a vehicle for connecting biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics. SE Louisiana U. Hammond LA.
Improving ecology education in Utah: strategies, successes, and challenges. S. L. Ohlhorst and S. Archibald. USU LoganUT.
Community-based education in ecology and natural sciences. K. K. Matthew. N. Mex. Mus. Nat. Hist. & Sci. Alburquerque NM. Ecology education in Wyoming. J. M. Beiswenger. U.Wy. Laramie Wy.
Ecologists in K-12 education: why? why not? so what? L. H. Metzgar. U. Mont. Missoula MT.
EcoInformatics: a laboratory exercise to introduce undergraduate students to the ecological literature. K. M. Klemow. Wilkes U. Wilkes-Barre PA.
Can students teach themselves science? C. A. Myers & H. R. Cummins. Miami U. Oxford OH.
Beyond hands-on: engaging undergraduates in the broader contexts of ecological research. A. R. Berkowitz, S. T. A. Pickett & S. E. G. Findlay. I. Ecosyst. Stud. Millbrook NY.
Collaborative environmental education using the Utica NY marsh. E. H. Williams, Hamilton College, Clinton NY.
The Internet as a component of ecological and environmental science education. N. M. Eyster-Smith. Bentley College, Walthan MA.
Undergraduate ecological research projects as a part of Space LIfe Science Training Program at the Kennedy Space Center. Y. D. Choi, L. L. Chamberlin, and C. R. Hinkle. Purdue U. Hammond IN, Flor A&M U., Tallahassee, and Bionetics Corp., Ken. Sp. Ctr. FL.
Outreach programs: mobilizing educators and volunteer leaders. M. E. Krasny. Cornell U. NY.
Global change and the global carbon cycle: a critical thinking exercise. C. A. Brewer and J. M. Beiswenger. U. Mont. Missoula MT & U. Wy. Laramie WY.
Improvement of ecology education by sharing knowledge and field experiences with K-12 teachers. S.C. Baker, E. B. Carter, H.F. Sharp Jr., T R. Wade. Oxford College at Emory U. GA.
Instructional guides for teaching the biosphere from the top down in grades 4-6. J. W. Skiles, D. L. Peterson, G. A. Hull, and T. B. Clausen. NASA-ARC, Moffett Field, CA.