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Learning styles and science labs
Category: Science education
Science labs are not for all people.
Posted by Sandra Porter at 7:44 PM • 8 Comments •
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I am a microbiologist and molecular biologist turned tenured biotech faculty turned bioinformatics scientist turned entrepreneur. My passion is developing instructional materials for 21st century biology (Digital World Biology).
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Can't do the math? Blame your brain!
Category: Miscellany
It's dyscalculia. The curse of math instructors everywhere. A few years ago, students at the community college, where I taught, petitioned to have math removed from the list of courses...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 4:48 PM • 7 Comments •
March 14, 2007
Ethics in the Science Classroom
Category: Science education
Learn how to integrate ethics into your science classroom.
Posted by Sandra Porter at 3:35 PM • 0 Comments •
March 13, 2007
Bacteria growing up under pressure (selective, that is)
Category: Microbiology
Sometimes the sickest bacteria are the best survivors.
Posted by Sandra Porter at 8:44 AM • 4 Comments •
March 12, 2007
From Louis Pasteur to "Lab-on-a-chip"
Category: Microbiology
Blogging from the 2007 NW branch ASM meeting
Posted by Sandra Porter at 2:29 PM • 1 Comments •
March 11, 2007
Coming out the closet with a science fiction book in my hand
Category: Miscellany
yes, I read science fiction, too.
Posted by Sandra Porter at 8:04 PM • 16 Comments •
March 10, 2007
2007 Bio-Link Summer Fellows Workshop
Category: Announcements
It must be spring. Summer course announcements are popping up everywhere and this site is no exception. Last Friday, I posted an announcement about our summer bioinformatics course in Alaska,...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 9:00 AM • 0 Comments •
March 9, 2007
Bioinformatics in Alaska: Of course it's a course, of course, of course
Category: Bioinformatics
Registration has opened a bit late this year, but it's always tricky when large programs change hands. The Chautauqua Short Course program for College Teachers is no different. In fact,...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 11:55 AM • 0 Comments •
March 8, 2007
Why does this fish look surprised?
Category: Announcements
Maybe a little squid told him that tomorrow is PZ's birthday. Happy birthday PZ! The fish and I wish you 50 more!...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 10:47 PM • 1 Comments •
