January 17 2008
| We start off 2008 with a new edition to our series Faculty and Librarians Team-up for Student Success. We are joined by Librarian Leslee Shell from the Fletcher Library on the ASU West campus and Ken Sweat from the Integrated Natural Sciences Department at the West campus to discuss new teaching methods for students of biology.
Ken and Leslee joined forces to get students past the heady language associated with scientific literature and tap into the vast resources available to them. There is a lot of language students may not recognize and far more resources today then there were just a few years ago. Leslee was also looking at bringing library instruction directly to the students and their curriculum. |
Leslee Shell and Ken Sweat |
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They work with concepts students can relate to and utilize material built around an innovative program linking cell biology, genetics and ecology via a focal organism, the desert tree lizard, as a model organism integrated into a core curriculum. |
| Leslee and Ken work to engage students in the learning process, encourage them to ask questions and begin seeking information on their own. | |
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This episode is a part of the ASU Faculty and Librarians Team-Up for Students Success series looking at new teaching methods and techniques that capture students’ imaginations, build confidence and provide the skills they need to succeed.
| Host: Fred McIlvainGuests: Leslee Shell Ken Sweat |
Leslee, Fred, and Ken |
Episode 64
Running Time: 10:37
