Overview

The goal of the Pew Course Redesign Project is to manage costs of teaching introductory biology while maintaining our on-going teaching innovations. In the course, we use Classtalk to engage students in problem-solving activities during class. The Redesign Project supports the development of a pre-class preparation system which helps students come to class better prepared to engage in the problem-solving activities.

This web site is organized into the following sections which are accessible through the navigation tree links at the upper-left of every page. This page is the Overview.

• Announcements: An archive of the announcements posted for this project. The most recent announcement is always on this page.
• Course Modifications: The specific changes made through the redesign
• Active Classroom: The format and design of the Intro Biology environment
• Active Learning: How we use problem solving with causal models to facilitate active learning
• Technology Resources: Links to Classtalk, Duck, the Preparation Page and more
• Assessment: An analysis of student learning throughout the redesign
• Explore: Other resources on the web related to course redesign.
• Past announcements...