Workshop Biology for Non-Majors: Promoting Scientific Literacy Through Investigative Labs and Issue-Oriented Activities

本项目将为非专业学生开发一套新的生物课程 它发展了知识基础，观察技能， 学生在科学领域的智力学习习惯， 允许在没有正式指导的情况下继续学习; 作为改变学生价值观的工具;并将引导学生 认识到科学和公众之间的相互作用 按照政事 为了实现这些目标，PI提出了一种实验性的 非专业基础课程，侧重于开放式 实验室/讲习班活动，不再强调讲座， 示威

This project will develop a new biology curriculum for non-majors which develops the knowledge base, the observational skills, and intellectual study habits of students in an area of science which will allow for continued learning without formal instruction; act as an instrument to change student values; and will lead students to a recognition of the interplay between science and public affairs. To achieve these ends the PI proposes an experimentally based curriculum for non-majors which focuses on open ended laboratory/workshop activities and de-emphasizes lectures and demonstrations.