Biology Lab Adaptation and Digital Imaging Technology

生物科学(61)生物学系认识到有必要让所有专业的学生接触调查实验室，并通过向学生介绍将提高他们对生物学原理和科学方法的理解的技术和方法来加强传统实验室练习的指导。变化和适应是系统的，从一年级的核心课程到高级动物行为、生理学、微生物学和海洋生物学课程，我们在整个课程的实验室练习中引入了新的方法和技术。这些变化包括四个主要目标：1)学生使用一项重要的技术，准备和分析微观和宏观生物材料的数字图像。2)向学生介绍收集、分析和呈现定量数据的重要性。3)学生使用计算机标记数字图像，以更全面地理解生物学原理。4)学生在书面报告、海报和口头报告中清楚地展示观察和实验的结果。教育文献中的一些实验正在被改编，以在一系列课程中为本科生提供适当的经验。该项目产生的产品包括根据原始资料修改的反映新技术使用情况的实验室练习，以及教员向教育期刊提交的论文，详细说明了数字图像的有用应用和根据学生的经验进行分析。专业准备一系列反映其发展的作品；学生制作图像和报告，可以以多种格式保存。毕业生更好地准备使用成像设备、定量方法和计算机，所有这些在大学和私营部门的实验室中都越来越重要。我们希望我们所服务的中等教育/生物专业的学生能向他们未来的学生传达更敏锐的科学过程意识。

Biological Sciences (61)The biology faculty have identified the need to expose all majors to investigative labs and to enhance instruction in traditional lab exercises by introducing students to technologies and approaches that will improve their understanding of biological principles and the scientific method. Change and adaptation is systemic, with new approaches and technologies introduced into laboratory exercises throughout our curriculum, from first year core courses through upper division animal behavior, physiology, microbiology and marine biology courses. The changes include four overarching goals: 1) Students use an important technology, the preparation and analysis of digital images of microscopic and macroscopic biological materials. 2) Students are introduced to the importance of collection, analysis, and presentation of quantitative data. 3) Students use computers to label digital images to develop a fuller understanding of biological principles. 4) Students clearly present the results of observations and experiments in written reports, posters, and oral presentations. A number of experiments from the educational literature are being adapted to provide appropriate experiences for undergraduates in a range of courses. Products derived from this project include laboratory exercises modified from original sources reflecting use of new technologies and faculty submission to education journals of papers detailing useful applications of use and analysis of digital images based on students' experiences. Majors prepare a portfolio of work reflecting their development; students produce images and reports that can be saved in multiple formats. Graduates are better prepared to use imaging equipment, quantitative methods, and computers, all of which are of increasing importance in university and private-sector laboratories. It is hoped that the secondary Ed/Biology majors we serve will convey to their future students a keener sense of the process of science.