Recently, I was reading the journal Cell Biology Education (sometimes referred to as CBE Life Sciences Education). It’s a fairly new pedagogical periodical but it’s consistently excellent—made so in part by a regular feature called Current Insights. Edited by Erin Dolan, a biochemist who works at Virginia Tech, the column summarizes educational research relevant to those teaching in the sciences. Or, in the editor’s words, “This feature is designed to point … readers to current articles of interest in life sciences education as well as more general and noteworthy publications in education research.”
Posts Tagged ‘pedagogical scholarship’
Announcing the Second Annual McGraw-Hill and Magna Publications Award for Scholarly Work on Teaching and Learning
Posted Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 by Maryellen WeimerI am pleased to announce the Second Annual McGraw-Hill and Magna Publications Award for Scholarly Work on Teaching and Learning. You’ll find all the details on The Teaching Professor website (www.teachingprofessor.com), including how to submit pieces (your work and that of others), the selection criteria, and the review process. In case you’ve forgotten, a $1,000 [...]
Write This Summer
Posted Thursday, May 21st, 2009 by Maryellen WeimerIt’s been a while since I’ve gently prodded you about pedagogical scholarship. It’s the beginning of the summer and although I know that some of you do teach for all or part of the summer, there are others who don’t teach during the summer or teach a lighter load. Many of us use the summer [...]
