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Association of College and University Biology Educators (ACUBE) Southeast
Missouri State University |
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Call for Presentations Interdisciplinary can mean a lot of things. One sort of interdisciplinary exploration was the Lewis & Clark expedition in which many disciplines were used to complete a major project. In addition to scientific sampling, they created maps, described the geological features of the land and waterways, wrote, created images, lived in other cultures, did some politicking and diplomacy, evaded enemies, hunted, built lodging, and used orienteering and survival skills. Another sort of interdisciplinary exploration is the way in which many biological problems are formulated and studied. For example, modern genomics, which uses statistics, engineering, molecular biology and computer science is an interdisciplinary approach to investigating problems as diverse as systematics and nutrition. We invite you to submit a paper, poster or workshop on ways you incorporate interdisciplinary exploration or approaches in your biology teaching. Do you team-teach a class with someone from another discipline? Do you give students assignments that are overtly interdisciplinary? Have you designed a course centered on a project or theme that is interdisciplinary (e.g., land use for a particular plot of land, or field courses set in a different environment)? Are your nonmajors science classes becoming a combination of chemistry, physics, biology and earth science? Do your courses contain ethics, economics or global studies? To submit a proposal for this meeting submit the following form by October 1, 2005 (NEW DATE) and email it as an attachment to Jill Kruper, Program Chairperson, ACUBE 49th meeting. Email: jill.kruper@murraystate.edu Phone: Note: At least one presenter for each poster, paper or workshop must be an ACUBE member. (Annual dues are $30.) Click here for pdf of membership form |