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TED-Ed video: The Cancer Gene We All Have
My friend and colleague Michael Windelspecht recently produced a useful video about cancer. Complete with compelling animations, narration, and analogies, it’s a great launching point for in-class group work or for a homework assignment. The video’s explanations span from genetics … Continue reading
FOH: Finally, a cure for FMOOWMP
If your students are like mine, no location on campus is scarier than your office. Did you know that their reluctance to come to your office hours actually has a medical cause? I didn’t until I saw this funny new … Continue reading
Posted in Just for fun, Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona State University, commercial, FMOOWMP, FOH, office hours, video
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Video recommendation: HHMI’s Biology of Skin Color
Over a year ago I mentioned the HHMI Biointeractive site and its excellent videos. I just viewed another one on the same site. This one is called The Biology of Skin Color, and it is another winner. It is narrated by … Continue reading
Posted in Evolution
Tagged DNA, HHMI, natural selection, Nina Jablonski, skin color, ultraviolet radiation, video
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Stop-motion Biology Definitions: A Survey
Have you heard of Vine? It’s a Twitter app that allows users to record 6-second, looping videos and upload them to Vine and other media, like YouTube and Facebook. We are considering building short stop-motion Vine videos to define the glossary … Continue reading
Posted in Engaging students, Instructional technology, Study skills, Teaching, Vine
Tagged definition, stop-motion, video, Vine
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