TIEE : Volume 2, July 2004

• — Edited by C. D'Avanzo and B. W. Grant
• — S. Musante, Managing Editor

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editors' Notes
           Overview of TIEE

ISSUES To Teach Ecology

Figure Sets (published figures to use in lecture)


• What are the Ecological Impacts of Plant Biotechnology?
  Dara Zycherman (U.S. Green Building Council) and Jason Taylor (Ecological Society of America)
• Ecological Impacts of High Deer Densities
  Tania M. Schusler (Cornell University)

Data Sets (students work with published data)


• Effects of Plant Biodiversity on Ecosystem Productivity within a Savannah Grassland Community
  Joe Fargione and David Tilman (University of Minnesota)

Frontiers Issues to Teach Ecology (using articles in the classroom)
edited and authored by Charlene D'Avanzo (Hampshire College)


• Vulnerability of High Diversity Habitats to Introduced Species
  Based on Stohlgren, T.J., D.T. Barnett, and J.T. Kartesz. 2003. The rich get richer: patterns of plant invasions in the United States. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 1(1): 11-14.
• Evolution of Ideas about Causes of Amphibian Deformities
  Based on Blaustein, A.R. and P.T.J. Johnson. 2003. The complexity of deformed amphibians. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2(1): 87-94.
• Long Term Changes in Marine Fisheries
  Based on Barange, M. 2003. Ecosystem science and the sustainable management of marine resources: from Rio to Johannesburg. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 4(1): 190-196.

EXPERIMENTS to Teach Ecology (inquiry-based labs)

• Exploring the Lotka-Volterra Competition Model with Two Species of Parasitoid Wasps
  Christopher W. Beck, Judy A. Guinan, Lawrence S. Blumer, and Robert W. Matthews (Emory University, Radford University, Morehouse College, University of Georgia)
• Inquiry-based Learning in Plant Ecology: Students Collect the Field Data, Ask the Questions, and Propose the Answers
  Alan B. Griffith (University of Mary Washington)
• Pollination Ecology: Field Studies of Insect Visitation and Pollen Transfer Rates
  Judy Parrish (Millikin University)

TEACHING (information about teaching and learning)

• Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About Student-active Teaching
• Tutorials on Student-active Teaching (short how-to's)
• Turn-to-your Neighbor
• Jigsaw
• Essays
• Student-active Teaching
• Evaluation of Course Reforms: A Primer
• Guided Class Discussion
• Help Your Students Understand and Interpret Figures and Tables
• Glossary (education terms)
• Links (www sites)
• Ecology 101
• Active Learning and Student Active Teaching
• Improving Lectures and Discussion
• Cooperative Groupwork
• Theories of Learning Styles
• Assessment and Evaluation
• Articles by Richard M. Felder (NC State University)
• Faculty Teaching Enhancement Programs
• Forest Simulation Program
• Email Discussion List