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From: biouncg@ecsvax.UUCP (Eleanor Duggan)
Newsgroups: net.bio
Subject: Incorporating micros into college biology instruction
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Date: Thu, 18-Sep-86 13:58:49 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 18 13:58:49 1986
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Am interested in using micro's in college level biology
instruction.  Have used Conduit's "Tribbles" and 
"Osmosis" packages experimentally during a 100 level
summer session.  Have used "genesim" from Elsivier
in a 500 level genetics class.  We own "Linkover"
and "Evolut", "Stats Plus" "Analytical Graphics"
"Superpilot" and a gene sequencing program 
produced at U of Minnesota.  We do not have a teaching 
micro lab in our science lab set-up. We do have access to
12 IBM's in a multi user lab and may have 3-4 Apple IIe's
to roll around from teaching lab to lab.

1.  Does anyone want to talk about this topic?
2.  Any good programs for demonstration or that have a
10-15 minute run time?
3.  Anyone with an existing microlab for freshman biology/
    upperclass biology?
4.  Anyone using micros for remedial or catch-up teaching?
5.  Anyone using videocassettes or video disk interactively?
6.  Any comments pros/cons?  I don't support the take-over of
biology intruciton by micros, but would like to explore
the possibility of using computers effectively in the teaching
of difficult biological concepts.
Please disregard editing problems....this is my first
attempt at posting.

reply to biouncg
Eleanor Duggan
Biology Dept.
UNC-Greensboro