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From: mikes@tekecs.UUCP (Michael Sellers)
Newsgroups: net.bio
Subject: Re: Incorporating micros into college biology instruction
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Date: Mon, 22-Sep-86 01:18:52 EDT
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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?

Yes, though perhaps from more of a desire and design perspective than from a
solely-user one.

> Eleanor Duggan
> Biology Dept.
> UNC-Greensboro

I haven't heard of any of the programs you mention (I'm not up to date on
the current teaching software).  Could you outline what they do?  More 
importantly, could you outline some programs you'd like to see?  For 
example, would programs depicting human systemic and homeostatic functions
(heart, nervous, hormonal, etc.) be of interest?  How about one showing
a generalized cell and outlining at different levels of complexity the 
various functions inside (mitosis, protein synthesis, Krebs cycle in mito-
chondria, etc)?  These are two that I've thought of from time to time, but
never done anything with.  Would these be of value, do you think?  I'd like
to hear more about what's happening and what's wanted.

-- 

		Mike Sellers
	UUCP: {...your spinal column here...}!tektronix!tekecs!mikes


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