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Know your insects! New approaches to teaching insect morphology and systematics
Luca Franzini
Andrew R. Deans and István MikóFrost Entomological Museum
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Only 5 dedicated insect morphology courses*
*source: http://bit.ly/InsectMorphology
Snodgrass (1910)
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Know your insect (ENT 530)
○ 7 students○ each gets two weeks○ CLSM○ bibliography○ dissemination
Frederickson
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1. Mini-lecture on the anatomical entity of interest2. Mini-lecture on research question/methods3. Dissections to examine that structure4. Instructors facilitate question-driven exploration: What?
How? Where?|
student trains in advanced microscopy|
classmates break for one week to find relevant papers↓
5. Literature discussion6. Synthesis and publication
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1. Mini-lecture on the anatomical entity of interest2. Mini-lecture on research question/methods3. Dissections to examine that structure4. Instructors facilitate question-driven exploration: What?
How? Where?|
student trains in advanced microscopy|
classmates break for one week to find relevant papers↓
5. Literature discussion6. Synthesis and publication
student-driven
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Results:
80+ reference bibliography
7 great blog posts
dozens of research quality images
100% student satisfaction
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1st Annual Penn State Morphology Jamboree
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Can we teach insect systematics this way?
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Old style lab
○ examine specimens for diagnostic characters○ mindlessly commit to memory○ get quizzed
Old style collection
○ collect hundreds of insects, mindlessly
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rote → active/experiential
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Acknowledgments
Carolyn Trietsch, Maridel Fredericksen, Kyle Burks, Keith Bayless, Matt Bertone, and all the students who have taken ENT 502 and ENT 432
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Acknowledgments
Carolyn Trietsch, Maridel Fredericksen, Kyle Burks, Keith Bayless, Matt Bertone, and all the students who have taken ENT 502 and ENT 432
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