Good Morning All, I am currently in the process of preparing an NSF-TUES grant proposal to conduct research on the use of primary literature in introductory level (freshman/sophomore) biology courses. The goal of the overall project is to evaluate the use of literature and to track students throughout their educational career. I would love to see this also result in a meta-analysis across multiple institutional partners. One key point, I would like collaborators who would be willing to simultaneously teach two different sections of the same course, one section using primary literature, and the other section using traditional methods. If you think you and your institution, or someone you know, might be interested in such a project, feel free to contact me and I can provide you with more information about what I have in mind and we discuss how we can make this a collaborative effort. I do have some preliminary data on which I am building this proposal, so we wouldn't necessarily be starting from scratch.
Looking forward to hearing from anyone interested. LaRoy ********************************* LaRoy Brandt Dept of Biology Truman State University 100 E Normal Kirksville, MO 53501 PH: 660-785-4617 FAX: 660-785-4045 *********************************
