Promoting Relevant Skills in Lecture, Lab, and Assessment
Dr. Eric J. Simon will present practical ways to promote and practice relevant skills in introductory courses, emphasizing process of science skills that will help all students.
Dr. Eric J. Simon, Author, Professor, Dept. of Biology & Health Science, New England College
A shift is occurring in introductory science education away from delivering content and toward promoting critical thinking skills. In this seminar, Dr. Eric J. Simon will present practical ideas on how to promote and practice relevant skills in introductory courses, emphasizing process of science skills that will help all students (including non-science-majors).
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About the speaker
Dr. Eric J. Simon, Author, Professor, Dept. of Biology & Health Science, New England College
Eric J. Simon, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Biology and Health Science at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. There, he teaches introductory biology, human biology, and tropical marine biology. Dr. Simon also teaches international travel courses, including ones to Belize, the Galapagos, Tanzania, Cuba, the Amazon river, and Patagonia. Dr. Simon received a B.A. in biology and computer science and an M.A. in biology from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Harvard University. Dr. Simon is the lead author of the introductory non-majors biology textbooks Biology: The Core, Campbell Essential Biology and Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology, and a co-author of Campbell Biology: Concepts and Connections, all published by Pearson.