Using visual resources effectively in Microbiology education

A presentation at ASM regional meeting, Avery Point campus, Univ. of CT. Oct. 25, 2001
Thomas M. Terry, Assoc. Prof. of Molecular & Cell Biology
The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269

This page is located at    http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~terry/Common/groton2001.html    and can be accessed at your convenience for further study.
Last revised: Monday, August 26, 2002

1. Examples of appropriate use of visual resources
   

   Fundamentals of Microbiology (Thomas Terry)

   Resources for Microbiology and Biology Educators; access to current course materials by Thomas Terry.

2. Applications of visual media
   

   stills: diagrams, micrographs, etc.

   varieties of visual ways to teach a single concept: metabolism

   Movies: E. coli cell division

   Sample GIF animation 1: Animation of Electron transport in bacteria by Tom Terry

   JavaScript example: Virtual SEM by Dennis Kunkel

   Chime example: DNA Structure tutorial by Eric Martz. Requires Chime plug-in

   Shockwave example 1: Fermentation from Microbiology 290 course, Cornell University

   Shockwave example 2: Building Glycerides by Tom Terry (at The Biology Place)

   Flash example 1: Immunology Animations by Malcolm Campbell

   Flash example 2: Phagocytosis & Bacterial Pathogens by Tom Terry

3. Laboratory Simulations

   Virtual ELISA assay (Howard Hughes Medical Institute). Requires Shockwave plug-in

   Biology Animation Library. Includes shockwave animations of Polymerase Chain Reaction , Southern Blotting , and more. (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). Requires Shockwave plug-in

   Designing Experiments to Solve Restriction Mapping Problems by Peter Russel (at The Biology Place; Requires Restriction Enzyme Digest (RED) plug-in

4. Posting Student work on the Web

   Student Web Projects Spring 99 . Students of Tom Terry, UConn

   "Project TB" . Students of Tom Terry, UConn

   AIDS and India. Students of Marion Fass, Beloit College.

   Infectious diseases which have shaped human history. Students of Jackie Reynolds, Richland College.

5. Student Feedback
   
   
6. Web Resources: an example of how professional organizations can provide peer-reviewed, non-commercial, high quality materials

   ASM Education Instructional Library

7. Access to Software and Plug-ins :

   Tucows: access to software for any task related to the internet. Much of it is free, some is shareware or demos of commercial software. Everything is rated in cows -- 5 cows is the top!

   CNET Download.com: large collection of software in all categories.

   Shockwave and Flash plug-in: allows viewing sophisticate interactive and animated files

   Chime plug-in: allows interactive viewing of molecular data files. Check the instructions for limits on supported browser versions.

   Quicktime plug-in: new version supports streaming downloads so you can start watching a movie while still downloading.