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Tales of the jungle: An attempt to integrate art and science
The National Education Policy 2020 emphasises the need for a multidisciplinary approach in higher education to enable holistic learning. In this article, Tamralipta Patra and Tara Kiran Kurre, faculties of Teacher Education in the School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University write about a course in which undergraduate students explore the topics of biodiversity and human-nature conflicts in India through the folk art forms of the country and other creative works.
Posted on in Wildlife Biology, Teaching, Undergraduate & Interdisciplinarity
Writing a modern biology textbook for the Indian classroom: the experience with iThink Biology
In December 2021, Azim Premji University inaugurated a free online textbook, called iThink Biology. In this article, a faculty at the University and an author of the textbook shares the thoughts that went behind its creation and why it is a unique educational resource for Indian undergraduate students and educators of biology.
Posted on in Education, Teaching, Undergraduate & Interdisciplinarity
Talk with teachers: Blurring boundaries between arts and sciences
Mala Radhakrishnan is a scientist-poet and a professor of chemistry at Wellesley College, USA. She writes and performs chemistry-themed poetry, including poems based on biochemistry, and has published two poetry books. In this interview, she shares insights into how science and poetry can be integrated into education.
Posted on in Education, Women in Science, Teaching & Science communication
The tigress and her cubs
In this article, a student remembers a phenomenal educator, researcher and mentor from her undergraduate days, who inspired generations of students. The author portrays the strong personality of this leader and her lesser-known softer side.
Posted on in Women in Science, Teaching & Personal Experience
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Teaching biology using analogies
Rachana Acharya
Posted on in Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Teaching, Undergraduate, Education
How I tested my students through memes
Aniruddha Datta Roy
Posted on in Evolutionary Biology, Teaching, Undergraduate, Education
Common misconceptions in biology: Lost in translation
Maya Murdeshwar
Posted on in Molecular Biology, Education, Teaching, Undergraduate, Education
Problem-based learning can impart skills for life
Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Common misconceptions in biology: Making sense of the sense and antisense DNA strands
Maya Murdeshwar
Posted on in Molecular Biology, Teaching, Undergraduate, Education