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Teaching scientific writing to college students
Lakshmi Supriya
Reading and writing science is an important component of scientific training. It prepares students for an academic career and adds to their soft skills. Writing literature review is a great way to practice the organisation of scientific ideas into an informative, rational piece. Peer review assessment of the piece leads to collective learning. In this article, we discuss how these skills can be introduced in an undergraduate classroom.
Posted on Apr 19, 2019 in Health & Medicine, Biology, Teaching, Undergraduate & Science communication
The language of concepts in chemistry and biology textbooks
Anusha Krishnan
Is the style of writing related to the stream of science? Is the same scientific concept dealt differently in chemistry and biology textbooks? A recent study analyses language demography - the pattern of key word usage for explaining protein synthesis. The study suggests that students gain a holistic view of the concept by reading both the biology and the chemistry texts of protein synthesis.
Posted on Mar 29, 2019 in Chemistry, Biology, Teaching, Undergraduate & Interdisciplinarity
Education Innovation Conference 2019 - Delhi: A report
Aditi Jain
Has the advent of the information age affected learning behaviour? Do teaching strategies need to be modified to keep up with times? Education Innovation Conference brought together leaders in education to deliberate. This report presents the highlights of the conference.
Posted on Mar 01, 2019 in Teaching, Undergraduate & Mentorship
The growing Indian biopharmaceutical industry: its requirements and endeavours
Ibani Kapur & Navodita Jain
The advent of the era of biopharmaceuticals - pharmaceuticals of biological origin, has brought in an industry that requires an indigenous workforce specialising in biological sciences. What is the skill set that a job in biopharma industry requires? Leadership Conclave held during the Biosimilar Workshop at ICT Mumbai brainstormed on the question and presented its requirements to educational bodies and policymakers.
Posted on Feb 15, 2019 in Health & Medicine, Pharmacology, Interdiscipline, Teaching, Undergraduate & Industry
Botanical Tree-Thinking: a card game to teach plant evolution
Bharti D K
What if playing or trading cards had information of the natural world? Educators suggest that it could induce "tree-thinking" - the understanding of evolution using phylogenetic trees. This article discusses the use of playing cards as teaching tools to piece together key events in plant evolution.
Posted on Jan 25, 2019 in Evolutionary Biology, Plant Biology, Botany, Teaching, Undergraduate & Research