part 1 (4 sources for part 1)
The Discussion boards in this course are an opportunity for the student to explore, learn and share current events in the world of Microbiology.
The course will equip you with tools to better understand the basic biology that drives microscopic organisms. The goal for these discussions is for you to apply those tools, connect the structured information from your textbook with current research, and to empower your personal knowledge.
The format is simple and the idea is that each student’s contribution becomes part of a sharable collection of articles for everybody to explore and learn from.
Three steps of the assignment:
1- Find an article about microbiology for you to share with the class. Read, deconstruct and reflect on the content of the article. Sometimes additional reading may be necessary.
2- Share your learnings with your classmates. Complete your main post, which should include:
- Title of the post: Use the title of the post to promote your article (You can use the title of the article)
- Post Content:
- Title of the article
- Link to the article (Reference)
- Classify the article into: Research Paper, General Public Communication, Opinion Piece, White Paper
- Brief summary (2 paragraphs max). The summary should help the reader to have a general but comprehensive idea of what the article is about. Think about the summary in three sections: Intro, Details and Conclusion.
- 5 tags (Think about keywords you would use to search for the article)
3- Read and comment on two other papers from your classmates. (2 paragraphs max that should add insightful feedback)
Here are some suggestions on where you can find interesting articles:
- The Scientist Magazine https://www.the-scientist.comLinks to an external site.
- ASM ( American Society of Microbiology) https://asm.orgLinks to an external site.
- Science Daily https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/plants_animals/microbiology/Links to an external site.
- Nature https://www.nature.com/subjects/microbiologyLinks to an external site.
- Labroots https://www.labroots.com/trending/microbiologyLinks to an external site.
- Or even General Public outlets such as New York Times (for this ones you may need additional reading to extract more of the scientific value) https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/microbiologyLinks to an external site.
- Or WIRED https://www.wired.com/search/?q=Microbiology&sort=score+desc
Discussion 2 (Sunflowers and Fibonacci)
Directions:
A video about Fibonacci numbers is listed below. The video talks about the relationship of Fibonacci numbers in nature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRjFV_DETKQOpens externallyLinks to an external site. [+]
Post Instructions:
After watching the video your posting should be at least one paragraph / four sentences long and addresses the following points:
- Did you know the number of pedals on a flower is a Fibonacci number? Have you tried counting them before?
- Which Fibonacci Number comes after 8? After 13?
- What is the most irrational number?
- Do you have any experience with the golden ratio? If yes, where?
NOTE: Your post should be at least 4 full sentences in length for full credit.
Reply Instructions:
Your reply should be at least one paragraph / three sentences long and address the response of your classmates – reply to at least two classmates.
[Post and reply required for grade.]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRjFV_DETKQ