Why is this a web based course?
This course was originally developed by Dr. Richard Falk who taught BIS
10 Spring Quarter each year by the traditional lecture and
discussion method. Several years ago, faculty became
aware of the potential for the web to be used for teaching.
Some thought it was a great idea and others thought a
medium used to advertise cars and soft drinks should be
relegated to just that. Dr. Falk gave it a try and gave his
student's the option of taking the same class either by
traditional methods or by accessing the web. He decided
that both groups of students learned a similar amount of
biology and convinced the faculty committee on courses to
create the web course BIS 10V (with V standing for virtual).
The one exception to the course being entirely web based is
that students are required to take the mid-term and final
exams in a traditional classroom setting.
Before actually teaching BIS 10V on campus, Dr. Falk moved on to a
position with another University. I asked to be allowed to
take over the course and was given permission to do so.
Because my appointment is in the Department of Entomology and Nematology, the course is
cross listed as NEM 010V.
For the past 18 years, I have been actively engaged in
a combination of traditional classroom and web based
instruction. I have taught a portion of Entomology
156 (Biology of Parasitism) lecture and laboratory, and PPP
201 (Concepts of Plant Protection and Pest Management)
and Nematology 204 (Management of Plant Parasitic
Nematodes).
If you like, you can visit my web site for
NEM 204.
As is common for many working in the sciences, I have a
joint appointment at UC Davis. This includes a partial I&R
(Instruction and Research) appointment combined with a
CE (Cooperative Extension Specialist) appointment. BIS
10V/NEM 10V is part of my I&R role. My CE role takes me on teaching
and research adventures throughout the state of
California.
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