Animal Diversity Web as a Teaching & Learning Tool to Improve Research & Writing Skills in College Biology Courses

Christopher J. Yahnke; Tanya Dewey; Phil Myers

doi:10.1525/abt.2013.75.7.9

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1 September 2013 Animal Diversity Web as a Teaching & Learning Tool to Improve Research & Writing Skills in College Biology Courses

Christopher J. Yahnke, Tanya Dewey, Phil Myers

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Christopher J. Yahnke,¹ Tanya Dewey,² Phil Myers³

¹Christopher J. Yahnke is Associate Professor of Biology and Curator of Birds and Mammals at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, 800 Reserve St., Stevens Point, Wl 54481; e-mail: . chris.yahnke@uwsp.edu
²Tanya Dewey is content expert, curriculum consultant, and ADW Zookeeper at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ml 48109-1079; e-mail: . tdewey@umich.edu
³Phil Myers is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Mammals at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ml 48109-1079; e-mail: . pmyers@umich.edu

The American Biology Teacher, 75(7):494-498 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2013.75.7.9

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Most teachers agree that writing is an important skill for students to master, yet not all teachers incorporate writing assignments in their courses. Employers agree that written communication is important for college graduates, yet in a survey, less than 10% of employers thought that colleges did a good job preparing students for work. Writing an animal species account for Animal Diversity Web ( http://animaldiversity.org) provides students with a real-world example of writing skills and provides resources to instructors who want to incorporate writing in their classes.

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