For those of you who don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m taking college courses in my free time with the future objective of becoming a science teacher. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a long, slow road I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m traveling, mainly because I have to keep my day job in order to keep the family fed and such. And I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t complain about my job, as it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a good, exciting one. So, I just try to cram in my studies whenever I can.<\/p>\n
I recently finished up (and passed!) a semester that consisted of a biology course, a literature course, and an ethics course. This new semester I just started is strictly science. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m taking another biology class and a chemistry class. One thing I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m really looking forward to is an online seminar that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s part of the biology class. The American Museum of Natural History<\/a> hosts Seminars on Science<\/a> on a regular basis. During my first biology class, I participated in the AMNH seminar Genetics, Genomics, and Genethics<\/a>. It was an eye-opening experience as I learned about the history of genetics and the tangled knots of ethical concerns. For instance, your genome can be screened for serious medical conditions, which can help you prepare for the future. But what if your insurance company gets a hold of that information and thus raises rates or denies coverage?<\/p>\n Anyway, the AMNH seminar I am signed up for this time is Evolution<\/a>. The seminar instructors will be Niles Eldredge (I bet many of you recognize that name. Are you jealous?) and Joel Cracraft. This should be fun and informative!<\/p>\n The college I \u00e2\u20ac\u0153attend\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is Western Governor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s University<\/a>. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 100% online, kinda like Phoenix University and such. WGU is the only online university to offer a teaching program. I had attended some local colleges, but started running into problems with scheduling since my evening hours couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t always match up with needed, available courses. So, I shopped around for an alternative and discovered WGU. I checked with my local public school district to see if a degree from WGU would be good to go for teaching, and it is. There are some tradeoffs in attending college all online. I tend to feel very isolated and on my own. On the other hand, I can get the work done when I have the time; I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not locked into any schedule.<\/p>\n With the classes all being online, I wind up doing a lot of work and reading based on Internet sources. Below, you’ll find a link dump of many of the sites I used during my first biology course. And as I venture forth through this semester\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s classes and the AMNH seminar, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll try to remember to post other interesting links here.<\/p>\n The Open Door Web Site<\/a> For those of you who don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m taking college courses in my free time with the future objective of becoming a science teacher. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a long, slow road I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m traveling, mainly because I have to keep my day job … Continue reading
\nThe Biology Project<\/a>
\nEnergy in the Human Body<\/a>
\nCells Alive!<\/a>
\nThe Virtual Cell<\/a>
\nThe Virtual Biology Labs<\/a>
\nThe Biology Place<\/a>
\nBioLogica Web Labs<\/a>
\nPea Soup<\/a>
\nLearn.Genetics<\/a>
\nUnderstanding Genetics<\/a>
\nUnderstanding Evolution<\/a>
\nPBS: Evolution<\/a>
\nBiology in Motion<\/a>
\nActionBioscience: Intelligent Design?<\/a>
\nInternet BioLabs<\/a>
\nSynthetic Theory of Evolution<\/a>
\nIsland Biogeography and Evolution<\/a>
\nThe Virtual Fossil Museum<\/a>
\nGenetics, A Conceptual Approach<\/a>
\nCool Science for Curious Kids<\/a>
\nBloody Character of Specific Immunity<\/a>
\nAccess Excellence Science Mystery<\/a>
\nShedd, The World’s Aquarium: Interactives<\/a>
\nSustainable Measures<\/a>
\nBiologyMad<\/a>
\nAustralian Museum: Sea Slug Forum<\/a>
\nPhysical Geography<\/a>
\nThe Field Museum: Project E.R.<\/a>
\nNOVA Teachers<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"