Communicating Science through Editorial Cartoons in Microbiology Classrooms 
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Thomas Edison E. dela Cruz; Jeane V. Aril-dela Cruz

doi:10.1128/jmbe.v19i1.1496

Communicating Science through Editorial Cartoons in Microbiology Classrooms †

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Thomas Edison E. dela Cruz^1,*, Jeane V. Aril-dela Cruz¹

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Affiliations: 1: Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas, Sampaloc 1008 Manila, Philippines

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Received 03 October 2017 Accepted 21 December 2017 Published 30 March 2018
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*Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas, España Blvd., Sampaloc, 1008 Manila, Philippines. Phone: +632 406-1611, ext. 8297. E-mail: [email protected]st.edu.ph.

Source: J. Microbiol. Biol. Educ. March 2018 vol. 19 no. 1 doi:10.1128/jmbe.v19i1.1496

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Abstract:

The use of graphical illustration in lecture presentations can make a seemingly boring lesson more attractive and enticing to students. Creating science-themed illustrations and science-based narratives can also lead to creative and critical thinking among students. We used writing editorials and creating editorial cartoons as a learning activity to promote critical thinking and creative skills that are essential in communicating scientific information. This activity can be used with a range of audiences, at various educational levels and in basic to advanced courses.

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Appendix 1: Sample rubrics for grading editorial cartoon and narrative., Appendix 2: Sample editorial cartoon and narrative.
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Received 03 October 2017 Accepted 21 December 2017 Published 30 March 2018
[open-access] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ and https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode), which grants the public the nonexclusive right to copy, distribute, or display the published work.
† Supplemental materials available at http://asmscience.org/jmbe
*Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas, España Blvd., Sampaloc, 1008 Manila, Philippines. Phone: +632 406-1611, ext. 8297. E-mail: [email protected].

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Appendix 1: Sample rubrics for grading editorial cartoon and narrative., Appendix 2: Sample editorial cartoon and narrative.

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