A Multimedia Active Learning Approach to Introducing Human Parasitic Diseases in an Undergraduate Parasitology Course †
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Author:
Carissa N. Ganong1
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Received 04 June 2020 Accepted 21 December 2020 Published 29 January 2021
- ©2021 Author(s). Published by the American Society for Microbiology
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[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.
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†Supplemental materials available at http://asmscience.org/jmbe
- Mailing address: Department of Biology, Missouri Western State University, 4525 Downs Dr., St. Joseph, MO 64507. Phone: 816-271-4520. E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract:
Introducing undergraduate students to major human diseases is a key focus of many parasitology courses. Here I present a multifaceted active learning technique that familiarizes students with major human parasitic diseases while simultaneously exposing students to a range of important medical, biological, and ecological concepts. This approach involves a combination of reading and analysis of primary literature, oral presentations and in-class discussions, films, and microscopy skills and could be modified for a range of different courses and teaching styles.
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Appendix 1: Example of a student diagram
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Abstract:
Introducing undergraduate students to major human diseases is a key focus of many parasitology courses. Here I present a multifaceted active learning technique that familiarizes students with major human parasitic diseases while simultaneously exposing students to a range of important medical, biological, and ecological concepts. This approach involves a combination of reading and analysis of primary literature, oral presentations and in-class discussions, films, and microscopy skills and could be modified for a range of different courses and teaching styles.

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Received 04 June 2020 Accepted 21 December 2020 Published 29 January 2021
- ©2021 Author(s). Published by the American Society for Microbiology
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[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.
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†Supplemental materials available at http://asmscience.org/jmbe
- Mailing address: Department of Biology, Missouri Western State University, 4525 Downs Dr., St. Joseph, MO 64507. Phone: 816-271-4520. E-mail: [email protected].