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Downs, Colleen Thelma – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
A life sciences undergraduate apprenticeship initiative was run during the vacations at a South African university. In particular, the initiative aimed to increase the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Annually 12-18 undergraduate biology students were apprenticed to various institutions during the January and July vacations from…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Vacation Programs, Biological Sciences, Entomology
Li, Qing – Educational Research, 2010
Background: The emergence of a participatory culture, brought about mainly by the use of Web2.0 technology, is challenging us to reconsider aspects of teaching and learning. Adapting the learning-as-digital-game-building approach, this paper explores how new educational practices can help students build skills for the 21st century. Purpose: This…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Student Attitudes, Educational Practices, Motion

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