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The Journal of Effective Teaching an Online Journal Devoted to Teaching Excellence The Journal of Effective Teaching JET an online journal devoted to teaching excellence Special Issue Teaching Evolution in the Classroom Volume 9/Issue 2/September 2009 JET The Journal of Effective Teaching an online journal devoted to teaching excellence Special Issue Teaching Evolution in the Classroom Volume 9/Issue 2/September 2009 Online at http://www.uncw.edu/cte/et/ The Journal of Effective Teaching an online journal devoted to teaching excellence EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief Dr. Russell Herman, University of North Carolina Wilmington Editorial Board Timothy Ballard, Biology John Fischetti, Education Caroline Clements, Psychology Russell Herman, Physics and Mathematics Edward Caropreso, Education Mahnaz Moallem, Education Pamela Evers, Business and Law Associate Editor Caroline Clements, UNCW Center for Teaching Excellence, Psychology Specialty Editor Book Review Editor – none at this time Consultants Librarians - Sue Ann Cody, Rebecca Kemp Computer Consultant - Shane Baptista Reviewers Barbara Chesler Buckner, Coastal Carolina, SC Andrew J. Petto, University of Wisconsin, WI Scott Imig, UNC Wilmington, NC Massimo Pigliucci, SUNY Stony Brook, NY Julian Keith, UNC Wilmington, NC Joshua Rosenau, National Center for Science Education, Inc., CA Dennis Kubasko, UNC Wilmington, NC Colleen Reilly, UNC Wilmington, NC Gabriel Lugo, UNC Wilmington, NC Carolyn Vander Shee, Northern Illinois University, IL Dale McCall, UNC Wilmington, NC Tamara Walser, UNC Wilmington, NC Submissions The Journal of Effective Teaching is published online at http://www.uncw.edu/cte/et/. All submissions should be directed electronically to Dr. Russell Herman, Editor-in-Chief, at [email protected]. The address for other correspondence is The Journal of Effective Teaching c/o Center for Teaching Excellence University of North Carolina Wilmington 601 S. College Road Wilmington, NC 28403 USA FAX 910-962-3427 (ISSN 1935-7869 for limited print issues and ISSN 1935-7850 for the online issues) The Journal of Effective Teaching, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2009 ©2009 All rights reserved. The Journal of Effective Teaching an online journal devoted to teaching excellence CONTENTS Letter from the Editor-in-Chief: Origins Russell L. Herman …………….…………………………………................................. 1-3 The Influence of Religion and High School Biology Courses on Students’ Knowledge of Evolution When They Enter College Randy Moore, Sehoya Cotner, and Alex Bates ............................................................. 4-12 Teaching Evolution in the Galápagos Katherine E. Bruce, Jennifer E. Horan, Patricia H. Kelley, Mark Galizio ................ 13-28 A College Honors Seminar on Evolution and Intelligent Design: Successes and Challenges Patricia H. Kelley ....................................................................................................... 29-37 Clearing the Highest Hurdle: Human-based Case Studies Broaden Students’ Knowledge of Core Evolutionary Concepts Alexander J. Werth ..................................................................................................... 38-53 Evolution in Action, a Case Study Based Advanced Biology Class at Spelman College Aditi Pai ...................................................................................................................... 54-68 Preparing Teachers to Prepare Students for Post-Secondary Science: Observations From a Workshop About Evolution in the Classroom. Caitlin M. Schrein et al. ............................................................................................. 69-80 CALL FOR PAPERS The Journal of Effective Teaching is accepting submissions for review for the Spring 2010 issue. Manuscripts will be due October 31, 2009. The expected publication date will be February 28th. Articles will be accepted in any of the Content Areas supported by the journal. The Journal of Effective Teaching, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2009 ©2009 All rights reserved. ii INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS The Journal of Effective Teaching is an electronic journal devoted to the exchange of ideas and information about undergraduate and graduate teaching. Articles are solicited for publications which address excellence in teaching at colleges and universities. We invite contributors to share their insights in pedagogy, innovations in teaching and learn- ing, and classroom experiences in the form of a scholarly communication which will be reviewed by experts in teaching scholarship. Articles should appeal to a broad campus readership. Articles which draw upon specific-discipline based research or teaching prac- tices should elaborate on how the teaching practice, research or findings relates across the disciplines. We are particularly interested in topics addressed in the particular Content Areas described at this site, including empirical research on pedagogy, innovations in teaching and learning, and classroom experiences. The Journal of Effective Teaching will be published online twice a year at the web site http://www.uncw.edu/cte/ET/. All manuscripts for publication should be submitted elec- tronically to the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Russell Herman, at [email protected]. Articles will be reviewed by two to three referees. Manuscripts for publication should: • Follow APA guidelines (5th Edition). • Include an abstract and 3-5 keywords. • Typeset in English using MS Word format and 12 pt Times New Roman • Articles/essays on effective teaching should be 2000-5000. • Research articles should be 3000-8000 words. • Tables and figures should be placed appropriately in the text. All articles published in The Journal of Effective Teaching will be copyrighted under the Creative Commons "Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivs" license. The Journal of Effective Teaching will require that the author sign a copyright agreement prior to publi- cation. Deadlines for Upcoming Issues Spring 2010 Fall 2010 Submissions Due October 31, 2009 May 31, 2010 Notification of Acceptance December 31, 2009 July 31, 2010 Final Manuscripts Due January 31, 2010 August 31, 2010 The Journal of Effective Teaching, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2009 ©2009 All rights reserved. The Journal of Effective Teaching an online journal devoted to teaching excellence Letter from the Editor-in-Chief: Origins Russell L. Herman1 The University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC In the beginning - ρ ∇⋅=E ε 0 ∇⋅=B 0 dB ∇×E =− dt dE ∇×BJ =μμε + … 000dt and there was light. This set of equations, which makes little sense to some, has been displayed on many a physics major’s T-shirt. These equations are referred to as Maxwell’s equations, named after the famous physicist James Clerk Maxwell, who used what was known about elec- tricity and magnetism in the 1860’s and predicted the existence of electromagnetic waves. It wasn’t until 1887 that a thirty year old Heinrich Hertz produced the first elec- tromagnetic waves, leading to radio and television broadcasting. Not long after that Ja- gadish Chandra Bose discovered microwave radiation. Just a few years before Maxwell’s predictions, in 1859, Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. This year is the bicentennial of Darwin’s birth (February 12, 1809) and the 150th anni- versary of his publication, On the Origin of Species (November 24, 1859)2. Many groups have been celebrating these events and there has been much discussion in college and university classrooms about the impact of Darwin’s work in the sciences and beyond. Considering the recent controversies in the public schools and the media, this topic has lead to questions as to how to effectively teach a diverse student population and the gen- eral public about the science, philosophy, and history of evolution and Darwinism in our society. In this volume of The Journal of Effective Teaching you will find articles on teaching evolution in the classroom marking these anniversaries. We solicited articles on teaching evolution in the college classroom which also adhered to the mission of the journal, namely articles which highlighted effective teaching practices, or studies involving stu- dent learning, and not those solely about the content of evolution. 1 Author's email: [email protected] 2 It is interesting to note that there are other significant anniversaries ending in “9” such as those as shown in Table 1. The Journal of Effective Teaching, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2009, 1-3 ©2009 All rights reserved. Herman 2 Table 1: Some Other Significant Dates Ending in “9” Years Date Event Ago 400 25 August 1609 Galileo Galilei demonstrated his new telescope.3 300 1609 Johannes Kepler wrote the book Astronomia nova 280 1729 First English translation of Newton’s Principia by An- drew Motte 200 12 February 1809 Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born. 150 24 November, 1859 On the Origin of the Species 130 March 14, 1879 Albert Einstein was born. 120 November 20, 1889 Edwin Hubble was born. 90 May 29, 1919 Sir Arthur Eddington solar eclipse expedition confirmed Einstein’s theory of general relativity. 80 1929 Hubble discovered the Redshift Distance Law of galax- ies, Hubble's law. 70 1939 Nuclear fission is discovered independently by Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn. 40 July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the Moon. 20 November 18, 1989 COBE launched http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/cobe/ 10 December 1, 1999 First Human Chromosome Completely Sequenced http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/ project/chr22.shtml Where did we come from? Why am I here? What is the fate of the universe? Many people have contemplated such questions since their youth from points of view ranging from philosophical
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