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Biocomplexity

Link: http://bioquest.org/biocomplexity/

http://bioquest.org/biocomplexity/The Biocomplexity Project is an initiative of the BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium to develop strategies for integrating biocomplexity and its multidisciplinary approaches to problem solving in undergraduate education. Key goals of this project are to: 1. involve undergraduate faculty and researchers in the collaborative development of a framework for biocomplexity education 2. create computationally intensive problem-solving materials for undergraduate classrooms 3. support a community of educators interested in biocomplexity education To consider the interactions among the biological, geophysical, and chemical dimensions of ecosystems and human society, biocomplexity approaches must be both integrative and collaborative. Contemporary biocomplexity research crosses the boundaries between disciplines to reconsider problems from multiple perspectives. We emphasize the development of undergraduate educational experiences that are integrative and collaborative using the computational resources developed to support this approach. The Biocomplexity Project is developing computationally intensive instructional materials that allow students to investigate biocomplexity with the professional tools and methodologies used by researchers in the field. These materials engage students in active, inquiry-based, open-ended learning. Computational approaches include: * Geographic Information Systems (GIS) * modeling and simulation * real-time data acquisition * data mining * evolutionary bioinformaticsRelation:Contact:John Greenler, greenlrj@beloit.edu, Robin Greenler, greenlrr@beloit.edu

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