“MY BIOLOGY NOTEBOOK IS A TEXTBOOK LIKE NO OTHER. IT WILL HELP YOU AS A STUDENT KNOW WHEN TO TAKE NOTES AND WHEN TO SIMPLY LISTEN IN CLASS. IT IS PACKED WITH HOMEWORK SHEETS SO YOU NEVER HAVE TO PANIC ABOUT YOUR ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU MISS CLASS. IT ALSO HAS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO RESEARCH A TOPIC IN DETAIL.”
SIMPLIFYING BIOLOGY FOR NON-BIOLOGY MAJORS
MOST STUDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE AN INTEREST IN SCIENCE PANIC A BIT WHEN THEY REALIZE THEY HAVE TO TAKE A BIOLOGY CLASS IN COLLEGE.
DR. AFANGIDEH WHO HAS BEEN A BIOLOGY PROFESSOR IN AFRICA AND NORTH AMERICA OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS IS ON A MISSION TO STOP THE BIOLOGY PANIC [#StopTheBiologyPanic].
IN TALKING TO STUDENTS OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES SHE FOUND THAT TWO OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES STUDENTS FACE IN LEARNING BIOLOGY ARE:
THINKING THAT BIOLOGY IS A CLASS THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM.
KNOWING WHEN TO TAKE NOTES AND WHEN TO PAY ATTENTION.
HER ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS LED TO THE CREATION OF A CURRICULUM THAT IS HEAVILY FOCUSED ON HELPING STUDENTS LEARN IN A PROCESS- ORIENTED MANNER. HER BIOLOGY CLASSES ARE INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING AS SHE INCORPORATES SCIENCE LESSONS WITH SELF-DISCOVERY AND SELF AWARENESS.
THIS TEXTBOOK IS AN ADDITIONAL ATTEMPT TO HELP STUDENTS FURTHER SIMPLIFY THEIR BIOLOGY LEARNING IN A WAY THAT ENHANCES THE STUDENT LEARNING EXPERIENCE.