TEACHING INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

 

In 1996, the eight edition of The Biology of Microorganisms went to press.  I was asked to prepare the ancillary materials, including the instructors guide, the test item book, and the student study guide.  In addition, I prepared an interactive web site to go with the course.  In 1999, with the ninth edition, again, I prepared the web site.

The Department of Microbiology had an interest in developing its distance education abilities.  To meet this objective, I developed our introductory microbiology course (MIPM 302: Introduction to Basic Microbiology) as a totally electronic course.  This course, which was taught to 10 students in the Fall of 1996 and 40 students during the spring of 2000, uses the World-Wide Web (WWW).  The methodology uses a web-browser presentation that provides students with the lecture materials.  Lectures are provided by use of RealAudioŽ technology.  Thus, students at remote locations are able to view the lecture materials as they would in a typical lecture setting while listening to the audio portion of the lecture.

The Department of Microbiology, as with most Microbiology graduate programs, recognized a fundamental problem with our graduate students.  Many, if not most, came to the department with inadequate preparation in microbiology.  In addition, we were receiving requests for a distance education course that could be used as continuing education for educators, persons employed in industry, military personnel, etc.  To meet this need, I designed and introduced a graduate level course, Micro 501, Advanced Microbiology.  In this course, students receive lectures for Micro 302 on the internet, and complete a series of reading assignments from the current literature.  This course, which was the first course approved at ISU for offering exclusively in the WWW format, can be done self-paced and provides an ideal way for incoming graduate students to prepare for graduate study in microbiology. 

 

Publications Related to Education

Andrews, R. E.  1996.  Teachers Guide for the Biology of Microorganims.  Prentice-Hall, Inc.  Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Andrews, R. E.  1996.  Test Item File for the Biology of Microorganims.  Prentice-Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Andrews, R. E.  1996.  Student Study Guide for the Biology of Microorganims.  Prentice-Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Andrews, R. E.   1996 and 1999.  Electronic Study Guide for the Biology of Microorganims.  Prentice-Hall, Inc.  Upper Saddle River NJ.  URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/brock/

 

ADVISING AND ADMINSTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS

 

Undergraduate Advising.  1983-2002 Advisor for undergraduate majors in microbiology.  During this time, I advised approximately 15 undergraduate students per semester.

 

Coordinator for Undergraduate Education.  1992-1998, In this position, I was responsible for the undergraduate program, including course assignments, budgets, advising, recruitment and curriculum development.  During the time I served in this position, the undergraduate enrollment grew from 27 to 110 undergraduate microbiology majors.

 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

 

At Iowa State University

 

Current Assignment

Microbiology 302  Spring semester , Biology of Microorganisms

 

Previous Assignments

Microbiology 501, Fall and Spring, Advanced Microbiology 1998-2002. (World wide web)

 

Microbiology 302  Spring, Biology of Microorganisms 1997-2002. (World Wide Web)

 

Microbiology 302  Spring, Biology of Microorganisms 1997-2003. (Traditional lecture course)

 

Microbiology 408, Fall, Virology 1999-2001

 

Microbiology 344  Electrophoresis Techniques 1997-2002  (Laboratory Module)

 

Microbiology 364  With D. A. Bazalinski  Career Issues in Microbiology 2002. (Discussion-field trip format)

 

Microbiology 310, Pathogenic Microbiology (3 cr). Fall, 1999

 

Microbiology 302 Introduction to Basic Microbiology (3 cr; web course) Fall, spring and summer, 1997-1999)

 

Microbiology 302 (202) Introduction to Basic Microbiology (3 cr; lecture course Fall and spring 1993, summer 1993, fall and spring 1994, Spring 2000

 

Microbiology 400L, Laboratory in Molecular Biology of Bacteria (3 cr). Fall, 1983-1991.

 

Microbiology 400, Molecular Biology of Bacteria (3 cr). Fall, 1992.

 

Microbiology 320, Advanced General Bacteriology (4 cr).  Spring 1988 and spring 1991.

 

Microbiology 525, Applied Microbial Biotechnology (3 cr).  Spring 1990.

 

Microbiology 300. Introductory Microbiology (4 cr). First 1/3 of Spring Semester, 1987.

 

Microbiology 300. Introductory Microbiology (4 cr). Summer Semester, 1987. 

 

Microbiology 575. Immunology (3 cr) Spring, 1984 and 1988 .

 

At Contra Costa Community College

San Pablo, CA

 

Nursing Microbiology, Spring, 1983.