Summaryplantcell;29/9/tpc.117.tt0917/FIG1F1fig1One of roots' key roles is to secure access to water and nutrients for the plant, often in a highly heterogeneous and challenging environment. To cope ...with such function, root systems have evolved as highly plastic, responsive and diverse organs. However, due to technical constraints, root research has long been stuck in its infancy. This teaching tool discusses the relatively young field of root system architecture quantification. It introduces the concepts of phenes (like genes, but referring to the phenotype), and architectural concepts including morphology, geometry, and topology. It concludes by discussing the practical considerations linked to the root system architecture quantification (including growth and sampling methods), and different data analysis methods. Posted September 20, 2017.Click HERE to access Teaching Tool Components.
Summaryplantcell;29/11/tpc.117.tt1117/FIG1F1fig1A basic model for floral organ identity has been developed using model systems such as
, snapdragon (
), and petunia (
). In this model, different ...combinations of proteins known as ABCDE proteins, mostly MADS-domain transcription factors, activate the transcription of target genes to specify the identity of each whorl of floral organs. Changes in the regulation or activation of these target genes contribute to the wide variety of floral forms that we see within and across species. In addition, duplications and divergence of these genes in different groups of flowering plants have resulted in differences in gene function and expression patterns, contributing to differences in flower form across species. Posted December 8, 2017.Click HERE to access Teaching Tool Components.
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Parasitism is a successful life strategy that has evolved in all known kingdoms of life. Parasitic plants are diverse and found throughout the world. Familiar examples of parasitic plants ...include mistletoes, which attach to tree and shrub branches, and wildflowers such as Indian paintbrush (Castilleja spp). Lesser known parasitic plants include some truly remarkable species, some of which challenge the typical definition of a plant because they lack roots, leaves, or even the ability to photosynthesize. In this Teaching Tool, we explore the biology and evolution Of parasitic plants, and their impact on agriculture. In the last portion of the Teaching Tool, we discuss the molecular evolution of a parasitic adaptation at a level intended for advanced students. Posted April 30, 2017.
Recently Mobile technology is considered an effective way to improve students' skills such as positive thinking, collaborative, communication, as well as it is considered the main part of major ...innovation in many e-learning research areas. As a result of the 21st. century requirements, skills were developed to address the rising needs in higher education which causes a shifting paradigm from the traditional methods of teaching to M-learning. In this research, we discuss the effect of using Mobile learning techniques to improve learning outcomes in Higher Education. We have implemented a web-based survey through two questionnaires. The questionnaires were distributed among 200 students in the second and third levels in the computer science department at both Community College and College of Arts and Science. This research explores a study on e-learning using mobile technology to identify students’ perceptions in the acceptance of mobile techniques and recognize the quality of mobile services for academic and social purposes to improve teaching strategy and learning performance in higher educational organizations. The outcomes of this research would support the evolution of M-learning at the university-level and cause shifting the traditional learning methods by merging M-learning methodologies as a learning management system that provides mobile learning services to students and teachers any time and from any location. The research study shows some important results towards the integration of mobile technology into teaching include: student positive perception, facilitates student concentrate, flexible access to m-services for learning materials, and increases students' skills in using mobile technology for e-learning.
In this article, the task and function of visual and auditory tools used in foreign language teaching, together with technological progress, are explained. Digital devices that enter human life play ...an important role in foreign language teaching and learning, as in every field. New visual and auditory learning models emerge according to intelligence types and learning styles. Using tools and equipment such as mobile learning, computerized material preparation, computerized teaching and learning, flash disks, DVD-VSD, smart boards, and projectors have created new models in foreign language education and teaching. The increasing importance of the internet in human life and virtual programs such as Facebook, Youtube, and Instagram, which develop on the Internet, accelerate thinking differently. Traditional language teaching and methods (texts, grammar-translation methods, communicative methods, functional language teaching, etc.) can no longer meet the needs. It has become a necessity that language teaching and learning should be considered together with cultural elements. It has forced both language education institutions, teachers, and language learners to think differently. As a result of all these, individual learning differences have emerged in acquiring and acquiring a new language. Accordingly, it is necessary to develop a new vision.
Students and academics in higher education institutions (HEIs) were perilously hit by the unparalleled changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Within a span of less than a month, teaching and learning ...activities were shifted online to warrant continuity. This study intends to probe the online learning readiness and satisfaction among university students within the scope of students’ prior ICT knowledge and the university's ICT infrastructure. This study employs a quantitative approach with a questionnaire as the research instrument. A sample size of 1,692 Sunway University students in the Ministry of Education (MOE) General Studies subjects were chosen. The data were analysed descriptively, and the results revealed that students are generally ready for online learning, and they are satisfied with the ICT amenities provided. As a result, both students and Sunway University are well-prepared, with the major implication that student preparation and satisfaction, as well as infrastructures, are critical to scaffold the accelerated transition in the use of online learning.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has significantly disrupted medical education around the world and created the risk of students missing vital education and experience previously held within ...actively engaging in-person activities by switching to online leaning and teaching activities. To retain educational yield, active learning strategies, such as microlearning and visual learning tools are increasingly utilized in the new digital format. This article will introduce the challenges of a digital learning environment, review the efficacy of applying microlearning and visual learning strategies, and demonstrate tools that can reinforce radiology education in this constantly evolving digital era such as innovative tablet apps and tools. This will be key in preserving and augmenting essential medical teaching in the currently trying socially and physically distant times of COVID-19 as well as in similar future scenarios.
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