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Friday, February 13, 2009
Prehistoric Biology - Tony Gorder, South Dakota State University
One class offers an interactive, online learning journey into the time of the dinosaurs. While it is no Jurassic Park, SDSU's Biol-239, Biology of Dinosaurs, is a class that studies numerous aspects of dinosaurs' biology, from origin to extinction. "We present key biological principles like scientific theory, research methodologies and biological concepts ... that are characteristic of living things in general and dinosaurs in particular," said Carol Wake, associate professor of biology and instructor for the class. "We focus on the application of these principles to understand the physiology, anatomy and behavior of dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago and their relationship with present-day animals." "The Internet works so well for this type of class because of the extensive and rapidly growing collections of Web, video and audio resources that are available about the life and times of dinosaurs," said Wake. "Through these resources we can go, in virtual format, to the current and past excavation sites around the world to experience the excitement of the finds. We can be 'in' the lab."
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