Life Science Teaching Resource Community www.LifeSciTRC.org This presentation was prepared in June 2014 by Miranda Byse, PhD, Program Manager, American Physiological Society (mbyse@the-aps.org) and updated on July 2016. This presentation is copyrighted by Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonComercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)

What is the Life Science Teaching Resource Community (LifeSciTRC)? Began in 1997 as an online library of free, peer-reviewed, cataloged teaching materials for life science educators at all levels. Expanded in 2014 to include a FREE community for educators to share ideas and collaborate. Should be noted that the LifeSciTRC is free

The LifeSciTRC Community LifeSciTRC Community Members Percentage of Active LifeSciTRC Community Members by Institution Type K-12 teachers Undergraduate educators in all Life Science/Health Areas Graduate educators in all Life Science/Health Areas Professional educators in all Life Science/Health Areas Active is defined as logging into the LifeSciTRC more than one time. This pie chart was created June 2014. Take Home Message: All Life Science Educators who visit the LifeSciTRC are part of the Community!

How Do Community Members Interact? Resource Ratings Resource Comments Blogs Forums Monthly Newsletter Profiles

Resource Ratings and Comments

Blogs and Forums Blog Forums

Monthly Newsletter

Profiles Only accessible by other registered users Share where you teach and what you teach Display your participation in the community through badges

The LifeSciTRC Online Library Types of Resources We Offer: Classroom activities Laboratory experiments Videos Images Study guides Mobile apps Assessment Simulations Articles And More!

Where Do LifeSciTRC Resources Come From? Educators at all levels submit their teaching resources for peer review - you can contribute too! LifeSciTRC Partners contribute their reviewed teaching and educational materials All Resources in the LifeSciTRC are under a  Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-Commercial-NoDerivs Authors retain copyright Resource authors retain copyright. This creative commons license means you can use any resource in the LifeSciTRC as long as you attribute it to the author. You can not repurpose the resource for you own use and claim to be author or use the resource for commercial gains

Who are the LifeSciTRC Partners? In order of joining… APS – American Physiological Society HAPS – Human Anatomy and Physiology Society SDB – Society for Developmental Biology AAA – American Association of Anatomists MSMR – Massachusetts Society for Medical Research NWABR – Northwest Association for Biomedical Research The Physiological Society GSA – Genetics Society of America ASPB – American Association of Plant Biologists SOT – Society of Toxicology

The LifeSciTRC Guarantee At the Time of Submission All Resources are Reviewed for: Scientific accuracy of content Appropriateness of content for grade level Appropriate use of humans and animals You can count on these materials being accurate, unlike things you find on google because they are peer reviewed. Reviewers look for scientific accuracy and appropriate use of humans and animals. Reviewers, however, do not look for overall usefulness. In other words, reviewers will not rewrite a paper or put their opinions in their review.

How Do You Find a Resource? Click on Search LifeSciTRC for: Keyword Search Advanced Search by discipline, grade level, resource type, pedagogy, etc. Drill-Down Listing Note: If you have internet access, consider walking your audience through a basic search.

How Do You Find a Resource? Or Use the Quick-Search Box

Have More Questions? Click on Help/FAQ Individuals can also contact info@LifeSciTRC.org for more information

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