Students explore body systems and disease.
Discussing Diabetes Type II.On November 13th the sounds from 11 Appleby Hall were very different from the typical 8:00 AM class. There was a steady stream of questions and answers coming from all areas of the room as visiting instructors, advisers, administrators, staff, and undergraduate students discussed ailments such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, Addington’s disease, and elephantiasis in poster presentations developed by students in Jill Trites' course PsTL 1082: Integrated Learning in the Sciences.
Students enrolled in PsTL 1082 are also co-enrolled in Murray Jensen’s PsTL 1135: Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology. The students were required to do research related to one of the body systems they are studying in PsTL 1135. After conducting their research, the groups of students prepared posters to share their findings with others in the College of Education and Human Development.
Students congratulate each other.
Murray Jensen asks questions.
The students enrolled in PsTL 1082 are part of the TRiO and Commanding English programs in CEHD. The TRiO and Commanding English programs are uniquely designed for nontraditional student populations. The TRiO program serves first generation and low income students while the Commanding English program serves recent immigrant students for whom English is not their native language. The poster session provided the TRiO and Commanding English students the opportunity to share what they have learned through the PsTL 1082/PsTL 1135 learning community.
Thanks to the students for their excellent work and the visitors for their questions and comments.
