Below is a list of courses that I have taught but are no longer in my current course rotation. All university courses were delivered at Augustana.
BIO 111 - Molecular and Organismal Biology
Survey of major cellular, genetic, and physiological features of the biological sciences.
I taught Molecular and Organismal Biology three times between 1995 and 1997, before Augustana revised its first year biology program. It was designed by myself and Dr. Peter Fung, and incorporated aspects of BIO 117 with Mendelian genetics and basic molecular biology. The lab manual was maintained by both Dr. Fung and myself.
BIO 117 - Biological Function
Comparative physiology of higher plants and animals from the standpoint of nutrition, energetics, gas exchange, circulation, ionic and osmotic relations, and control systems.
I taught Biological Function every term from 1990 - 1994. The accompanying lab manual was maintained by myself. I typically taught the multiple lab sections.
AUBIO 130 - Cell Biology
A study of the ultrastructure and function of plant and animal cells. Topics include membrane models, cytoplasmic organelles, the cell cycle, and nucleocytoplasmic interactions. Dynamic processes at the cellular level, such as cellular respiration, photosynthesis, and motility, as well as a functional consideration of plant, animal, and prokaryote cells.
Cell Biology was developed by myself and Peter Fung and was taught at Augustana from 1998-2015. I coordinated the lab and tutorial instructors when I taught the lecture. An example of the planning involved in coordinating the lab and tutorial instructors is found here. Note that these are not graduate students, but rather sessional (adjunct) instructors hired to deliver the lab and tutorial.
AUBIO 338 - Developmental Biology
Development of complex organisms. Emphasis is on the interactions between cells and their environment that determine cell survival, gene activation and deactivation, and how specific cell and tissue structures and functions are selected. Consideration is given to how these processes relate to aging and cancer. Developmental processes common to plants and animals are identified.
I taught this course in alternate years from 1991- 2008 and maintained the accompanying lab manual. In the 1990s, I typically taught the lab myself.
AUBIO 430 - Cell Physiology
Current topics in energetics, excitable membranes, the cytoskeleton, cell dynamics, and regulation of cell function.
I taught this lecture course twice. The last time I taught it was in 2009.
ZOO 341 - Vertebrate Physiology
A review of the general concepts in animal physiology with an emphasis on the structure and function, and their adaptive significance to the animal in its environment. Physical, chemical, and functional aspects of animal cells, and cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, osmoregulatory, endocrine, and nervous systems are considered. Bioelectric and contractility phenomena are also included.
I taught this lecture course twice in 1990 and 1991.
IDS 381 - The Scientific Traditions
An examination of the essence of scientific thought, the process of paradigm shift, and the influence on how people view the relationship of self to their world.
The Scientific Traditions is a lecture course that was designed by myself and Scott Grills, a sociologist. We co-taught it twice between 1993 and 1995.
Kilgore Outdoor Education Week
Biology Instructor, Kilgore Elementary School, Gambier Island, BC.
This was a one week outdoor education experience for students in grades 6 and 7. I had the pleasure of teaching the biology of tidepool and beach organisms in May 1991 and 1993.