Monthly Archives: December 2011

Student Blogs – AN SC 110S: Animal Biotechnology and Society (First-Year Seminar Course)

Terry D. Etherton

 

One objective of my blog is to provide a public forum for presenting science-based facts about numerous issues that relate broadly to the use of biotechnologies and technologies for food production.  In the spirit of my blog being a public forum, students in a first-year seminar course I taught this Fall (Animal Science 110S: Animal Biotechnology and Society) had to write a short blog about some aspect of biotechnology and agriculture.

My objective was for the students to learn about biotechnology AND engage in a learning activity about communicating science to society.  I shared with the students that writing a blog would be a terrific learning experience about communicating science.  You will be the “judge” of how well they did this.   Continue reading Student Blogs – AN SC 110S: Animal Biotechnology and Society (First-Year Seminar Course)