Creatively Teaching Biology

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Creatively Teaching Biology

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Sep 10, 2020

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Lisa Burgess, Idelisa Ayala, & Vanessa Hormann discuss creatively teaching biology on episode 326 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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Sep 10, 2020

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