School of Biology faculty Choi, Kerr and Spencer win Textbook Transformation Award

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School of Biology faculty have been awarded the Textbook Transformation Award

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School of Biology faculty Jung Choi, Shana Kerr and Chrissy Spencer have been awarded the Textbook Transformation Award, a recognition from Affordable Learning Georgia that seeks to highlight the efforts of USG faculty and staff for their outstanding accomplishments in affordable learning materials and textbook transformation.

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School of Biology faculty Jung Choi, Shana Kerr and Chrissy Spencer have been awarded the Textbook Transformation Award, a recognition from Affordable Learning Georgia that seeks to highlight the efforts of USG faculty and staff for their outstanding accomplishments in affordable learning materials and textbook transformation. Choi, Kerr, and Spencer have replaced the textbook for Biological Principles (BIOL 1510) with written and curated website text and video that focuses on the specific content and ideas from the course. The website materials are made freely available to students and colleagues. Link: http://bio1510.biology.gatech.edu/

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School of Biological Sciences

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bio1510, Chrissy Spencer, jung choi, Shana Kerr, Textbook Transformation Award
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  • Created By: Troy Hilley
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Mar 9, 2016 - 5:14am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:21pm