Creating & Teaching with Simple Animation: Making Biology Instruction Come Alive

Mary K. B. Zanin

doi:10.1525/abt.2015.77.6.463

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1 August 2015 Creating & Teaching with Simple Animation: Making Biology Instruction Come Alive

Mary K. B. Zanin

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The American Biology Teacher, 77(6):463-468 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2015.77.6.463

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Over the years, many of my students have reported that they enjoy lectures that include short, simple animations. To keep students engaged, I have developed a small set of teaching animations using PowerPoint and Camtasia Studio software packages. A survey of students who learned four difficult topics with traditional written lessons and with these animations revealed that 80% of the students say that they learn better when animations are included. With such a majority reporting that cartoons engage them in learning, I wanted to share my simple method of creating them with the teaching community.

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Mary K. B. Zanin "Creating & Teaching with Simple Animation: Making Biology Instruction Come Alive," The American Biology Teacher 77(6), 463-468, (1 August 2015). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2015.77.6.463

Published: 1 August 2015

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