What Makes a Pandemic?
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| Developer | Pat Schloss |
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| Primary Learning Goals | Learn about pandemics that have occurred during the last century Be able to discuss epidemiological issues using basic terms Understand the factors involved in the persistence of a disease |
| Secondary Learning Goals | Be anxious to learn more about viruses and their treatment/prevention Appreciate that events around the world affect them [students] |
| Scientific Teaching Themes | The class will emphasize scientific approaches including data collection and visualization, discussion of case studies, and asking “what if?”-type questions. The class will be taught scientifically by using carefully chosen assessment questions, allowing the students to take control of a second simulation, and by identifying the areas of confusion, which will be addressed in more detail during the second and third classes. |
| Diversity | Students will have small-group discussions at the beginning of class, which should elicit the responses of those students that will not volunteer answers in front of a classroom. Also, the teacher will ask the class what types of attitudes we might have to the initial sick person if we knew who they were. |
| Active Learning | Students will engage in active learning while in small group discussions that start the class and during the flash card simulation. |
| Assessment | The teacher will be able to judge the caliber of students and their a priori knowledge in the initial discussion-oriented activity. Also, the in class worksheets and homework activity will measure class participation and ability to apply ideas to other situations. |