College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Distance Education....Summer 2008
Science Education Workshop: Biotechnology Education Workshop I for Science Teachers, Family & Consumer Sciences Teachers, and Agricultural Education Teachers
AgEdS 593M, section XA
Credit Hours 1-2 non-major graduate or 1-2 graduate
Dates June 9-12, 2008, 8:30am-5pm all days
Registration Deadline May 23, 2008 
Off-Campus Program Master of Agriculture; Master of Science in Agricultural Education
Instructor: Robert Martin
E-mail: drmartin@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-294-0896
FAX: 515-294-0530
Course Audio Clip
Course Syllabus
Tuition/Fees $359 per credit/ Other fees that will be assessed
Prerequisites Instructor permission is required
Course Description This workshop will focus on basic technologies and principles of biotechnology. The skills learned in this workshop will help science, agriculture educators, and family and consumer sciences educators better understand how to incorporate biotechnology into their school's curriculum. Teachers will learn how to prepare and instruct the laboratories in DNA extraction and quantification from various sources, DNA transformation, DNA fingerprinting, transgenic technologies, bioinformatics, and more. Educators will prepare and perform the lab protocols as the students would do in class.
Course Website

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Delivery Format F2F On-site ISU Campus, 1320B MBB
Technology Requirements Email - Computer/Software Requirements
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Register for this class, please visit:
New Students - Complete registration form
Returning Students - AccessPlus
Registration Questions - Call 515-294-1889 (Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST).

Brenton Center for Agricultural Instruction & Technology Transfer, 004 Curtiss Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011.
Voice: 515-294-1862 / FAX: 515-294-1924.
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