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Jerry A. Waldvogel
Professor
Contact Information: |
Phone: 864 656-3825 FAX: 864 656-0435 Email: waldvoj@clemson.edu |
Education: |
1981 – Ph.D. Cornell University (Behavioral Biology) 1976 – B.S. Stanford University (Biological Sciences) |
Research Interests: |
My primary research focus is the on-going development of innovative teaching methods for the life sciences and the national dissemination of those methods to K-16 science teachers. I have nearly 30 years of experience teaching college-level introductory biology courses, and have also taught a popular field methods course in behavioral ecology at the Shoals Marine Laboratory in the Gulf of Maine since 1983. Recently I have taught courses for in-service and pre-service K-12 teachers that make explicit the link between modern science and traditional topics in agricultural education. My teaching includes interactive methods such as the use of role-playing and focused debates involving controversial issues in biology, having students write creative poetry to enhance their scientific understanding, implementing service learning projects related to course content, and having students develop reflection-based electronic portfolios of their coursework. I am also active in efforts at the state and national levels to defend the integrity and quality of science education against the intrusion of pseudoscientific notions such as creationism and “intelligent design” into the science classroom. In addition to teaching beginning and upper division biology courses, I have a strong interest in helping college students to generally improve their study skills, including the development of a web site http://www.clemson.edu/collegeskills specifically to address that topic. My second area of research is the behavior, ecology, and neurophysiology of animal orientation systems, particularly the use of olfaction and polarized light by homing pigeons. I have also done work on applying theories of evolution and behavioral ecology to help explain patterns of child homicide in humans. |
Selected Publications: |
Waldvogel, J. A. (2006) Mating Darwin with Dickenson: how writing creative poetry in biology helps students think critically and build personal connections to course content. Pgs. 198-194 in Handbook of College Science Teaching (J. L. Mintzes & W. H. Leonard, eds). NSTA Press, Arlington, VA. Connor-Greene, P.A., Mobley, C., Paul, C.E., Waldvogel, J.A., Wright, L. and A. Young. Teaching and Learning Creatively: Inspiration and Reflections. (2006) Parlor Press, West Lafayette, IN. Wagner, L. K., Yilmaz, U., Shelburne, V., Waldvogel, J. A. and M. Taylor-Haque (2005). The Nature of Clemson: A Field Guide to the Natural History of Clemson University. Clemson University Digital Press, Clemson, SC. Waldvogel, J. A. (2005). Assessing effectiveness and student satisfaction for two service learning projects in a college introductory biology course. Creative College Teaching Journal 2(1): 78-89. Waldvogel, J. A. (2004). Implications of future biological research for the biology curriculum. Pgs 15-19 in Biology and the Physics-First Curriculum: A Symposium Celebrating BSCS’s 45th Anniversary (R. Bybee and A. Gardner, eds.). Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, Colorado Springs. Waldvogel, J. A. (2004). Writing poetry to assess creative and critical thinking in the sciences. Pgs. 58-59 in Teaching Tips: Innovations in Undergraduate Science Instruction (M. Druger, E.D. Siebert and L.W. Crow, eds). NSTA Press, Arlington, VA. Waldvogel, J. A. (2004). Teaching evolution by analyzing student misconceptions. Pgs. 94-95 in Teaching Tips: Innovations in Undergraduate Science Instruction (M. Druger, E.D. Siebert and L.W. Crow, eds). NSTA Press, Arlington, VA. Young, A., Connor-Greene, P., Waldvogel, J. A. and C. Paul (2003). Poetry across the curriculum: four disciplinary perspectives. Language and Learning Across the Disciplines, 6(2): 14-44. Lord, W. D., Boudreaux, M. C., Jarvis, J. P., Waldvogel, J. A. and H. J. Weeks (2002). Comparative patterns in life course victimization: competition, social rivalry, and predatory tactics in child homicide in the United States. J. Homicide Studies 6(4): 325-347. Waldvogel, J. A. (2001). Using birdsong playback as a tool for teaching animal behavior. Pages 247-260 in Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, Volume 22 (S. J. Karcher, Editor). Proceedings of the 22nd Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE), 489 pages. Layfield, K. D., Minor, V. C. and J. A. Waldvogel (2001). Integrating science into agricultural education: A survey of South Carolina teachers’ perceptions. Pgs 422-432 in: Proceedings of the 28th Annual National Agricultural Education Research Conference, New Orleans, LA. Waldvogel, J. A. and V. C. Minor (2000). Study Guide to accompany Discover Biology by M. L. Cain, H. Damman, R. A. Lue and C. K. Yoon. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA. Glase, J. C., M. C. Zimmerman and J. A. Waldvogel (1992). Investigations in orientation behavior. Pages 1-26 in Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, Volume 6 (C. A. Goldman, S. E. Andrews, P. L. Hauta, and R. Ketchum, Editors). Proceedings of the 6th Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE), 161 pages.
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Recent Courses: |
BIOL Honors 103/104 – General Biology |
Previous Courses Taught: |
AGED 409/609 – Agriscience Institute BIOL 101/102 – Concepts in Biology BIOL 103/104 – General Biology |
Professional Affiliations: |
American Ornithologist's Union |