The Predict-Observe-Explain strategy is not specific to evolution and is very powerful when teaching about the natural sciences. Anyone teaching about evolutionary concepts may be interested in this workshop, as the AVIDA-ED platform is best suited to teaching about evolution. “Evolution” can be broadly construed, including applications in computer science and cancer cell research.

AVIDA-ED (the platform): AVIDA is a research platform that is used by professional scientists to study evolution. The AVIDA-ED platform (http://avida-ed.msu.edu/) is the same as AVIDA, but the platform is simplified to make it accessible to undergraduates. The platform is used in many undergraduate laboratories and lectures (including UM Dearborn), as a way of doing inquiry-based instruction about evolution. It provides an instance of evolution, not a simulation. This is extremely powerful. Moreover, the evolution takes place quickly enough to be observed in a lecture period.

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