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This gateway biology course provides a strong foundation in the principles of biology for students majoring in a natural science, or the medical and healthcare fields. It is the first of a two-course sequence. Primary topics include biochemistry, cell structure and function, genetics, heredity, evolution, and modern applications of biology.<\/p>\r\n

This course was developed by Lumen Learning, with contributing work from Shelli Carter. The course is based on the OpenStax textbook\u00a0Biology<\/a>, supplemented with relevant materials from\u00a0Khan Academy<\/a>\u00a0and videos from multiple sources. Original practice activities were authored by Shelli Carter and Lumen Learning in the development of this course.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Course Improvements<\/h2>\r\nWe believe in making continuous improvements to our courses in order to enhance and facilitate student learning. This newest version of the course includes a vast number of data-driven improvements to assessment questions and text content in order to better illustrate, clarify, and evaluate concepts.\r\n

Contributors<\/h2>\r\nThis course was developed by the Lumen Learning team with contributions from:\r\n\r\nPrimary Content Authors<\/strong>\r\nShelli Carter, Contributor\r\n\r\nAcknowledgements<\/strong>\r\nThis book has benefited from the contributions of many people, including Sidra Ayyaz, Audrey Braun, Kirsten Grant,\u00a0Justine Ho,\u00a0Karl Jarvis,\u00a0Baiyina Jones,\u00a0Gazar Khalid,\u00a0Sriee Kumaran AC,\u00a0Ashley Maloney,\u00a0Faith Mauk, Liz McGinty,\u00a0Sri Harshitha Mutyala,\u00a0Mathilde Perrier, Sebastian Ruiz,\u00a0Brian Schwartz,\u00a0Elena Bray Speth, Mengistu Ayele, and Joy Ulysse.\r\n

About Lumen<\/h2>\r\nLumen Learning courseware is based on open educational resources (OER). When we can find well designed, effective OER that are appropriately licensed, we use them in our courseware. When we can\u2019t find pre-existing OER, we create original content and license it as OER (under a Creative Commons Attribution license).\r\n\r\nLumen\u2019s authoring process doesn\u2019t end when our courseware is released. Our choice to adopt open educational resources means that we have the copyright permissions necessary to engage in continuous improvement of our learning content. Consequently, our courses are continually being revised and updated. Errata reported for our courseware are fixed in a matter of days, as opposed to the traditional model in which errors persist until the next \u201cedition\u201d is printed (often a year or more). Students and faculty can suggest improvements to our courses directly from within the courseware as they use it. And we conduct regular analyses to determine where students are struggling the most in our courseware, and make improvements that specifically target these areas.\r\n\r\nGiven our unique approach, our list of authors and other contributors may look different than the lists you are used to seeing. We provide both a list of the primary content authors (the people involved in the initial creation of the course) and a list of everyone who has contributed suggestions and other improvements to the course since it was first released. We invite you to join us as we create courseware that supports student learning more effectively each semester.\r\n\r\nIf you\u2019d like to connect with us to learn more about adopting this course, please\u00a0Contact Us<\/a>.\r\n\r\nYou can also\u00a0make an appointment<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0OER Office Hours<\/a>\u00a0to connect virtually with a live Lumen expert about any question you may have.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"
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This gateway biology course provides a strong foundation in the principles of biology for students majoring in a natural science, or the medical and healthcare fields. It is the first of a two-course sequence. Primary topics include biochemistry, cell structure and function, genetics, heredity, evolution, and modern applications of biology.<\/p>\n

This course was developed by Lumen Learning, with contributing work from Shelli Carter. The course is based on the OpenStax textbook\u00a0Biology<\/a>, supplemented with relevant materials from\u00a0Khan Academy<\/a>\u00a0and videos from multiple sources. Original practice activities were authored by Shelli Carter and Lumen Learning in the development of this course.<\/p>\n

Course Improvements<\/h2>\n

We believe in making continuous improvements to our courses in order to enhance and facilitate student learning. This newest version of the course includes a vast number of data-driven improvements to assessment questions and text content in order to better illustrate, clarify, and evaluate concepts.<\/p>\n

Contributors<\/h2>\n

This course was developed by the Lumen Learning team with contributions from:<\/p>\n

Primary Content Authors<\/strong>
\nShelli Carter, Contributor<\/p>\n

Acknowledgements<\/strong>
\nThis book has benefited from the contributions of many people, including Sidra Ayyaz, Audrey Braun, Kirsten Grant,\u00a0Justine Ho,\u00a0Karl Jarvis,\u00a0Baiyina Jones,\u00a0Gazar Khalid,\u00a0Sriee Kumaran AC,\u00a0Ashley Maloney,\u00a0Faith Mauk, Liz McGinty,\u00a0Sri Harshitha Mutyala,\u00a0Mathilde Perrier, Sebastian Ruiz,\u00a0Brian Schwartz,\u00a0Elena Bray Speth, Mengistu Ayele, and Joy Ulysse.<\/p>\n

About Lumen<\/h2>\n

Lumen Learning courseware is based on open educational resources (OER). When we can find well designed, effective OER that are appropriately licensed, we use them in our courseware. When we can\u2019t find pre-existing OER, we create original content and license it as OER (under a Creative Commons Attribution license).<\/p>\n

Lumen\u2019s authoring process doesn\u2019t end when our courseware is released. Our choice to adopt open educational resources means that we have the copyright permissions necessary to engage in continuous improvement of our learning content. Consequently, our courses are continually being revised and updated. Errata reported for our courseware are fixed in a matter of days, as opposed to the traditional model in which errors persist until the next \u201cedition\u201d is printed (often a year or more). Students and faculty can suggest improvements to our courses directly from within the courseware as they use it. And we conduct regular analyses to determine where students are struggling the most in our courseware, and make improvements that specifically target these areas.<\/p>\n

Given our unique approach, our list of authors and other contributors may look different than the lists you are used to seeing. We provide both a list of the primary content authors (the people involved in the initial creation of the course) and a list of everyone who has contributed suggestions and other improvements to the course since it was first released. We invite you to join us as we create courseware that supports student learning more effectively each semester.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to connect with us to learn more about adopting this course, please\u00a0Contact Us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can also\u00a0make an appointment<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0OER Office Hours<\/a>\u00a0to connect virtually with a live Lumen expert about any question you may have.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t

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