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Enhancing Student Learning on Emerging Infectious Diseases: An Ebola Exemplar
Derek Dube, Tracie M. Addy, Maria R. Teixeira, Linda M. Iadarola
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 80 No. 7, September 2018; (pp. 493-500) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2018.80.7.493
Derek Dube
DEREK DUBE, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, University of Saint Joseph, 1678 Asylum Ave., West Hartford, CT; e-mail: ddube@usj.edu.
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Tracie M. Addy
TRACIE M. ADDY, Ph.D., M.Phil., is the Director of the Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship, Lafayette College, Easton, PA.
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Maria R. Teixeira
MARIA R. TEIXEIRA is a former student at the University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT.
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Linda M. Iadarola
LINDA M. IADAROLA, Ph.D., is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT.
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Throughout global history, various infectious diseases have emerged as particularly relevant within an era. Some examples include the Bubonic plague of the fourteenth century, the Spanish Influenza pandemic of 1918, the HIV epidemic of the 1980s, and the Zika virus outbreak in 2015–16. These instances of emerging infectious disease represent ideal opportunities for timely, relevant instruction in natural and health science courses through case studies. Such instructional approaches can promote student engagement in the material and encourage application and higher-order thinking. We describe here how the case study approach was utilized to teach students about emerging infectious diseases using the 2014–16 Ebola virus outbreak as the subject of instruction. Results suggest that students completing the case study not only had positive perceptions of the mode of instruction, but also realized learning gains and misconception resolution. These outcomes support the efficacy of case pedagogy as a useful teaching tool in emerging infectious diseases, and augment the paucity of literature examining Ebola virus knowledge and misconceptions among undergraduate students within United States institutions.

  • Ebola virus
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  • virology
  • case study
  • student misconceptions
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Enhancing Student Learning on Emerging Infectious Diseases: An Ebola Exemplar
Derek Dube, Tracie M. Addy, Maria R. Teixeira, Linda M. Iadarola
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 80 No. 7, September 2018; (pp. 493-500) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2018.80.7.493
Derek Dube
DEREK DUBE, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, University of Saint Joseph, 1678 Asylum Ave., West Hartford, CT; e-mail: ddube@usj.edu.
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Tracie M. Addy
TRACIE M. ADDY, Ph.D., M.Phil., is the Director of the Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship, Lafayette College, Easton, PA.
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Maria R. Teixeira
MARIA R. TEIXEIRA is a former student at the University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT.
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Linda M. Iadarola
LINDA M. IADAROLA, Ph.D., is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT.
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Enhancing Student Learning on Emerging Infectious Diseases: An Ebola Exemplar
Derek Dube, Tracie M. Addy, Maria R. Teixeira, Linda M. Iadarola
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 80 No. 7, September 2018; (pp. 493-500) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2018.80.7.493
Derek Dube
DEREK DUBE, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, University of Saint Joseph, 1678 Asylum Ave., West Hartford, CT; e-mail: ddube@usj.edu.
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Tracie M. Addy
TRACIE M. ADDY, Ph.D., M.Phil., is the Director of the Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship, Lafayette College, Easton, PA.
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Maria R. Teixeira
MARIA R. TEIXEIRA is a former student at the University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT.
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Linda M. Iadarola
LINDA M. IADAROLA, Ph.D., is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT.
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