Teaching Resources

Teaching Tools Series in AAI Newsletter:

• Integrating Caring and Human Dimension to Improve Student Learning of Immunology in a Diverse Classroom – Edith Porter, M.D. (March/April 2019)
• Promoting Critical Thinking through Writing in a First-Year Immunology Course – Doreen E. Szollosi, Ph.D. (June/July 2019)
• Don’t Lecture Me! Using Team-Based Learning in Professional Programs – Stephanie James, Ph.D., M.B.A. (October 2019)
• Tangible Content Maps: An Easy Way to Increase Student-Driven Learning in Your Immunology Course – Kara R. Lukin, Ph.D. (December 2019)
• Using Concept Maps to Encourage the Meaningful Interpretation of Immunology Facts and Processes – Nicholas A. Pullen, Ph.D. (July 2020)
• Using Pillars of Immunology Research Articles to Enhance Problem-Solving Skills Among Undergraduate Students – William Carr, D.V.M., Ph.D. (October 2020)
• Reimagining the PowerPoint Slide in Teaching Immunology – Gerald L. Buldak, Ph.D. (February 2021)
• Using Remote Access Technology for Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Teaching of Flow Cytometry Analysis – Timothy J. Wilson, Ph.D. (July 2021)
• Putting Movement into Immunology Active Learning – Sharon A. Stranford, Ph.D. (October 2021)
• Employing Self-Paced, Feedback-Infused Learning to Facilitate Mastery of Basic and Clinical Immunology – Natalie C. Steinel, Ph.D. and Michael Lee, Ph.D. (December 2021)
• Avoiding the “Can’t See the Forest for the Trees” Problem in Teaching Immunology – Pierette M. Appasamy, Ph.D. (March 2022)
• Using Learning Management Systems to Help Students Apply Immunologic Concepts – Michelle Swanson-Mungerson, Ph.D. (July 2022)
• Expanding the Reach of Immunology with the Help of an Interdisciplinary Approach to a Faculty Community of Practice – Louis B. Justement, Ph.D., Rebekah T. Taylor, Ph.D., and Sumali Pandey, Ph.D. (October 2022)
• Improving the Combined Use of Voiceover Slide Presentations and Review Games – John K. Cusick, Ph.D. (December 2022).
• The Creation and Use of Analogies as an Effective Tool for Teaching Immunology Concepts — Aimee Pugh-Bernard, Ph.D. (December 2023)
• A Perfect Fit: 3D-Printed Kit to Teach Students Principles of Antigen-Antibody Recognition and Herd Immunity - Sarah N. Ohashi, graduate student, Lindsey D. Hughes, Ph.D., Matthew Spencer, graduate student, Tomomi Yoshida, graduate student, Jennifer Wang, undergraduate student, Sasha Tabachnikova, graduate student, Andrew Woosnam, and Paula Kavathas, Ph.D. (March 2024)

General:

• Hemocytometer Online Simulation from the University of South Australia teaches students how to use a hemocytometer, count viable vs dead cells and discriminate blood cell types.
• Overview of the Immune System from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, NIH
• Immunotherapy: Using the Immune System to Treat Cancer from the National Cancer Institute, NIH
• National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo
• Educational resources from Nobelprize.org include modules on the "Immune System" and "Immune Responses."
• Your Amazing Immune System from the European Federation of Immunological Societies features an interactive book and game.
• Virtual Immunology Lab from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute demonstrates how an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is carried out.
• Immune Attack from the Federation of American Scientists is a 3-D game in which the player must navigate a nanobot through blood vessels and connective tissue in an attempt to save an ailing patient.
• The Inner Life of the Cell is an animation that takes students on a journey through the microscopic world of a white blood cell.
• Understanding Ebola Virus from Biological Sciences Curriculum Study and Oregon Public Broadcasting lets the user explore important factors that contribute to the spread of Ebola and discover how these factors can interact to produce an epidemic.
• Breakthroughs in Bioscience from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) illustrates recent breakthroughs in biomedical research and their importance to society.
• Educational resources from Science Prof Online include science-related teaching slides (PPT), images, and videos.
• Educational resources from Khan Academy include immunological short talks using a smartboard.
• Slideshare is a community for sharing presentations and includes immunology-related slides.
• RCSB PDB Curricula from Rutgers University feature high-school level immunology curricula (includes COVID-19 units).
• RSCB Boot Camp: COVID-19 Evolution and Structural Biology, includes materials to understand how the protein evolved during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Educational Resources – John Frelinger, Ph.D. – provide tips for giving an effective Powerpoint presentation and some interesting slides for talks

Undergraduate and Graduate Level:

• Immunology Laboratories – Lynn G. Hannum, Ph.D. – laboratory guides
• Immunobiology Lecture Files – Thomas P. Fondy, Ph.D. – teaching slides (PPT), old exams, and other links
• Immunology Lecture Resources – A. Malcolm Campbell, Ph.D. – course syllabus, old exams, movies, and other links
• Immunology Lecture Files – Colin R.A. Hewitt, Ph.D. – teaching slides (PPT)
• Immunology Lecture Files – Jeffrey K. Actor, Ph.D. – teaching slides (PPT)

AAI Archive of Teaching Resources:

• AAI High School Teachers Summer Research Program in Immunology: Teaching Material Archive
• Venturing Into the Classroom! Advice From A Classroom Warrior - John F. Finerty, Ph.D.
• Creating Dramas in the Classroom - Paula Kavathas, Ph.D.
• Writing Science Books for Children - Dr. Francis R. Balkwill
• Team Packs: Group Instruction for K-12 - Parker A. Small, Jr.
• Shots are a Good Thing! - Michelle A. Swanson & Cris Kamperschroer
• Graduate Students Reach-out to High School Students - Heather Zwickey
• Using Balloons to Teach Immunology - David Scott, Ph.D.
• Getting Their Attention!! - Ronald N. Germain, M.D., Ph.D.
• Innovations for K-12 Science Education in Seattle - Leroy E. Hood, M.D., Ph.D
• Mini-Medical Schools—Long Past Due - Alan M. Kaplan, Ph.D.
• Teaching High School Students About Transmission of HIV: A Little Experiment - James L. Gallarda, Ph.D
• Fabulous Fridays - Virginia Sanders, Ph.D.
• Teaching Kids About Biology - Elizabeth J. Kovacs, Ph.D.
• Cells of the Immune System and AIDS - James E. Riggs, Ph.D.

Programs for K-12 Science Teachers:

• AAI High School Teachers Summer Research Program in Immunology
• Columbia University Summer Research Program for Science Teachers