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Know your insects! New approaches to teaching insect morphology and systematics
presentation
posted on 2015-11-23, 04:27 authored by Andrew DeansAndrew Deans, Istvan MikoIstvan MikoWe discuss the present state of education in insect morphology and systematics and address the perceived trend towards a decline in interest in these subjects. We then present our recent, immersive approaches to educating students about fundamental concepts and knowledge in entomology. Based on our early results we call for further discussion, perhaps as a future ESA symposium, on modern approaches to teaching these subjects.