Profile - Scott Danneman
Instructor Profile
Master of Science (MS) in Biology; Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology
Question and Answer
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Would you list some recent accomplishments?
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- Identification of Yeast and Yeast-Like Fungal Species in the Upper Midwest Using Physiological and DNA Sequence Data
- International Wolf Symposium
- National Conferences on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
- Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI)
- Active student research working toward publication
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What is your approach to teaching?
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Learning is a lifelong commitment, and I seek to support that by teaching students how to learn using as many different learning styles as I can.
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How would you describe what happens during one of your most successful classes?
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I feel my class has been most productive when students ask questions during and after class. If students are not asking questions, I am not getting them engaged in the class.
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What makes your curriculum interesting or valuable to students?
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Biology impacts every part of our lives whether we know it or not. Many times when they first notice this, they become very fascinated.
Students love when I engage them in my active research. They see that biology can be relevant and interesting.
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What are some ways that you help students succeed when they need extra help?
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Many times, students do not know there are different ways to study for different people. I often find it helps for a student to find their learning style and learn to use it.
Fun Facts
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Fun Fact #1
I love snowboarding whenever I get the chance.
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Fun Fact #2
I have been to all 50 states.