Virginia Tech Scholar of the Week
The Office of the Vice President for Research recognizes fisheries and wildlife sciences Professor Brian R. Murphy for his research to improve critical thinking among students.
Much of his work centers on case study teaching and learning, which has a direct impact in courses that he teaches at Virginia Tech, through distance education, and in person around the world. And others use the cases he has written in such programs as the Global Seminar on Sustainability, a global teaching initiative centered at Cornell University that joins more than 50 universities worldwide.
Murphy’s current scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) centers on comparative student learning assessments from case-study teaching and other more-traditional pedagogical models.
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Brian Murphy receives Edward S. Diggs Teaching Scholar Award
SOTL Publications / Teaching cases
Global Seminar Teaching Case: A Tale of Two Oceans: The Demise of Bluefin Tuna
2007. The decline of beluga sturgeon: a case study about fisheries management, Graham, L.J., and B.R. Murphy, Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 36: 66-75.
2007. An inquiry-based case study for conservation biology, Hitt, N.P., and B.R. Murphy, Journal of Virginia Science Education 2(1): in press.
Using microthemes to improve students' writing skills. Fisheries 20(2):22-26.
Graduate mentoring: advancing students’ professional development. Fisheries 23(9)7-9.
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