1. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada VIRTUAL LABORATORY AND HERBARIUM AS TEACHING TOOLS FOR BOTANICAL SCIENCES: EXPERIENCES IN MYCOLOGY, WEED SCIENCE AND PLANT PATHOLOGY COURSES E. Gallego, J. Sánchez University of Almeria (SPAIN) egallego@ual.es; josanche@ual.es Universidad de Almería

2. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada An example of a 100% virtual course: WEED SCIENCE C.A.V. (Andalusian Virtual Campus) Universidad de Almería

3. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada Universidad de Almería This is the home page. Students (and teachers, of course) must write their user name and password to enter… And they must choose Weed Science from their list of courses.

4. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada Universidad de Almería In this first page, students will find a link to the general information on the subject. Also, they can access the teaching and learning materials.

5. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada Universidad de Almería Throughout the course, the contents of theory classes, practice sessions and instructions for preparing papers will appear in the page of teaching and learning materials. If students choose a topic on theory classes…

6. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada Universidad de Almería They will have two versions of each: PDF and HTML. HTML version includes not only text, but also links to other websites and photographs taken by teachers.

7. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada Universidad de Almería When they click the link to the picture, it enlarges, together with a short text with additional nformation. Theory knowledge is assessed through on- line exams.

8. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada Universidad de Almería With regard to practice classes, if students select one of them...

9. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada Universidad de Almería First, it appears the presentation of that practice, with a link to the gallery.

10. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada Universidad de Almería Then, students will find a menu with various photos, to help them to identify the weed.

11. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada Universidad de Almería When they click on a particular photo, it appears enlarged, together with a text that shows the main characteristics to be considered for identification through on-line botanical keys (Western Andalusian Flora, Flora Iberica…). All pictures displayed here are original. Plant photos have been taken by teachers, both in the field and the laboratory.

12. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada Universidad de Almería Finally, students, in groups or individually, must do a work. They can choose between two options: a digital herbarium or a paper on a topic related to Weed Science.

13. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada Universidad de Almería This is an example of a page from a digital herbarium. The photos are original, taken by students. The herbarium should include at least 20 plants. It is equivalent to a traditional herbarium, but students, instead of handling real plants, must use digital photography and new technologies.

14. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada Universidad de Almería An alternative to digital herbarium is to do a paper (PDF, DOC, RTF…) on a topic related to Weed Science. When evaluating it, teachers will consider not only its content, but also its presentation and originality.

15. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada Universidad de Almería The paper must be accompanied by a presentation with slides (PPT, PDF or similar). Thus, students will have to know the difference between the content of a paper and how to present it to the public.

16. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) 16 CAUSAS Y PREVENCIÓN M.C. CHUECA INIA One of the main problems observed in some papers is the "copy and paste" from various sources in the Internet. For example, this slide is part of a presentation that is supposed original... But really all of it was copied from a certain website. Teachers must devote part of their time to "hunting“ cheats. Fortunately, new technologies not only stimulate "copy and paste”, but also help us to catch lazy people. Of course, teachers will tray to make students understand that “copy and paste" is a reprehensible conduct in any university course.

17. Sustituir por Título de Presentación (Pasos: Ver/Patrón/Patrón de Diapositivas) Portada Universidad de Almería The final mark in Weed Science will take into account theory exams, practices and papers (or herbaria) equally. Our aim is to make Weed Science (that is, a subject that needs laboratory classes) a 100% virtual course. And judging by the response of students, this objective is fully achieved.

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