COVER ARTICLE in CBE-LSE:     Through a multi-year, collaborative process, we developed, implemented, and peer-reviewed inquiry-based, integrated instructional units (I3Us) adaptable to a range of teaching settings, with a focus on both model and nonmodel systems. Each of the products is built on vetted design principles: 1) they have clear pedagogical objectives; 2) they are integrated with lessons taught in the lecture; 3) they are designed to integrate the learning of science content with learning about the process of science; and 4) they require student reflection and discussion. Eleven I3Us were designed and implemented as multi-week modules within the context of an existing biology course.

Lois M. Banta, Erica J. Crespi, Ross H. Nehm, Jodi A. Schwarz, Susan Singer, Cathryn A. Manduca, and workshop participants.

CBE—Life Sciences Education, Vol. 11, 203–208, Fall 2012