Adaptive Evolution of Teaching Practices in Biologically Inspired Design

摘要: At Georgia Tech in 2005, we developed an interdisciplinary undergraduate semester-long course, biologically inspired design (BID), co-taught each year by faculty from biology and engineering. The objective of this chapter is to share our teaching experience with those interested such a course themselves. specific curriculum BID must depend on the student mix, institutional context, instructor goals. Therefore, rather than presenting particular curriculum, present key problems that encountered 8 years how addressed them. We expect any who try teach will face one or more same challenges, offer numerous pedagogical approaches can be tailored their circumstances. By describing solutions, consequences, extent which they met expectations, also point out where tough challenges still exist are need attention community.