Dr. Megan DeWhatley

Bio:
Dr. Megan DeWhatley is an associate teaching professor of biological aciences at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. She has a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Louisville and more than seven years of teaching experience in higher education, primarily in introductory biology lectures and labs. At her current institution, DeWhatley is the coordinator of the General Biology I lecture courses, the General Biology II lecture courses and the General Biology I Labs. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and poking around in creeks. 

Abstract:
In this seminar, DeWhatley will summarize her teaching experience and give a teaching demonstration on the activities of every student’s favorite organelle: the powerhouse of the cell. During the teaching demonstration, DeWhatley will display an instructional style that incorporates active learning and lecture to introduce the topic of cellular respiration for an audience of undergraduate biology majors in an introductory biology course.