Welcome to the
UA Biology Education Lab

Biology Teaching and Learning

“The single most important factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows. Ascertain this and teach accordingly.” 

-David Ausubel

​Welcome to the BioEducation Lab at The University of Alabama. Dr. Kaleb Heinrich and his colleagues are involved in a wide range of projects focusing on biology teaching and learning. Please browse our website to learn more about us.

News:

Dr. Kaleb Heinrich selected as president-elect of the Biology Teaching Assistant Project (BioTAP)

Hailee Hass and Kaleb Heinrich awarded Tide Teaching Grant from the UA Teaching Academy to explore immediate feedback assessment technique (IF-AT) on undergraduate biology students.

Drs. Staudhammer, Atkinson, Shogren, Starr, and Heinrich awarded $3M NSF grant for Woods to Water (W2W) training for the next generation of ecologists and natural resource managers

Dr. Kaleb Heinrich and colleagues awarded $2.9M NSF Institutional and Community Transformation, Level 2, Improving Undergraduate STEM Education Grant

Dr. Kaleb Heinrich named Distinguished Teaching Fellow for 2022-2025