Lourdes P. Norman-McKay - Microbiology: Basic and Clinical Principles

Think Clinically: Comprehensive Cases provide an opportunity for students to delve deeper into a case. Students flex their critical thinking skills, analyze data, and apply what theyve learned throughout each chapter. Assignable in Mastering Microbiology, these are also tagged to the ASMs Microbiology in Nursing and Allied Health Undergraduate Curriculum Guidelines.

Norman-McKays art program employs step-by-step process figures, easy-to-navigate layouts, intuitive orientation diagrams, humor, and analogies to help students master microbiology fundamentals. By employing a consistent aesthetic and deliberately focusing students on the truly important content details, cognitive load is reduced and student understanding is enhanced.

CHEM NOTES are included in the narrative to remove learning barriers for students who lack a chemistry background. For students who have taken a chemistry course, the CHEM NOTES provide an opportunity to revisit essential information before moving on.

Mnemonic devices throughout the text help students unpack and remember challenging microbiology concepts.

MicroFlix 3D-quality video animations with self-paced coaching activities and gradable quizzes help students master the three toughest topics in microbiology: metabolism, DNA replication, and immunology.

MicroBoosters are a suite of brief video tutorials that cover key concepts that students may need to review or relearn. MicroBooster topics include Study Skills, Math, Scientific Terminology, Basic Chemistry, Cell Biology, and Basic Biology. MicroBoosters can be assigned in the Mastering Microbiology Item Library or as Dynamic Study Modules, and are also available for self-study in the Mastering Microbiology Study Area.

Concept Coach animations bring the art to life for students. These author-introduced tutorials provide just-in-time coaching on the most difficult concepts in microbiology with interactive, assignable media in Mastering Microbiology. These can also be accessed via QR codes embedded in the text.

Succeed with Mastering Microbiology: S.M.A.R.T. on the go!

Mastering Microbiology improves results by engaging students before, during, and after class.

Before class

Dynamic Study Modules provide students with multiple sets of questions with extensive feedback so that they can test, learn, and retest until they achieve mastery of the textbook material.

Pre-Class Reading Quizzes help students pinpoint concepts that they understand and concepts that they need to review.

During class

Learning Catalytics allow students to use a smartphone, tablet, or laptop to respond individually or in groups to questions in class. Visit learningcatalytics.com to learn more.

After class

Hundreds of self-paced tutorials and coaching activities provide students with individualized coaching with specific hints and feedback on the toughest topics in the course.

My students are so busy and engaged answering Learning Catalytics questions during lecture that they dont have time for Facebook.

Decian De Paor, Old Dominion University

is a dynamic suite of interactive tutorials and animations that teach key microbiology concepts, including Operons, Biofilms and Quorum Sensing, Complement, and Antibiotic Resistance. Interactive Microbiology actively engages students with each topic, enabling them to learn from manipulating variables, predicting outcomes, and answering formative and summative assessment questions. Each tutorial presents the concepts within a real healthcare scenario in order to emphasize problem solving and interest students from the beginning.

Build Your Foundation Quick Quizzes offer formative self-assessment with wrong answerspecific feedback at every Build Your Foundation checkpoint. Accessible on mobile devices via QR codes embedded in the text, these quick quizzes are also available in the Mastering Microbiology Study Area.

Clinical Cases are presented in an engaging mystery storyline throughout each chapter. Students are asked to use the S.M.A.R.T. approach and apply learned chapter content to solve the Clinical Case. Brought to life on mobile devices via QR codes, these items are also assignable in Mastering Microbiology.

Visual Summaries provide an illustrative representation of key chapter concepts using clear, engaging art from the text. Students are encouraged to visualize and reflect on everything theyve learned in the chapter in one succinct, easy-to-understand page.