Biology professor Cindy Malone (right) discusses research in her lab. Malone uses humor to engage students and mentors them through her research lab and grant project. Photo by Nestor Garcia.
California State University, Northridge biology professor Cindy Malone is developing a free, online biology course that covers high school biology curriculum to help high school students prepare for college-level biology majors.
The online class, Biology Open Online Prep Sessions (B-OOPS), is a massive open online course (MOOC) currently being offered to several Biology 100 and 101 students along with a few 9th grade students who are giving Malone feedback on the course’s effectiveness.
Once it is ready, Malone plans a soft rollout of the course, offering it first to CSUN students, before opening it up to all students across the country and beyond through the Canvas.net MOOC system.