{"id":19,"date":"2012-10-26T20:50:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T20:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-08-30T16:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T23:32:07","slug":"teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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TEACHING AT OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning ecology by doing ecology<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Courses in plant ecology, quantitative thinking, scientific communication, and research proposal development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Andy teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University in Corvallis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SPRING \u00b7 CORVALLIS<\/p>\n\n

BOT 341 \u00b7 Plant Ecology<\/span><\/h3>\n\n

An introduction to the ecological processes that shape plant populations, communities, and ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n

View BOT 341 in the OSU Catalog<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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FALL \u00b7 CORVALLIS<\/p>\n\n

BOT 445\/545 \u00b7 Advanced Plant Ecology<\/span><\/h3>\n\n

An advanced examination of contemporary questions, methods, and theory in plant ecology.<\/p>\n\n

BOT 445 catalog<\/a> \u00b7 BOT 545 catalog<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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FALL & WINTER \u00b7 CORVALLIS<\/p>\n\n

BOT 507\/599 \u00b7 Seminar in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology<\/span><\/h3>\n\n

A discussion-based seminar engaging current research across ecology, evolution, and conservation biology.<\/p>\n\n

BOT 507 catalog<\/a> \u00b7 BOT 599 catalog<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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FALL \u00b7 CORVALLIS<\/p>\n\n

BOT 508 \u00b7 NSF GRFP Grant Writing Workshop<\/span><\/h3>\n\n

A practical workshop supporting students as they develop clear, compelling research proposals.<\/p>\n\n

View BOT 508 in the OSU Catalog<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Plant Ecology students at Chip Ross Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Teaching philosophy<\/h2>\n\n

Plant ecology begins with understanding the natural history of species\u2014how they grow, reproduce, interact with other organisms, and respond to their environments. This foundation allows students to ask meaningful ecological questions and interpret evidence in its biological context. Our courses combine close observation, field experience, conceptual thinking, and clear scientific communication. We believe students learn best when they engage directly with organisms and ecosystems, enjoy the process of discovery, and develop the practical and analytical skills needed to understand a rapidly changing natural world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Courses Andy teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University in Corvallis. SPRING \u00b7 CORVALLIS BOT 341 \u00b7 Plant Ecology An introduction to the ecological processes that shape plant populations, communities, and ecosystems. View BOT 341 in the OSU Catalog FALL \u00b7 CORVALLIS BOT 445\/545 \u00b7 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3CtpG-j","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1241,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/1241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}