Organization
Three Rivers College, Science Case Net, Prescott College
Michelle Ann Fisher
Profile
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Biography
Michelle Fisher is a member of The Science Case Network Steering Committee. She is an experienced case study author and user. Michelle has integrated case studies into her classes ever since 2002, after learning of case studies and PBLs and developing “Dam It! I’m in Swampeast Missouri”, an investigative case study at the LifeLines OnLine Summer Workshop. She uses case studies in each of her classes, whether they be face-to-face or online, to keep students engaged and allow students to understand of the relevance of science in their lives, promoting life-long learning.
After completing her Bachelors of Science degree in marine biology through a collaborative agreement between Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO and the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, MS, Michelle received her Master of Natural Science degree from Southeast Missouri State University with an emphasis in aquatic toxicology. She has been an instructor of biological sciences for 15 years at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, MO. She is currently a doctoral student at Prescott College in Prescott, AZ, working toward a Ph.D. in Sustainability Education. Her research interests lie in maintaining biocultural diversity in marine systems.