Teaching
Open-access teaching materials
Hermsen, E.J., and J.R. Hendricks. 2017. Systematics. In: The Digital Encyclopedia of Ancient Life. https://www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/Hermsen, E.J. 2019 onwards. Embryophytes (land plants). In: The Digital Encyclopedia of Ancient Life. https://www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/
Hermsen, E.J. 2021 onwards. Paleoclimate estimation with plant fossils. In: The Digital Encyclopedia of Ancient Life. https://www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/
Commentaries
Official course description: Interrelationships of plants and humans from both historical and modern points of view, origins of agriculture and civilization, tropical and temperate food plants, medicinal plants, drug plants, destruction of environment, and its ultimate effect on food plants.
Semesters taught: Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2018
Example Syllabus
Hendricks, J.R., J.Q. Pier, and E.J. Hermsen. 2019. Virtual Collections on the Digital Atlas of Ancient Life. iDigBio Research Spotlight: November 2019. https://www.idigbio.org/content/research-spotlight-november-2019
Hendricks, J.R., J.Q. Pier, and E.J. Hermsen. 2020. Virtual collections on the Digital Atlas of Ancient Life. Paleontological Research Institution Blog [reprint of 2019 iDigBio post with minor updates]: https://www.priweb.org/blog-post/virtual-collections-on-the-digital-atlas-of-ancient-life
Courses
I am not currently teaching. Courses that I taught while a faculty member at Ohio University (2012-2018) are listed below:Plants and People
PBIO 1030 (Ohio University, 3 credits)Official course description: Interrelationships of plants and humans from both historical and modern points of view, origins of agriculture and civilization, tropical and temperate food plants, medicinal plants, drug plants, destruction of environment, and its ultimate effect on food plants.
Semesters taught: Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2018
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Plant Structure and Development
PBIO 1150 (Ohio University, 4 credits)
Official course description: For plant biology and other science majors, preprofessional students and science modular students. Introduction to structure, growth, development, and reproductive biology of plants with emphasis on flowering plants.
Semesters taught: Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017
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Semesters taught: Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017
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Structural Botany
PBIO 3080 (Ohio University, 4 credits)
Official course description: Diversity of vascular plants as reflected by structural and reproductive features of major groups; emphasis on evolution of diversity through systematically significant adaptations as reflected by the paleontological record.
Semesters taught: Fall 2014 (co-instructor), Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017
Example Syllabus
Official course description: Diversity of vascular plants as reflected by structural and reproductive features of major groups; emphasis on evolution of diversity through systematically significant adaptations as reflected by the paleontological record.
Semesters taught: Fall 2014 (co-instructor), Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017
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Anatomy and Morphology of Vascular Plants
PBIO 5080 (Ohio University, 4 credits, graduate level, meets with PBIO 3080)
Official course description: Diversity of vascular plants as reflected by structural and reproductive features of major groups; emphasis on evolution of diversity through systematically significant adaptations as reflected by the paleontological record.
This is the graduate-level course number corresponding to PBIO 3080, Structural Botany.
Semesters taught: Fall 2016
PBIO 5080 (Ohio University, 4 credits, graduate level, meets with PBIO 3080)
Official course description: Diversity of vascular plants as reflected by structural and reproductive features of major groups; emphasis on evolution of diversity through systematically significant adaptations as reflected by the paleontological record.
This is the graduate-level course number corresponding to PBIO 3080, Structural Botany.
Semesters taught: Fall 2016
Botanical Pedagogy
Official course description: Preparation for botanical teaching in colleges and universities.
Semesters taught: Taught the same semesters as PBIO 1150.
