Scope and Direction

TIEE became available through the ESA website in 2003 and received support from the National Science Foundation between 2000-2008. It is designed to improve ecology teaching by helping undergraduate faculty include more student-active teaching approaches in ecology courses, both in lecture and in lab. TIEE evolved through discussions in the Education Section of ESA. For this reason - and because TIEE relies on ecologists for submissions, reviews, evaluation, and new ideas - it is a community effort.

Submissions

We are currently seeking submissions of Experiments and Issues for the next volume of TIEE (Issues can be either Figure Sets or Data Sets). We will not be accepting submissions of Research papers for the current volume. Submissions will undergo review, and if accepted, will become a part of a peer-reviewed publication of educational materials offered through ESA. Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis until November 15, 2010. Accepted submissions will be made available on the web in Word or PDF format soon after acceptance. Anticipated time between submission and initial decision is 6 weeks.

Please submit in Word (DOC) format to (TIEESubmissions@esa.org).

If you have any questions please contact Christopher Beck, Lead editor (TIEESubmissions@esa.org).

Issues

• Overview — Familiarize yourself with the goals and objectives of Issues.
• Instructions for Authors
• Figure Set Submission Form (MSWord Doc)
• Data Set Submission Form (MSWord Doc)
• Copyright License Agreement (MSWord Doc)

Experiments

• Overview — Familiarize yourself with the goals and objectives of Experiments.
• Instructions for Authors
• Experiments Submission Form (MSWord Doc)
• Copyright License Agreement (MSWord Doc)

Submission Checklist (all submission types)

• Manuscripts should be sent in Word (DOC) format so that editors and reviewers can comment within the document.
• Unless otherwise indicated, figures and tables should be imbedded in the Word document where you would want them to appear during publication.
• Figures and tables should be in black and white. This is so they are easier to print from the website.
• Follow the reference style used by previously published activities of the same type as your submission.
• Be sure to provide a short list of Keywords and an Acknowledgements section.
• Include a signed copyright agreement (MSWord Doc) with your submission (emailed or faxed separately).