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Introduction
Encouraging as many students to study botany is becoming a major priority for universities across our globe. The Royal Society of Biology have highlighted the lack of plant based teaching in current tertiary education [1]. Out of a total of 130 UK universities only 22 offer any sort of plant/botany based degree as of October 2018. The Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University have given report upon the fact that universities are failing to develop adequate research led education for students [2]. Since then much has been written on the subject of research led education, its importance and value [3] [4]. In the last 10 years there has been emphasis placed on the necessity to swap traditional lab practicals with novel interactive ones that engage students in the discovery process as well as cutting edge research[5] [6]. There are no doubt numerous challenges in implementing inquiry based learning . One such obstacle is the poor selection of tested procedures suitable for larger introductory labs within tertiary education specifically plant based teaching. Another obstacle educators face within universities is the vast range of prior exposure students have had while under secondary education. There is no doubt that students are less likely to be interested in botanic biology in comparison to other topics taught with Biological sciences due to the lack of previous teaching in the subject [7]. With so many backgrounds and such diverging experience in undergrad students in relation to botany its hard to find a one fits all practical class that would benefit students and ignite an interest in plant studies. Based on these facts its clear to see that the current feeling among students and teachers alike surrounding the topic of plant based teaching is a negative one. The aim of this literature review is to compile and explore work that has already been done to combat this problem and suggest a range of potential practical based classes for lecturers to introduce within tertiary education, as well as explore a few areas that have been beneficial in aiding practical based teaching.
Discussion
Before we converge our review into looking exclusively at potential plant based teaching methods suitable for implication I want to look at two specific methods that support lab based teaching in other subjects, implemented by other universities that could be applied to practical plant based teaching.
The use of Computer based learning to aid practical based teaching:
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