Dr. Donald Valentine, a professor at Pace University in Pleasantville, N.Y., assigns his students questions based on video tutorials from Biology-Online.org. The tutorials cover everything from cellular respiration to plant growth. The website keeps order by screening all articles and videos for editorial approval.
For those concerned only with definitions, Dr. Paul Decelles of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kan., has given public access to a database of biological terms created for an Introductory Biology class he once taught. The site includes everything from A to Z (abiotic process to zygote).
If finding information through live chat or discussion boards suits your learning style, a community called "All Nurses" is available around the clock. Dr. Valentine recommends his graduate students join this website simply to watch how people in the profession communicate with one another.
Dr. Valentine stresses the importance of a nurse knowing the mentality of her patient. To do this, she should "research the condition." The Karolinska Institutet Library in Sweden published one of the world's largest databases of diseases to date. Clicking on the symptom offers a student the opportunity to explore further symptoms of the condition, and see external links on the subject.
By no means should these websites be a replacement for attending classes, listening to the advise of a superior, or seeing a doctor. They are meant to serve as aids and tools for the classroom only.