Curiosities take the stage - role-play in parasitology teaching

dc.contributor.authorMaier, Alexander G.en
dc.contributor.authorSchulreich, Daniela C.en
dc.contributor.authorRug, Melanieen
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-11T20:36:41Z
dc.date.available2025-06-11T20:36:41Z
dc.date.issued2024en
dc.description.abstractCareful observation of parasites, masters of camouflage, reveals an ingenious and fascinating world. However, students often perceive parasitology as impenetrable. What if a flamboyant flea circus director passionately introduced the multidimensional contexts of this discipline? Will role-play capture the imagination of students and guide them in their future learning?en
dc.description.sponsorshipAcknowledgments We thank Makenna Short for artwork, Sharyn Wragg for photography, and Angus Rae for technical support with the microscopy. The authors acknowledge 'Microscopy Australia', a facility enabled by the NCRISen
dc.description.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.format.extent4en
dc.identifier.issn1471-4922en
dc.identifier.otherPubMed:38853078en
dc.identifier.otherWOS:001265983800001en
dc.identifier.otherORCID:/0000-0002-4687-9677/work/170681871en
dc.identifier.scopus85195275223en
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85195275223&partnerID=8YFLogxKen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733758993
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsPublisher Copyright: © 2024 Elsevier Ltden
dc.sourceTrends in Parasitologyen
dc.subjectflea circusen
dc.subjectinterdisciplinary teachingen
dc.subjectparasites and cultureen
dc.subjectperformative pedagogyen
dc.subjectreal life relevanceen
dc.subjectrole-playen
dc.titleCuriosities take the stage - role-play in parasitology teachingen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage540en
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage537en
local.contributor.affiliationMaier, Alexander G.; Division of Biomedical Science & Biochemistry, Research School of Biology, ANU College of Science and Medicine, The Australian National Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationSchulreich, Daniela C.; JUKUS Jugendkunstschule und Kreativwerkstatten
local.contributor.affiliationRug, Melanie; Centre for Advanced Microscopy, ANU College of Science and Medicine, The Australian National Universityen
local.identifier.citationvolume40en
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.pt.2024.05.010en
local.identifier.pureba0069fc-a9f8-4a79-a7d0-d164e1fd478den
local.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85195275223en
local.type.statusPublisheden

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