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The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.

The goal of the Accessibility Toolkit – 2nd Edition is to provide resources for each content creator, instructional designer, educational technologist, librarian, administrator, and teaching assistant to create a truly open textbook—one that is free and accessible for all students.

Syllabus and course assignments for a course in math modeling & scientific writing

PRIMUS article - PRIMUS had a special issue on writing in mathematics and this is one on mathematical modeling in particular.

Elsevier article on writing a scientific paper

This is a collaboration in calculus II with the writing director on best practices in peer-review.   This link is to the version on arxiv, but the full is published in PRIMUS.

Our MURAL folks, Chad Topaz and May Mei, wrote this AMS blog, inspired by the AALAC meeting!

Only allows you to use the most common 1000 words in the English language.  

Educational use here - Introducing Students to the Challenges of Communicating Science by Using a Tool That Employs Only the 1,000 Most Commonly Used Words

Course Description

Learn how to write a data report quickly and effectively with the R Markdown package, and share your results with your friends, colleagues or the rest of the world. Learn how you can author your own R Markdown reports, and how to automate the reporting process so that you have your own reproducible reports. By the end of the interactive data analysis reporting tutorial, you will be able to generate reports straight from your R code, documenting your work — and its results — as an HTML, pdf, slideshow or Microsoft Word document.

Nationally validated set of core competency learning outcomes. We are in the process of designing a user-friendly "brochure" and writing up the development process for publication. Links to both will be uploaded when available. While the Guide is still pre-publication, please include the following link when sharing: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1305/1.

An editable Google Doc with community resources for teaching online.

List of sections:

• Teaching writing in a time of quick transition

• General shifting-quickly-online resources 

• Affective issues, for faculty and students

• Accessibility  (including surveys you can copy to learn about your students’ tech/materials access)

• General online teaching resources

• Disciplinary resources

• Transitioning Service-Learning Courses

• Resources aimed at students

Lots of ways to incorporate writing into courses.

One of the ongoing challenges of teaching scientific writing is getting students out of the habit of writing a Methods section that is a list of steps they followed. This is not how most primary literature is written, but they keep doing it. Has anyone tried writing a more general protocol guide or handbook for their courses, then had students reference the protocols just like they would primary literature articles? If so, how did it go? If not, anyone have thoughts?

Part of the inspiration for this idea is the old "red books," big binders full of protocols that most molecular biology labs subscribed to in the pre-internet days. There are open-access journals that follow this model (J. of Visualized Experiments, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, etc.) Why not use the methods write-up to do more?

Books include:

'Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul': "Few have weighed in on the nation's contentious debate over evolution as effectively as Kenneth R. Miller. In Only a Theory, Miller-the highly regarded scientist who offered expert testimony at the 2005 trial over the teaching of evolution in Dover, Pennsylvania-eloquently shows how "Intelligent Design" collapses at the very moment one begins to take it seriously. Miller shows that the attack on evolution is a broader assault on the skepticism and reason that have fueled America's remarkable scientific advances, and offers an encouraging prescription for how we can save the nation's "scientific soul" to which we owe so much."

'Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground between God and Evolution'

Book by Francis Collins:

"Does science necessarily undermine faith in God? Or could it actually support faith? Beyond the flashpoint debates over the teaching of evolution, or stem-cell research, most of us struggle with contradictions concerning life's ultimate question. We know that accidents happen, but we believe we are on earth for a reason. Until now, most scientists have argued that science and faith occupy distinct arenas. Francis Collins, a former atheist as a science student who converted to faith as he became a doctor, is about to change that. Collins's faith in God has been confirmed and enhanced by the revolutionary discoveries in biology that he has helped to oversee. He has absorbed the arguments for atheism of many scientists and pundits, and he can refute them. Darwinian evolution occurs, yet, as he explains, it cannot fully explain human nature - evolution can and must be directed by God. He offers an inspiring tour of the human genome to show the miraculous nature of God's instruction book."

An international FB group for people from an evangelical Christian background who want to learn how to accept evolutionary biology, and integrate it into their faith structure. A sister group to Celebrating Creation by Natural Selection.

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Evangelical Christians constitute as much as 30% of the U.S. population and their influence on public support and perceptions of science is considerable. When compared to other religious groups, Evangelicals have often been more wary of science as evidenced in debates about evolution, stem cell research, and climate change. However, the community is diverse and there is evidence to suggest that it is becoming more open to dialogue.

DoSER partnered with researchers at Rice University to investigate more deeply the relationship between science and Evangelical Christianity and to develop resources that will enable these communities to communicate more effectively. Print materials and workshops were developed to help promote understanding of both scientific facts and each other’s concerns for the benefit both scientific advancement and the public at large."

"Science and technology affect nearly every aspect of our modern lives. A significant portion of citizens seek guidance on such issues from a trusted religious leader. However, many pastors and religious leaders feel unprepared to discuss science because, in many cases, their own experience with science has been limited. They may not have encountered science in their theological education, nor do they have reliable sources for current scientific information scoped for their needs."