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Animal Behaviour Case Study Lessons in Communication, Migration, and Parental Care Using the Jigsaw Approach

Animal behaviour courses integrate concepts across biological disciplines and are particularly well suited for collaborative, student-focused teaching strategies. Case Studies can positively impact students by...

Courses: Ecology Ecology Evolution Science Process Skills

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Good Drug, Bad Practice: Tackling the Ivermectin Fiasco

Throughout history, biomedical advancements have alleviated suffering worldwide and significantly advanced human well-being. As researchers and educators, we are well-familiar with the painstakingly slow and meticulous process of science, some of...

Courses: Anatomy-Physiology Neurobiology Science Process Skills

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Integrating Primary Literature in a Lecture Course Using a Modified Version of the C.R.E.A.T.E. Approach

Reforms in undergraduate science education place an increasing emphasis on teaching the skills of practicing scientists, such as reading and interpreting the primary research literature. Many approaches have been proposed to introduce students to...

Courses: Ecology Ecology

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Modeling the Research Process: Authentic human physiology research in a large non-majors course

Laboratory experiences in large-enrollment introductory science courses often utilize “cookie-cutter style” laboratory experiences due to the relative simplicity of setting up the lab stations, as well as a need to teach students...

Courses: Anatomy-Physiology Introductory Biology Neurobiology Science Process Skills

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An Active Learning Workshop to Teach Active Learning Strategies

College instructors who learn how to teach actively at the beginning of their careers do not have to modify deeply set habits that rely on lectures. Instead, they develop their teaching while they learn evidence-based practices. We developed a...

Courses: Professional Development and Career Planning

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Harnessing the Power of the Immune System: Influenza Vaccines

Because most people have been infected by and/or immunized against influenza, students should know how the immune system responds to the infection and how vaccines protect against disease. Vaccines have played an instrumental role in disease...

Courses: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Immunology Science Process Skills

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A Laboratory Module That Explores RNA Interference and Codon Optimization Through Fluorescence Microscopy Using Caenorhabditis elegans

Scientific research experiences are beneficial to students allowing them to gain laboratory and problem-solving skills, as well as foundational research skills in a team-based setting. We designed a laboratory module to provide a guided research...

Courses: Bioinformatics Cell Biology Developmental Biology Genetics Science Process Skills

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A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis

There are few feasible models for marine-focused inquiry laboratory activities, a notable shortcoming for instructors seeking to engage their students in meaningful, course-based research experiences (CUREs). We describe a multi-week CURE that...

Courses: Ecology Ecology Evolution Introductory Biology Science Process Skills

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Air Quality Data Mining: Mining the US EPA AirData website for student-led evaluation of air quality issues

Air pollution directly affects human health endpoints including growth, respiratory processes, cardiovascular health, fertility, pregnancy outcomes, and cancer. Therefore, the distribution of air pollution is a topic that is relevant to all, and...

Courses: Ecology Ecology Introductory Biology Science Process Skills

data miningenvironmental justiceair qualityairpollutionspatial reasoning

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Vitamin C for Colds? Writing LETTERS to Synthesize and Communicate Results from Multiple Studies

Interpreting experimental results is a key part of evidence-based reasoning. However, it is challenging for students to synthesize data from multiple sources to reach their own conclusions. As experimental design is increasingly emphasized in...

Courses: Science Process Skills

pre-healthphysiologyScience Communicationscientific literacyScientific Processconventional wisdomscientific methods

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How to Design a Classroom Activity that Integrates 3D Print Models with Active Learning

Student exploration of relevant physical models can deepen knowledge of course material. In this guide we describe a method by which instructors can integrate 3D printing technology with an established teaching strategy, the classroom jigsaw, to...

Courses: Introductory Biology

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Does it pose a threat? Investigating the impact of Bt corn on monarch butterflies

Aspiring scientists know that a hallmark of science is that experiments are repeatable and testable. However, students do not often get opportunities to explore the replicability of science. Using a current “hot topic” of...

Courses: Ecology Ecology Genetics Introductory Biology Science Process Skills

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Starting Conversations About Discrimination Against Women in STEM

Many scientists know about — and experience — discrimination against women. In this professional development lesson, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and other career scientists brainstorm ways to intervene and support...

Courses: Professional Development and Career Planning

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Using Structured Decision Making to Explore Complex Environmental Issues

Environmental issues are inherently complex, often requiring multiple interested parties to come together before agreeing on a solution. Structured decision making is a tool used by federal and state management agencies to find solutions that...

Courses: Ecology Ecology

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Exploring the Broader Impacts of Science and Society in an Active Learning Environment

Science and society have always been intertwined. Today, scientists are increasingly encouraged to interact with the public by conducting transparent and participatory engaged scholarship, as opposed to the prevailing one-way transfer of...

Courses: Introductory Biology Professional Development and Career Planning Science Process Skills

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Bad Science: Exploring the unethical research behind a putative memory supplement

As members of society, students must be able to evaluate scientific claims across a wide variety of media to make sound decisions about health and wellness. However, students - and most members of society - struggle to evaluate the quality of...

Courses: Science Process Skills

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Diversifying and Humanizing Scientist Role Models Through Interviews and Constructing Slide Decks on Researchers’ Research and Life Experiences

To maintain recruitment and retention, biology teachers face the challenge of finding relatable role models for their students. Our ever-increasing scientific knowledge has been facilitated by people from many different backgrounds, identities,...

Courses: Professional Development and Career Planning Science Process Skills

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Data, Distributions, and Hypotheses: Exploring Diversity and Disturbance in the Tallgrass Prairie

Proper hypothesis generation, data handling, graphing, and communication are essential skills that undergraduate majors in biology are expected to master. However, students rarely get hands-on practice that helps them to effectively develop these...

Courses: Ecology Ecology Plant Biology

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Coevolution or not? Crossbills, squirrels and pinecones

This case reinforces the concept of coevolution as a reciprocal change in genetic structure between or among two or more populations, by having students analyze and interpret data, build a descriptive model of the system, and use data to make...

Courses: Ecology Ecology Evolution Introductory Biology Science Process Skills

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Exploring the March to Mars Using 3D Print Models

With the increased availability of 3D printers and open databases containing 3D print files, academic institutions are giving more thought into how such technology can be used in the classroom to further student learning. One way that 3D print...

Courses: Introductory Biology Microbiology Science Process Skills

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Animal Behaviour Case Study Lessons in Communication, Migration, and Parental Care Using the Jigsaw Approach

Good Drug, Bad Practice: Tackling the Ivermectin Fiasco

Integrating Primary Literature in a Lecture Course Using a Modified Version of the C.R.E.A.T.E. Approach

Modeling the Research Process: Authentic human physiology research in a large non-majors course

An Active Learning Workshop to Teach Active Learning Strategies

Harnessing the Power of the Immune System: Influenza Vaccines

A Laboratory Module That Explores RNA Interference and Codon Optimization Through Fluorescence Microscopy Using Caenorhabditis elegans

A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis

Air Quality Data Mining: Mining the US EPA AirData website for student-led evaluation of air quality issues

Vitamin C for Colds? Writing LETTERS to Synthesize and Communicate Results from Multiple Studies

How to Design a Classroom Activity that Integrates 3D Print Models with Active Learning

Does it pose a threat? Investigating the impact of Bt corn on monarch butterflies

Starting Conversations About Discrimination Against Women in STEM

Using Structured Decision Making to Explore Complex Environmental Issues

Exploring the Broader Impacts of Science and Society in an Active Learning Environment

Bad Science: Exploring the unethical research behind a putative memory supplement

Diversifying and Humanizing Scientist Role Models Through Interviews and Constructing Slide Decks on Researchers’ Research and Life Experiences

Data, Distributions, and Hypotheses: Exploring Diversity and Disturbance in the Tallgrass Prairie

Coevolution or not? Crossbills, squirrels and pinecones

Exploring the March to Mars Using 3D Print Models

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