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1. Background for the Mayes and Dauer brainstorm

   Entry #279

   22 Mar 2016

   2:30 pm

   Joe Dauer

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   Bob and I have a little time at the workshop to describe discussions we have had since the last meeting. We have been thinking about pilot research and also potential grant proposals. He and I have grounded our discussions in his learning progression framework on quantitative reasoning. In...

2. Images with Quantitative Aspects

   Entry #265

   18 Feb 2016

   12:54 pm

   Kristin Jenkins

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   In our JC yesterday, one of the ideas that came up was being explicit about the quantitative aspects of models.  Bob Mayes shared a set of images we could explore with this goal in mind.  There is a doc with the images posted in Projects/JC - where all the papers are posted.  Take...

3. Goals and Objectives for Genetic Inheritance Module

   Entry #260

   03 Feb 2016

   6:50 pm

   Kristin Jenkins

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   I've posted a draft of goals and objectives for an inheritance module.  Have at! What would work?  What wouldn't work?  Where would models help? What models would be good? How would you do this differently? Add your ideas to this mix!

4. PRIMUS special issue, Interdisciplinary Conversations - Call for papers

   Entry #259

   02 Feb 2016

   10:29 am

   Carrie Diaz Eaton

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   The journal PRIMUS announces a special issue on Interdisciplinary Conversations.  Victor Piercey,  Carrie Diaz Eaton, Susan Ganter, and Stella Hofrenning will be guest editing the special issue Description: The undergraduate mathematics curriculum is an essential component of the...

5. Goals and Objectives for Genetic Inheritance Module

   Entry #256

   28 Jan 2016

   1:23 pm

   Kristin Jenkins

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   We are addressing two questions this week: First, what are our learning goals and outcomes for a genetic inheritance module for undergraduates?   Second, what are our learning goals and objectives for faculty using our module to learn how and why to use modeling in the classroom? Add your...

6. Journal Club Wed. Jan. 20, ODD and TRACE protocols for documenting models

   Entry #253

   15 Jan 2016

   5:18 pm

   Kam Dahlquist

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   The two papers I will discuss are: Grimm, V., Berger, U., DeAngelis, D. L., Polhill, J. G., Giske, J., & Railsback, S. F. (2010). The ODD protocol: a review and first update. Ecological modelling, 221(23), 2760-2768. Grimm, V., Augusiak, J., Focks, A., Frank, B. M., Gabsi, F., Johnston, A....

7. Example Modules

   Entry #249

   06 Jan 2016

   3:26 pm

   Kristin Jenkins

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   In our meeting today we decided it would be a valuable product and exercise for the working group to generate modules demonstrating how to teach basic biological topics (such as genetic inheritance) using models.  This exercise will help us understand using models in biology class...