Are you interested in creating an online module in tropical biology that is based on your own research? Apply now to join us for the OCELOTS Fall 2024 – Spring 2025 Incubator, run through the OCELOTS network (Online Content for Experiential Learning of Tropical Systems) and BioQUEST/QUBES. Participants in this Incubator will focus on creating an online module in tropical biology on the Gala platform for use in undergraduate biology courses....
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OCELOTS Incubator - Fall 2024: Creating an online module in tropical biology
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OCELOTS Faculty Mentoring Network - Fall 2024: Adapting a module in tropical biology
Are you interested in adapting an online module in tropical biology that is based on authentic research? Apply now to join us for the OCELOTS Fall 2024 Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN), run through the OCELOTS network (Online Content for Experiential Learning of Tropical Systems) and BioQUEST/QUBES. Participants in this FMN will focus on adapting an online module in tropical biology on the Gala platform for use in an undergraduate biology...
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Ecological Society of America Workshop: Create and Use Online Modules in Tropical Ecology to Internationalize Your Courses
Workshop Title: Create and Use Online Modules in Tropical Ecology to Internationalize Your CoursesOnline, open-access case studies based on research in tropical ecosystems can spark student excitement and bring a more international perspective to undergraduate courses. When presented in the full context of their biological, environmental, social and economic complexity, tropics-based modules enable students to grapple with ecology within a global context and address complex environmental...
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2024 BIOME Institute Workshop: But we don’t teach ecology!
Workshop Title: But we don’t teach ecology!Description: Do you teach an introductory biology course, or a general biology course for non-majors? Is the topic of ecology, especially including tropical biology included in your course, beyond the topic of biomes? Generally, if ecology is covered at all, ‘biomes’ is the only topic covered. Do you find that students get excited about memorizing information about biomes? We think not! We find that providing an immersive, online experience in...
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OCELOTS Spring 2024 FMN: Implementing a module in tropical biology
Instructors: Are you interested in adopting an online module that will internationalize your courses? Our modules focus on authentic research in tropical biology — case studies from all over the tropics. Apply now to join us for the OCELOTS Spring 2024 Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN), conducted by the OCELOTS Network (for facilitating Online Content for Experiential Learning of Tropical Systems) and BioQUEST/QUBES.
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OCELOTS Incubator - Fall 2023: Creating an online module in tropical biology
Are you interested in creating an online, open-source module in tropical biology that is based on your own research? Apply now to join us for the Fall 2023 – Spring 2024 Incubator hosted by OCELOTS (Network for Facilitating Online Content for Experiential Learning of Tropical Systems) & BioQUEST/QUBES.Participants in this Incubator will create an online module in tropical biology for use in undergraduate life science courses, with the module hosted on the Gala...
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Ecological Society of America Workshop
Title: Internationalize Your Courses with Research-based Online Modules in Tropical EcologyDespite the global importance of tropical ecosystems with respect to regulation of water and carbon cycles and conservation of biodiversity, most ecology learning materials in the U.S. focus on research from the temperate zone and higher latitudes. We posit that when undergraduate curricula include case studies in tropical ecology, presented in the full context of their biological, environmental, social...
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Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation Workshop
Create and implement engaging online learning modules, based on your own tropical biology researchDespite the importance of tropical biology in the undergraduate curriculum, many biology curricula and textbooks worldwide provide students with limited exposure to biology and conservation in tropical and global contexts. Agile, easily accessible online open educational resources (OERs) that immerse learners in real-world research in tropical ecosystems are thus urgently needed, especially in...
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RCN-UBE Summit in Washington, DC
The purpose of this Summit to learn more about Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE) and to assess the program's impacts. This community includes representatives of NSF-funded projects, those who are interested in learning more about how to connect with an RCNs, or develop their own RCN proposal.
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Turning ecological research into engaging online modules for undergraduates through Gala/OCELOTS
Learn about creating and adopting online, undergraduate-level modules in tropical ecology. In this NSF-funded network, researchers work with specialists in 4DEE, pedagogy, interactive data tools, and media to create research-based modules, hosted on Gala, a user-friendly, open-source and open-access platform.
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Networkshop: Functional trait-based restoration. Can hybrid restoration enhance invasion resistance and ecosystem services?
Authors: Rebecca Ostertag and Nicole DiManno In this age of the Anthropocene, restoration to a previous reference condition may not be feasible in all situations, due to lack of information, organization, invasive species, or climate change. When site improvement and enhanced ecosystem services are desirable, a valuable option may be hybrid ecosystems, in which species are planted together even if they did not coexist together historically. The Hawaiian Islands are known for a prevalence...
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OCELOTS FMN: Implementing a module in tropical biology
The OCELOTS Network for Facilitating Online Content for Experiential Learning of Tropical Systems joins forces with BioQUEST/QUBES to work with faculty who are teach undergraduate life sciences courses and are interested in:Adopting an online, open-access module based on authentic research in tropical biology, hosted on the Gala platform. Participants are encouraged to customize the module for use in their classrooms. Working with mentors who will support the process of...
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OCELOTS Incubator: Creating an online module in tropical biology
Create an online module in tropical biology that is based on your own research! Apply by August 7, 2022 to join us for the OCELOTS Fall 2022 – Spring 2023 Incubator, run through the OCELOTS network (Online Content for Experiential Learning of Tropical Systems) and BioQUEST/QUBES. These modules to be used in undergraduate biology courses will be hosted on the Gala platform. This workshop will meet via Zoom every two weeks, from September...
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Workshop: Turn your research in tropical biology into engaging online learning modules with OCELOTS
Workshop at the Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation Meeting Learn about creating online learning modules based on your own research and participating in the OCELOTS network (Online Content for Experiential Learning of Tropical Systems). Tropical biologists work with specialists in pedagogy, interactive data tools, and media to create research-based modules, hosted on a user-friendly, open-source and open-access platform, Gala.
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OCELOTS FMN: Adapting online modules in tropical ecology
OCELOTS / Bioquest Faculty Mentoring NetworkThe OCELOTS network is joining forces with BioQUEST/QUBES to work with faculty who are interested in adapting a specific module in tropical ecology, hosted on the Gala platform. Participating researchers and educators are encouraged to customize the module for use in their undergraduate life sciences classrooms. Adaptations may involve modifying the module for a different educational level, translating it into a new...
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