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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...

8. Review of Paper (Discussed 12/14/15) "From Biology to Mathematical Models and Back: Teaching Modeling to Biology Students, and Biology to Math and Engineering Students" by Chiel, McManus, and Shaw

   Entry #248

   23 Dec 2015

   5:15 pm

   Richard Schugart

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   In this article, the authors describe a course they developed that "teaches modeling to biology students, and biology to math and engineering students," as the title suggests.  Students were recruited primarily through advertising and e-mails to department chairs.  To...

9. Dec 16th: The utility of mathematical models in evolutionary biology

   Entry #232

   08 Dec 2015

   12:54 pm

   Joe Dauer

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   Hello everyone, Joe D will be leading a discussion on Wednesday, Dec 16th at  11 am CT on the essay "Not Just a Theory - the utility of mathematical models in evolutionary biology by Servedio et al. PLoS Biology 2014. The link to the paper is: DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002017. It is an...

10. Dec 2nd: Modeling scientific processes with mathematics equations enhances student qualitative conceptual understanding and quantitative problem solving

    Entry #223

    25 Nov 2015

    4:42 pm

    Melissa Aikens

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    On Wed., Dec., 2nd at 12pm Eastern, Melissa will present the paper: Modeling scientific processes with mathematics equations enhances student qualitative conceptual understanding and quantitative problem solving by Schuchardt and Schunn.   ABSTRACT: Amid calls for integrating science,...

11. Analyzing Students’ Understanding of Models and Modeling Referring to the Disciplines Biology, Chemistry, and Physics

    Entry #221

    24 Nov 2015

    6:48 am

    Drew LaMar

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    Hi, everyone.  I'll be leading a discussion on the following paper on Monday, November 30, at 10 am.  Hope to see you there! Krell, Moritz, Reinisch, Bianca, Krüger, Dirk, (2015), "Analyzing Students’ Understanding of Models and Modeling Referring to the Disciplines...

12. Discussion of Mathematical manipulative models: In defense of “Beanbag Biology” pushed back to Dec 4.

    Entry #216

    19 Nov 2015

    11:35 am

    Sam S Donovan

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    Hi Folks, I will lead a discussion of this paper on Friday December 4th from 2:00-2:30.  Jungck, J. R., Gaff, H., & Weisstein, A. E. (2010). Mathematical manipulative models: In defense of “Beanbag Biology”. CBE-Life Sciences Education,9(3), 201-211. Access...

13. Drew presenting "Developing a learning progression for scientific modeling: Making scientific modeling accessible and meaningful for learners"

    Entry #200

    09 Nov 2015

    5:59 am

    Drew LaMar

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    Reference:  Schwarz, Christina V., Reiser, Brian J., Davis, Elizabeth A., Kenyon, Lisa, Achér, Andres, Fortus, David, Shwartz, Yael, Hug6, Barbara, Krajcik, Joe, (2009), "

14. Wednesday Nov 18 Strategies of Modeling in Biology Education (Svoboda and Passmore, 2011)

    Entry #192

    05 Nov 2015

    10:07 am

    Kristin Jenkins

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    Kristin will lead a discussion of a paper Sam Donovan included in the working group collection of papers: Svoboda, J., Passmore, C. 2011. The Strategies of Modeling in Biology Education. Science and Education 22(1):119-142 This paper gives a nice overview of modeling as an instructional tool....

15. Black Box Journal Club

    Entry #191

    05 Nov 2015

    9:59 am

    Kristin Jenkins

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    The NIMBioS Working Group Unpacking the Black Box is hosting a journal club around the topic of teaching modeling in undergraduate biology courses.  Our goal is to survey the literature to get a better sense of what is known about how to use models to increase student understanding of...