2019

1. Contribute to the 2020 ASMCUE Program!

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   27 Nov 2019

   4:49 pm

   Elia Crisucci

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   The ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE) is driven by, for and with educators just like you! Undergraduate microbiology and biology educators attend this conference to share teaching strategies, brainstorm solutions for common classroom challenges and collaborate with colleagues....

2. Spring 2020 FMN Announcement: HHMI BioInteractive Data Explorer FMN

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   20 Nov 2019

   4:05 pm

   Deborah Rook

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   HHMI BioInteractive Data Explorer FMN Applications due December 8, 2019 Join us to develop data visualization/statistical analysis teaching modules featuring authentic scientific research data to tell exciting biological stories! This faculty mentoring network (FMN) focuses on producing a...

3. SACNAS 2019 - Reflections from Kyle Dahlin

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   17 Nov 2019

   3:26 pm

   Carrie Diaz Eaton

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   Thank you to guest blogger, Kyle Dahlin for sharing his SACNAS experience with the QUBES community! The 2019 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference is a meeting which seeks to improve the access and representation of under-represented minorities in STEM fields and academia. This...

4. Spring 2020 FMN Announcement: Make Teaching with R in Undergraduate Biology Less Excruciating (Make TRUBLE)

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   13 Nov 2019

   1:17 pm

   Deborah Rook

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   Make Teaching with R in Undergraduate Biology Less Excruciating Apply Now! Applications Due: December 6, 2019 This Faculty Mentoring Network is intended for undergraduate biology instructors with prior R programming experience who are interested in learning ways to teach with R effectively to...

5. Spring 2020 FMN Announcement: ESA/QUBES Data Access

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   13 Nov 2019

   1:12 pm

   Deborah Rook

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   ESA/QUBES Data Access Inclusive Pedagogy Faculty Mentoring Network   Interested in an inclusive approach to developing a data-rich classroom? Apply now to join us for the Spring 2020 ESA/QUBES Data Access Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN). Participants will focus on how to...

6. Spring 2020 FMN Announcement: Exploring Universal Design for Learning with BIOMAAP FMN

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   08 Nov 2019

   3:30 pm

   Deborah Rook

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   Biology Students Math Attitudes and Anxiety Program Using the Biology Students Math Attitudes and Anxiety Program (BIOMAAP) and Universal Design for Learning practices to increase students’ confidence and skills in quantitative biology Spring 2020 Apply by December 13, 2019 - Learn...

7. Assoc/Full Prof opportunity at Bates

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   08 Nov 2019

   10:39 am

   Carrie Diaz Eaton

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   Dear QUBES Community: For folks of a computational nature, there's a tenured opening in my Digital and Computational Studies [DCS] program with endowed chairship eligibility. We are looking for someone that can add to our programming offerings and would be excited to be part of building out...

8. Spring 2020 FMN Announcement: Molecular Case Studies

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   01 Nov 2019

   8:21 am

   Deborah Rook

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   Molecular Case Studies: At the Interface of Biology and Chemistry Applications Due: Dec. 6, 2019 To learn more and apply now! Are you teaching about intermolecular forces and/or biomolecular structure and function? Want your student to independently visualize, navigate, and analyze...

9. Join EDSIN's Sharing Stories Social Media Campaign #IAmSTEM

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   30 Oct 2019

   4:13 pm

   Elia Crisucci

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   The Environmental Data Sciences Inclusion Network (EDSIN) works to strengthen initiatives across existing alliances and organizations to recruit and retain individuals from underrepresented groups in environmental data science careers.   EDSIN realizes the power in sharing our stories....

10. Spring 2020 FMN Announcement: Data in Introductory Biological Sciences (DIBS) FMN

    Entry #683

    28 Oct 2019

    11:11 am

    Deborah Rook

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    DIBS Faculty Mentoring Network Data in Introductory Biological Sciences Applications Due: 2 December 2019 If you teach introductory biology, you may be looking for a more data-driven approach to teaching the core concepts and competencies of Vision and Change. The three...

11. CourseSource is hosting a Writing Studio workshop in January 2020

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    25 Oct 2019

    3:16 pm

    Elia Crisucci

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    Please find a message below from the CourseSource editorial board.   Editorial board members for the journal CourseSource (https://www.coursesource.org/) are hosting a Writing Studio workshop on Friday, January 17th at the University of California Irvrne, just ahead of the Society...

12. ASM Education announces several teaching-related professional development opportunities.

    Entry #680

    23 Oct 2019

    1:14 pm

    Elia Crisucci

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    Please find a message below from Rachel Horak, an Education Specialist at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). I would like to announce a few teaching-related professional development opportunities for members who teach undergraduates. ASM Education offers a variety of resources and...

13. Biodiversity Data Literacy Competencies - we want your thoughts!

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    02 Oct 2019

    4:45 pm

    Elia Crisucci

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    Please find a message below from the Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education Research Coordination Network (BLUE) Data Competencies Team.  Dear Colleague, We are asking for your help to define a core set of biodiversity data literacy competencies. The goal is to use...

14. Please join us for an EDSIN WebChat with the broader NSF INCLUDES Community!

    Entry #664

    04 Sep 2019

    3:11 pm

    Elia Crisucci

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      NSF INCLUDES Webchat: Resource Companion with EDSIN on Sept 10th! When:  Sep 10, 2019 from 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM (ET)  Associated with NSF INCLUDES National Network Join the NSF INCLUDES Coordination Hub and the team from the Environmental Data Science Inclusion Network...

15. Future faculty Tanya Josek felt welcome and encouraged at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop.  Read about her experience.

    Entry #663

    29 Aug 2019

    11:15 pm

    Elia Crisucci

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      Three highly motivated future faculty volunteers attended the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop titled, “Evolution of Data in the Classroom: From Data to Data Science” at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA.  Over the next few months, they will be sharing...

16. Join ASM Education for an exciting line-up of webinars this fall!

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    26 Aug 2019

    11:40 am

    Elia Crisucci

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    Join ASM Education for an exciting line-up of webinars this fall! New to grant writing and need funding? Seasoned grant writers share their best tips in the American Society for Microbiology Grant Writing webinar series, starts 9/12!  Breathe new life into your biology and...

17. BCoN Travel Awards for Communications Training

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    22 Aug 2019

    4:29 pm

    Elia Crisucci

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      BCoN Travel Awards for Communications Training   In 2016, the Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) published a workshop report, Building a More Networked System for Communicating about Natural History Collections, that called for a renewed community focus on communications...

18. Registration is now open for the 20th Annual Conference on Case Study Teaching in Science presented by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science

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    16 Jul 2019

    11:51 am

    Elia Crisucci

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    Registration is now open for the 20th Annual Conference on Case Study Teaching in Science presented by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science Registration is now open for our Fall Case Study Teaching in Science Conference, September 27-28, 2019, in Buffalo, NY, sponsored by the...

19. Fall 2019 FMN Announcement: Project EDDIE FMN- Teaching Quantitative Reasoning and Scientific Concepts with Data

    Entry #642

    01 Jul 2019

    2:23 pm

    Deborah Rook

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    Project EDDIE Faculty Mentoring Network Teaching Quantitative Reasoning and Scientific Concepts with Data Are you interested in teaching quantitative reasoning and looking to include data exploration in your classroom? Apply now to join the Project EDDIE FMN that will bring together...

20. Fall 2019 FMN Announcement: Genome Solver Faculty Training in Basic Bioinformatics FMN

    Entry #628

    18 Jun 2019

    4:30 pm

    Deborah Rook

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    Genome Solver - Faculty Training in Basic Bioinformatics Are you feeling underprepared to deliver bioinformatics content to your students?  Not sure how to develop lessons and implement them in the classroom?  Are you looking for a Classroom-Based Undergraduate Research Project that...