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Spring 2020 FMN Announcement: ESA/QUBES Data Access

Entry #693: 13 Nov 2019; 1:12 pm; 0 comments

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 implement data-rich modules in undergraduate biology courses where all students feel welcome, valued and ready to learn. Accepted applicants will customize and implement educational modules from Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology.

You will have access to biweekly virtual sessions to collaborate with and support others in the network for a unique and productive semester. Participants who complete all requirements will be recognized as ESA Education Scholars and may contribute to a group paper on the experience!

Applications are due December 4, 2019. Please visit https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/dataaccess/ for full information.

About the author

Deborah Rook

Deputy Director

Dr. Deborah Rook is an evolutionary biologist and paleontologist. She has a bachelor's degree in Biology and Evolutionary biology from Case Western Reserve University and a masters in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology from Ohio State University, having studied evolutionary and ecological dynamics of Cenozoic mammals. For her PhD, she moved into Geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, focusing on dynamic interactions of the rock and fossil records. Biology education has always been a focus for her, having taught and studied pedagogical techniques throughout her graduate studies and beyond. She joined the QUBES team in September 2017 as the FMN Project Manager, where she is working with the Faculty Mentoring Networks to enhance student experiences with quantitative biology, and the Professional Development Manager as our opportunities expanded. Since September 2021, she moved to Deputy Director, where she continues to work in the professional development space but now also manages staff and assists the Executive Director with business aspects of the organization.

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