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    Assessment: When tests disagree, how do I know if I have COVID-19?
    In this activity, students learned about the immune response to infection by exploring different types of tests—PCR, antigen, and antibody tests—to detect SARS-CoV-2 viral genetic material,...

    Keywords: ImmunologyPCRCOVID19SARS-CoV-2structure and functionImmunoReachantigen-antibody interactionInformation FlowAntigen testAntibody test

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    Untitled QUBES Resource Draft (1)
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    Keywords: High School

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    The Undergraduate Student Experience with Citizen Science (USE Cit Sci) Network: Easing Instruction, Improving Learning, and Broadening Science Participation
    Poster presented at the 2021 Citizen Science Association meeting

    Keywords: citizen science#citscicitsci RCN

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    The Undergraduate Student Experience with C*Science (USE C* Sci) Network: Opportunities for Involvement
    Poster presented at the 2023 C*Science Association meeting

    Keywords: citizen science#citscicitsci RCN

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    Building open education ecosystems to facilitate the adoption and adaptation of computational and data-centric tools across undergraduate biology education
    The OEE-RCN is an NSF-funded Research Coordination Network working at the intersection of Open Science and Open Education Resources (OER) with the goal of lowering barriers to adopting...

    Keywords: science gatewaysmetadataprofessional learningFAIR principles

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    Green Chemistry Modules: Creation and Implementation using Faculty Mentoring Networks (FMNs) as an innovative approach
    Oral presentation given at BCCE2024, slidedeck is included as the resource.

    Keywords: faculty mentoring networksCurriculum developmentgreen chemistryacs-gci

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    Developing teaching resources through a collaborative, cross-institutional approach
    Oral Presentation delivered at the 28th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, June 4, 2024

    Keywords: faculty mentoring networksCurriculum developmentgreen chemistryacs-gci

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    Settling the Debate: How does nutrient enrichment affect salt marsh resilience to sea level rise?
    This is a lesson aimed at Environmental Studies students from High School and up, we hope that students will be able to further their understanding of the ecological impact of humans, as well as...

    Keywords: statisticsRecologytool:rstudioANCOVAwetlandssalt marshesstable isotopesAnthropogenic ImpactsTidal WetlandWetland Ecologyaccretiongreenhouse gas effect

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    Community Standards for SPICE Conference and Community
    Community standards and expectations for in-person and online events hosted by BioQUEST and QUBES.

    Keywords: community standards

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    Science Learning Spaces in undergraduate courses ( virtual and face to face) : Impact of Technology, Resources and Active Learning Activities
    Science Learning Spaces are evolving in both face to face and virtual learning environments. Effective utilization and identification of appropriate learning spaces helps in formation of engaging...

    Keywords: resourcesstemfaculty developmentUndergraduatesciencetechnologyWorkshop materialAnalysislearning spacescience learning spacemajor learning spaceminor learning spacelearning activitiesthinking

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    How STEM Faculty Can Manage Generative A.I. use by Students
    Generative AIs (e.g., ChatGPT have arrived on college campuses. STEM faculty have begun grappling with this disruptive technology and have responded in a various way from grudging acceptance to...

    Keywords: stemInterdisciplinary STEMfaculty developmentMERLOTPresentationArtificial Intelligencebest practicesscienceFacultyleadershipChatGPTGenerative AIsSpeaker

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    OpenLab - free project-sharing platform
    We're happy to share with you this new, free project-sharing platform created by a group of Wesleyan University teachers, students, and alums: https://openlab.studio/

    Keywords: Presentationdisseminationproject-sharing

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    Evaluation of DEIJ practices in learning spaces
    Our Accelerating Systemic Change Network (ASCN) Working Group 5 is a group which focuses on DEIJ - Diversity, Equity, Inclusive and Justice. Taking into account the evolution of learning...

    Keywords: stemassessmentUndergraduatescienceFacultyriosDEIJASCNlearning space

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    Blueprint for Accelerating Change in Social Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in STEM Curricula
    Collaborative community working on projects associated with social justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM undergraduate programs.

    Keywords: Equitysocial justicediversityinclusionSTEM Education reform

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    Genome Solver - A bioinformatics pipeline for community science
    The Genome Solver was an NSF-funded project developed as a way to train undergraduate life science faculty in basic web-based tools for bioinformatics. As part of the project we developed a one-day...

    Keywords: phylogeneticsbacteriophagebacteriaHorizontal Gene transferGenome Analysis

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    Revealing Hidden Figures in Natural History Collections Working Group 2023 Update!
    Our 2023 BIOME Lightning Presentation sharing updates from the Hidden Figures Working Group including the first two published modules!

    Keywords: social justicenatural history collectionshidden figuresbiome23biome2023

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    bioBUDS: How to Read a Paper
    Undergraduates are often expected to read scientific papers for class and submit assignments based on their understanding of the contents of these papers. Most courses, in our experience as...

    Keywords: Reading Scientific PapersInterpreting Figures

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    Scientific Literacy Re-visioned Workshop at NABT 2023
    This material was part of the “Scientific Literacy Re-visioned” presentation at the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) 2023 Conference in Baltimore MD. In this workshop participants...

    Keywords: Liberal Art of Science

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    Democratizing Student Access to Help: the nationwide, virtual peer mentoring network of the Genomics Education Partnership
    Our data suggests that online delivery of the novel Virtual TA program allowed the GEP CURE to remain effective through the transition from onsite to online: the GEP CURE is resilient. This...

    Keywords: Genomics Education PartnershipNABT2023

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    QB@CC Workshop NABT 2022
    Creating and Implementing Quantitative Biology Lessons with QB@CC, Beneficial for Both Faculty and Students

    Keywords: Exponentscommunity collegesquantitative biologyOERNSF RCN-UBE

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