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    Evaluation of DEIJ in Lectures of Junior Year Science Undergraduate Course
    Diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice, DEIJ, is important for both students and faculty as they improve learning outcomes and elicit professional competency respectively. DEIJ...

    Keywords: stempedagogyArticleUndergraduateOpen Sourcescienceevaluationneurobiologythe role of active learning in retention and engagementFacultyAnalysismethod#DEI-J-ADEIJinterdisplinaryjunorlearning spacesadditional support learning systemenhancement

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    Designing Strategies to Promote Diversity and Equity with a Campus Climate Survey
    Institutions of higher education are increasingly looking for strategies to assess diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). An alumni survey is a valuable tool for identifying actionable strategies...

    Keywords: EquitydiversityracismSexismcampus climate

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    Scientist Spotlights and Data Nuggets Workshop Materials (BIOME 2021)
    Materials and resources for the "Scientist Spotlights and Data Nuggets Workshop," presented at the 2021 Biology and Mathematics Educators (BIOME) Institute.

    Keywords: data literacyDiversity in STEM classroomsonline professional development

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    Fitzhugh-Nagumo Model
    The FitzHugh–Nagumo model describes a prototype of an excitable system (e.g., a neuron).

    Keywords: differential equationsmathematical modeldifferential equation modelordinary differential equation modelneuroscienceexcitable

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    BioSkills Guide
    The BioSkills Guide comprises program- and course-level learning outcomes for the Vision and Change core competencies that elaborate what general biology majors should be able to do by the time...
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    Community Conversation: OER for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in STEM Classrooms
    Follow the link to the webinar video, "OER for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in STEM Classrooms". In this conversation, bringing in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to the classroom was discussed...
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    Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure
    In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.

    Keywords: case studyBiodiversityplantsResource Typetrophic cascadesnational parks

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    Java BankAccount demo, using Blue J, v2
    CPSC1100 UTC, Spring 2017. Exercises are modified from Big JAVA.

    Keywords: videosjavagenomicsyoutube

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    Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure
    In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.

    Keywords: case studyBiodiversityplantsResource Typetrophic cascadesnational parks

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    Transpiration
    In this lab, students will examine differences between C3 and C4 plants in their transpiration rates.

    Keywords: plant physiologybotanylaboratoryResource Type

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    BETTSI - Basic Evolutionary Tree-Thinking Skills Instrument
    A short, multiple choice diagnostic designed to provide instructors with a quick check on students’ understanding of and ability to read and interpret phylogenies.

    Keywords: EvolutionphylogeneticsTree thinking

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    BIOME Avida ED Report video - YouTube
    Avida-ED is a digital evolution software program that allows students to ask questions and test hypotheses related to evolutionary concepts. Our working group explored how to incorporate Avida-ED...
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    Trophic Cascades, Population Structure, and the Role of Keystone Species
    In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine terrestrial trophic cascades. Concepts will then be applied to examples in freshwater ecosystems.

    Keywords: case studyBiodiversityplantsResource Typetrophic cascadesnational parks

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    Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure
    In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.

    Keywords: case studyBiodiversityplantsurban ecosystemsResource Typetrophic cascadesnational parksdeforestation

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    Calculating and Comparing Biodiversity Materials Across Sites Using NEON Herbaceous Vegetation Data - a Tutorial
    These materials are intended for use at the undergraduate level. They employ R and Excel software.
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    Modifying HHMI Anole Resources: Using Image J to Quantify Ecomorphs and Tree-thinking to Explore Evolutionary Hypotheses
    I recombined the HHMI resources to have the students perform the image analysis from Virtual Lab 1 in Image J and explore the evolutionary principles in the Lizard Phenology modules

    Keywords: Evolutionorganismal biologytool:imagejSpeciationTree thinkingDNAphylogeny and classification

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    BioTA Podcast Working Group Lightning Talk - YouTube
    This lightning talk outlines out work to develop a set of podcasts and in0class activities. The podcast episodes on metagenomics in general are available. Additional resources and additional...

    Keywords: Flipped classroommetagenomics

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    Pivoting Intro from Inquiry to Online
    This poster will present how inquiry-based learning experiences that were designed for face-to-face labs can be modified in a rapid pivot to online teaching.

    Keywords: plant physiologybotanyonline learninginquiry-based learningtranspirationonline labremote

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    Too much of a good thing? Exploring nutrient pollution in streams using bioindicators
    Students use data on nitrogen and phosphorus levels in streams and macrobenthic insect biodiversity to consider issues of nutrient pollution and stream health while learning to filter, summarize,...
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    Transpiration
    In this lab, students will examine differences between C3 and C4 plants in their transpiration rates.

    Keywords: plant physiologybotanylaboratoryResource Type

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