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    Squirreling from Afar: Adapting Squirrel-Net Modules for Remote Teaching and Learning
    The shift from face-to-face instruction to remote teaching and learning has proven to be a challenging endeavor for many reasons, including lack of time, resources, and inspiration. Lab courses,...

    Keywords: online learningbehavioral ecologyCUREsRemote teachingfield ecologySquirrelSquirrel-Net

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    BCEENET: Connecting digitized natural history collections with course-based undergraduate research experiences
    Biological Collections in Ecology and Evolution Network (BCEENET) brings together undergraduate educators, natural history collections professionals, researchers, and data experts to support the...

    Keywords: digitized natural history collectionsBCEENETcourse-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs)

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    Authentic Ecological Inquiries Using BearCam Archives
    Learning through authentic scientific inquiries is essential for understanding the nature and process of science and for developing critical thinking and communication skills. It is logistically...

    Keywords: behaviorinterspecific interactionsPeer reviewauthentic inquiryintra-specific interactions

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    Ground Spider Survey QUBES Resource Draft (1)
    This QUBES Module aims to introduce students to standardized ecological field methods, measures of diversity, ArcGIS Online, and Excel. This is achieved through nocturnal survey of ground spiders.

    Keywords: Community EcologyspidersMicrosoft ExcelShannon diversity index

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    REMNet Tutorial, R Part 2: Importing Your Microbiome Data into R 5.3.19
    Video on importing data into R from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: growth mindsetVideoMicrobiology EducationR programming languagemicrobiomesmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPmistakesvalue of mistakesresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomes

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    REMNet Tutorial, R Part 1: Getting Started in R with Microbiome Data 5.3.19
    Video on the basics of R software from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: VideoMicrobiology EducationR programming languagemicrobiomesresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomes

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    REMNet Tutorial, Excel Part 6: Making Microbiome Column Charts 5.3.19
    Video on creating column charts in Excel from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: ExcelVideoMicrobiology Educationmicrobiomesresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomes

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    REMNet Tutorial, Excel Part 5: Making Heat Maps 4.26.19
    Video on making heat maps in Excel from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: ExcelVideoMicrobiology EducationMicrobiome researchresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiome

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    REMNet Tutorial, Excel Part 3: Organizing Your Microbiome Data 5.3.19
    Video on organizing microbiome using Excel from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: ExcelVideoMicrobiology Educationmicrobiomesresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomes

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    REMNet: A Student’s Guide to Experimental Design 5.3.19
    Video on experimental design for students from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: Videoexperimental designMicrobiology Educationresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomemicrobiology research

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    REMNet: A Student’s Introduction to Urban Microbiomes 5.3.19
    Video on urban microbiomes from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: VideoMicrobiology Educationresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomesmicrobiology research

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    REMNet: Online Resources 5.3.19
    Video on online resources for studying microbiomes from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: VideoMicrobiology EducationmicrobiomesMicrobiome researchresearch in the classroomREMNet

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    Starting Conversations About Discrimination Against Women in STEM
    Many scientists know about — and experience — discrimination against women. In this professional development lesson, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and other career...

    Keywords: identityracismGender discriminationIntersectionalityMicroagressionsSexismSexual assaultSexual harassmentTrolling

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    Exploring Detritus-Based Food Webs in Streams
    This two-part field lesson for mid- to upper-level undergraduates connects allochthonous inputs to the invertebrate consumers that depend on them. After preparing students with background...

    Keywords: aquatic macroinvertebratesfunctional feeding groupallochthonousorganic matterleaf packRiver Field Studies Network

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    Ferns are Everywhere
    Using spatial fern population data in hypothesis testing

    Keywords: hypothesis testingNumbers Countspatial distribution

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    The Pipeline CURE: An Iterative Approach to Introduce All Students to Research Throughout a Biology Curriculum
    Participation in research provides personal and professional benefits for undergraduates. However, some students face institutional barriers that prevent their entry into research, particularly...

    Keywords: epigeneticsundergraduate researchmendelian inheritanceSelf-EfficacyCUREsnature of scienceResiliencecurriculum strategiesreprogramming

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    The River Breathes: Stream reach metabolism as an integrative and comparable measure of stream processes
    Stream reach metabolism integrates organism respiration & production to provide a valuable ecosystem measure that varies as a function of biotic & abiotic factors. As a powerful indicator of whole...

    Keywords: ecosystem respirationMetabolismriverRespirationproductionRiver Field Studies NetworkDissolved OxygenStream MetabolismEcosystem ProductionStreamField LessonGuided Student ReflectionStudent Reflection

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    Developing Decolonial Consciousness in Biology Students Through Critical Reflection Assignments
    There is a growing call to decolonize curricula in academia, including in scientific disciplines. In the biology classroom, this includes highlighting a diverse array of scientists and illuminating...

    Keywords: primatessocietyZoologyantiracismdecolonizingstudent activismmuseum science

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    UNVEIL-ing Framework to Summer Research Experiences
    Undergraduate research opportunities help foster a science identity and increase retention in STEM majors and transition into the STEM workforce. Moreover, these opportunities have stronger results...
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    2016-Spayd-Puckett- A Three-Fold Approach to the Heat Equation - Data Modeling Numerics
    This article describes our modeling approach to teaching the one-dimensional heat (diffusion) equation in a one-semester undergraduate partial differential equations course.

    Keywords: separation of variablesexperimentheat equationLab Equipmentcollect data

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