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    Natural history collections data and Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE)
    Presentation made by Elizabeth Ellwood et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of...

    Keywords: Ecological Society of America

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    Using Raw Sequence Data to Analyze Tumor Suppressor Mutations
    Learning to identify DNA sequence variants from raw sequencing data (electropherograms) is a basic molecular biology skill with applications to basic research and clinical practice. Yet learning to...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsmutationDNAgenomic visualizationparts of a geneclinical consequencesraw data

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    Mapping a Mutation to its Gene: The "Fly Lab" as a Modern Research Experience
    Although genetics is an invaluable part of the undergraduate biology curriculum, it can be intimidating to students as well as instructors: Students must reduce their reliance on memorization and...

    Keywords: geneticsbioinformaticsdrosophilachi-square analysiscomplementation mappingmode of inheritancethree-point mapping

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    Does Organelle Shape Matter?: Exploring Patterns in Cell Shape and Structure with High-Throughput (HT) Imaging
    Organelle structure has been studied and visualized for decades; however, publicly available databases that use improved high-throughput microscopy of gene-edited cell lines have recently...

    Keywords: modelingcase studymicroscopystructureOrganellesHigh-throughput (HT)Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)Fluorescent microscopyHuman Cell Biology

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    Using Synthetic Biology and pClone Red for Authentic Research on Promoter Function: Introductory Biology (identifying new promoters)
    Students often memorize the definition of a transcriptional promoter but fail to fully understand the critical role promoters play in gene expression. This laboratory lesson allows students to...

    Keywords: bacteriasynthetic biologygene regulationtranscriptionstudent researchcentral dogmacloningpromoterreporter gene/protein

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    An Active Textbook Converts "Vision and Tweak" to Vision and Change
    Multiple reports over more than a century have documented the problems with the way introductory biology has been taught in most colleges and universities. An influential recent report, Vision and...

    Keywords: Vision and Changeactive learningintroductory biologyFlipped classroomUndergraduatecore competenciescore conceptsactive textbookcurriculum reform

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    The River Field Studies Network: Connecting rivers, people, & science through immersive field-based education (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    Connecting rivers, people, & science through immersive field-based education

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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    CUNEL - Connectomes for Undergraduate Neuroscience Education and Learning (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    The Connectomes for Undergraduate Neuroscience Education and Learning (CUNEL) project seeks to bring cutting-edge neuroscience methods into undergraduate classrooms and laboratories in order to...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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    2006-Salem-Abudiab-Labview-An Interactive Teaching Tool for a Differential Equations Class
    It is evident that computer based learning has become an essential part of education systems. It provides animation and interactive processes that are not possible with textbooks.

    Keywords: javavisualizationvirtual labpendulumLabviecomputer assisted instructionharmonic motion

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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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    Open Practices Learning Community Curriculum
    This is a learning community curriculum designed to engage participants in discussions, short readings and mini-exercises to explore basic tools for Open Educational Practices (OEP)

    Keywords: s-jediopen licensing

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    Graphing bacterial growth rates: semi-log graphs v linear graphs
    In this activity, students will explore the concept of binary fission, generation time, and bacterial growth curves, with an emphasis on the log phase. Students will use semi-log graphs and linear...

    Keywords: graphingexponential growthMicrobiology Educationmicrobiologybacteriagrowth rateUndergraduate STEM educationCommunity College Educationqbccmanipulate equationsCellular and Molecular BiologyCreate graphsInterpret graphsbinary fissionsemi-log graphlinear graphgrowth curvecreating graphsExponential and Logarithmic Functions

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    SENCERizing your CURE
    Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities (SENCER) is the signature initiative of the National Center for Science & Civic Engagement.

    Keywords: CURECUREscourse-based research experiences (CUREs)SENCER

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    Prioritizing your Data Science Curriculum
    This is the summary powerpoint of the Monday session at the BioQUEST / QUBES 2019 Summer Workshop including the description of the student data project on height change overnight.

    Keywords: data scienceOER2019 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshopdata science educationNASEM

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    Mentoring Pacific Island Students for Conservation
    This undergraduate internship program focuses on mentoring Pacific Island Students into conservation careers through development of skills, networks and sense of self, while being grounded in...

    Keywords: internshipconservation ecologyplace based learningSelf-Efficacycultural contextExperiential Education

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    Aquatic ecology with Diana Hitchen
    Our LWS interview with aquatic ecologist for the Great Basin Institute and Bureau of Land Management, Diana Hitchen.
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    Open Practices Learning Community (OPLC) Post Survey Findings
    Post survey findings of a six-week open practices learning community facilitated by Dr. Karen Cangialosi to explore different components of open practices from April 07, 2021 through May 12, 2021.

    Keywords: STEM Evaluation

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    NIBLSE Collaborative Community Model for developing, disseminating, and assessing bioinformatics learning resources
    The Network for Integrating Bioinformatics into Life Sciences Education (NIBLSE) has cultivated a collaborative community model to facilitate the development, dissemination, and assessment of...

    Keywords: fmnNIBLSE

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    Using the QUBES platform and NEON faculty mentoring networks to build, adapt, and publish data-driven open educational resources
    This video provides an overview of the NEON Data Education Faculty Mentoring Networks and an example of published QUBES resource implementation in the classroom.

    Keywords: NEON FMN

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    Engaging students in data exploration using digital biodiversity databases: BLUE Data Network
    Slides for BLUE presentation at 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    Keywords: undergraduate researchnatural historyBiodiversitynatural history collectionsbiodiversity collectionsBLUEbiodiversity literacy

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