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    Teaching RNAseq at Undergraduate Institutions: A tutorial and R package from the Genome Consortium for Active Teaching
    Next-generation sequencing is radically changing the study of biology, but there are currently few resources aimed at teaching the required laboratory and data-analysis skills to undergraduate...

    Keywords: statisticsbioinformaticsRNAseqgene expressioncomputer programming

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    You and Your Oral Microflora: Introducing non-biology majors to their “forgotten organ”
    With limited time available for laboratory activities, introductory science courses for non-science majors typically use the laboratory period to reinforce material that was previously presented...

    Keywords: bacteriamicrobiomeBLASTmicrobesDNA replicationPolymerase chain reaction (PCR)

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    Using Pathway Maps to Link Concepts, Peer Review, Primary Literature Searches and Data Assessment in Large Enrollment Classes: An example from teaching ecosystem ecology
    As with many other complex topics, teaching ecosystem ecology can be particularly difficult in terms of helping students understand the relationships between the various component parts. We...

    Keywords: energyecosystemNutrientsPathway

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    Sex-specific differences in Meiosis: Real-world applications
    In traditional classrooms, students are typically presented with facts that they are asked to memorize and recall during an exam.  The rapid explosion of available scientific facts in recent...

    Keywords: meiosisReproductionAneuploidyGameteNon-disjunctionOocyteSpermTrisomy

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    Modeling the Research Process: Authentic human physiology research in a large non-majors course
    Laboratory experiences in large-enrollment introductory science courses often utilize “cookie-cutter style” laboratory experiences due to the relative simplicity of setting up the lab...

    Keywords: data analysishypothesis testingexperimental designphysiology

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    Homologous chromosomes? Exploring human sex chromosomes, sex determination and sex reversal using bioinformatics approaches
    Constructing a robust understanding of homologous chromosomes, sex chromosomes, and the particulate nature of genes is a notoriously difficult task for undergraduate biology students. In this...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsautosomehomologous chromosomeshomologous recombinationsex chromosomesex determinationsex reversal mutations

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    LearnR Apps
    Presentation on using the LearnR software in teaching. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute

    Keywords: mathematicsRStudioformulascomputer programming2021 BIOMEparson's problems

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    Running the Same Pace During a Marathon
    This activity uses Algebra concepts for simple models using long distance running as an example.

    Keywords: NIMBiosAlgebraplottingSimple Equationsconverting unitsalgebra 1simple discrete equations

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    STEM OER Accessibility Framework and Guidebook
    This framework, developed by ISKME in partnership with SERC, provides a practical reference for curators and authors of STEM OER, with 23 accessibility criteria, or elements, to reference as they...

    Keywords: OEROER Evaluation

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    Reflective Writing Tools: Building Skills and Habits of Thinking in Becoming a Scientist
    Reflective writing tools are intended to help students better connect current learning experiences to prior learning, engage the role of emotion in current and future learning, and assess learning...

    Keywords: STEM educationreflective writingMentorshipambiguityindependenceperseverance

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    iBEARS Poster
    A description of the new NSF INCLUDES iBEARS network including background, project goals, project outcomes, connections to be made through QUBES, and future directions.
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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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    Case Study - Storks vs Babies
    This is a R project based on the Robert Matthews paper Storks vs Babies. The idea is to replicate the results of the paper, learn a bit about R for linear fits and graphing and explore correlation...

    Keywords: Recologycase studyRStudiopopulation ecologybirdsreplicationcorrelationfunnycalling bullpvaluecausationbiostatsalternative explanationconfounding variables

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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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    CyVerse: Scalable Image Informatics
    Poster on cyberinfrastructure for the machine learning ere presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    Keywords: image analysisundergraduate researchmachine learningCyVerse

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    GEA Introductory lesson on RNA-Seq
    This RNA-Seq lesson uses the CyVerse VICE Platform and Jupyter notebooks to examine the expression of the leptin gene in samples from a mouse experimental design evaluating diet (high-fat vs....

    Keywords: data sciencebioinformaticsGenome BrowserRNAseqhigh throughput sequencingmRNAAlignmentNCBI Sequence Read Archive

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    Genome Solver: Building faculty skills in bioinformatics
    Genome Solver (GS) began in 2011 as an NSF-funded project for faculty training in basic web-based bioinformatics skills.

    Keywords: faculty developmentbioinformaticsgenome solver

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    Genomics Education Alliance: A Collection of Posters for the 2020 BIOME Institute.
    This is a collection of posters from members of the Genomics Education Alliance (GEA) that will be presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute.

    Keywords: undergraduate researchgenomicsNIBLSEGEPgenomics educationGenomics Education AllianceGenomics Education PartnershipGEA

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    The Genomics Education Partnership: Introducing Undergraduates to Research by Engaging Them in Genome Annotation
    Since 2006, the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP; http://gep.wustl.edu) has helped faculty bring genomics research experiences into the undergraduate curriculum.

    Keywords: undergraduate researchGenome annotationGEPgenomics education

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    The Genomics Education Partnership: Exploring best practices in implementation of a genomics CURE
    Since 2006, the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP) has incorporated authentic genomics research experiences into the undergraduate curriculum.

    Keywords: genomicsCUREscourse-based research experiences (CUREs)genomics education

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