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    Introduction to UNIX command line
    A laboratory module for an upper-level undergraduate biology course in which students will be able to carry out simple tasks using the Unix command-line environment.

    Keywords: NIBLSEcommand lineUNIXsequence analysis

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    Biobyte 2 - Exploratory data analysis
    This short activity can be used to introduce the concept of exploratory data analysis and get participants to think about how this data science strategy is complementary to having students...

    Keywords: data sciencedsube

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    Students of Color Identify Ways Enivronmental Faculty Can Advance Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Undergraduate Programs
    This grounded theory study documents the experiences of students of color in undergraduate environmental degree programs. Its results can inform faculty, staff, and administrators about how to...
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    Teaching logistic population growth and ecological modelling
    The lesson is designed to 1) teach students about the concept of logistic population growth, growth rates, and carrying capacity and 2) provide a basic introduction to ecological modeling and...
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    Two-Way ANOVA
    In this lesson, students will learn the necessary statistical terms to understand two-way ANOVA, how to visualize their data, how to perform two-way ANOVA and interpret their results, and how to...

    Keywords: undergraduate researchANOVA

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    Development of the NIBLSE Learning Resource Collection and Incubators
    Talk on the NIBLSE Resource Collection and Incubators given at several professional development confernces

    Keywords: bioinformaticsNIBLSEincubators

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    ImmunoReach: Incorporating Immunology into the Curriculum to Promote Interdisciplinary Science Education (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    This is an interdisciplinary faculty community of practice, that connects immunology educators with faculty in other biology disciplines, with an intention to increase access to concept-focused...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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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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    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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    Microbiology Data Problems 2023
    This project focuses on the use of data analysis problems to introduce students to specific topics in microbiology and to give them practice in the interpretation of figures and tables of data. ...

    Keywords: data analysisundergraduate educationmicrobiologyjournal articles

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    STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Webinar Series: Episode One
    Episode One is a conversation with Bryan Dewsbury (University of Rhode Island) one of the authors of the CBE-LSE Inclusive Pedagogy guide.

    Keywords: idigbioundergraduate educationwebinarInclusive teachingEDSINBLUE

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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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    2013-Boscolo-Stellato-Undergraduate study of harmonic and parametric motion of a simple spring-mass system from motion waveforms
    In this paper, we describe a laboratory exercise that caters to beginning students while giving those with more background an opportunity to explore more complex aspects of the motion.

    Keywords: laboratoryexperimentspring massair frictionapparatuswaveforms

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    2013-Brian_Winkel-Browsing_Your_Way_to_Better_Teaching
    We describe the use of browsing and searching (in libraries, on-line, inside sources, at meetings, in abstracts, etc.) as a way to stimulate the teacher of undergraduate mathematics, specifically...

    Keywords: resourcesmodelingteachingbrowsesources

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    Scientists Offering Solutions through Sprints
    Our BIOME Fall Working Group, Scientists Offering Solutions through Sprints, explains the process of putting together a Science sprint in your community. A science sprint is a one-day event in...

    Keywords: collaborationengagementScience Sprints

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    Teaching Data Viz and Communication as an Undergraduate Biology Course: Syllabus and Resources
    Teaching materials co-developed for a new upper-level undergraduate biology course to teach data exploration and communication without requiring previous coding experience.

    Keywords: data visualizationR programming languagedata literacycalling bulldata viztidy data

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    Teaching Data Viz and Communication as an Undergraduate Biology Course: Assignments and Projects
    Teaching materials co-developed for a new upper-level undergraduate biology course to teach data exploration and communication without requiring previous coding experience.

    Keywords: data visualizationR programming languagedata literacycalling bulldata viztidy dataOur World in DataDear Data

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    Microbiomes forAll: The Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network
    Poster on REMNet presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    Keywords: undergraduate researchcourse-based undergraduate research experiencemicrobiomesmicrobiomeCUREREMNet

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    Following the Data
    The video and exercise provides insight into how researchers are using digital data resources to investigate biodiversity in prairie fen wetlands.

    Keywords: data in the classroomprocess of sciencebiodiversity informatics

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    Communicating with Data: Infographic with Digital Data
    Working collaboratively in teams of 2-4 researchers, students engage in targeted projects to address critical information and research needs using digital biodiversity data.

    Keywords: databasesdata in the classroomundergraduate researchdigital collectionscourse-based research experiences (CUREs)biodiversity collections

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