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    Graphing an Epidemic: West Africa Ebola Epidemic
    In this activity, students will explore how the Ebola virus outbreak occurred in West Africa through graphing prevalence, incidence and mortality data from the three major countries that were...

    Keywords: epidemiologyepidemicsEbola

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    SIR BuildIt
    An introduction to epidemiological models using interactive Excel worksheets

    Keywords: epidemiologymodelingTeaching Material @ BioQUEST_ESTEEMExcelinfectious diseaseInfectious Disease ModelingSIR modelsSIR

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    Serenity now! Keep calm and do science with real data in the classroom
    Session on using real data in the classroom with Serenity, a platform-independent browser-based interface to data science tools for the classroom.

    Keywords: data scienceBIRDDtool:serenitySummer Workshop 2018Galapagos

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    2018-Arden_Baxter-Modeling Public Opinion
    In this paper, we adapt the epidemiological models to model the dynamics of public opinion. Public opinion is any view prevalent among the general public. Our model considers any topic or issue in...

    Keywords: epidemiologypopulationpublic opinion

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    2002-Dietz-Heesterbeek-Daniel Bernoulli-epidemiological model revisited
    The seminal paper by Daniel Bernoulli published in 1766 is put into a new perspective. After a short account of smallpox inoculation and of Bernoulli’s life, the motivation for that paper and its...

    Keywords: life tableepidemicsmallpoxDaniel Bernoullicompeting riskinoculation

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    Choose Your Own Adventure: Control a Wildlife Disease Epidemic
    This educational game allows teams of students to try to control a simulated epidemic in United States snake populations using their epidemiological and ecological knowledge. It combines a "choose...

    Keywords: educational game

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    Serenity now! Keep calm and do science with real data in the classroom
    Presentation on a free web application currently under development on QUBES called Serenity at the 5th Life Discovery Conference

    Keywords: data sciencetool:serenity5th Life Discovery- Doing Science Education conference (LDC)5th Life Discovery Conference

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    Investigating Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Ecologies Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (Abstract) | TIEE
    Identifying, mapping and understanding the magnitude and the spatial prevalence of the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) such as chlamydia and gonorrhea diseases. Analyzing the spatial trends of...

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEDisease ecologyfmnDIGhuman ecology and behaviorbacterial infectionsspatial and temporal spread of diseaseGeographic Information System (GIS)

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    Serenity now! Keep calm and do science with real data in the classroom
    Session presented at NABT 2018 in San Diego, CA

    Keywords: NABTdata scienceeducational technologytool:serenitydata acumendata life cycle

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    2010-Jungck-EtAl-Mathematical Manipulative Models-In Defense of Beanbag Biology
    This paper offers up samples of projects from the Bio- QUEST Curriculum Consortium’s 24-yr experience of holding faculty development workshops for biology and mathematics educators.

    Keywords: epidemiologysimulationinfectious diseasedisease transmissiondiseasein-class activitybean bag activity

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    Statistics with epidemiology of COVID-19
    Introduction into heat maps, non-parametric t-test and GIF (optional) in R using an original dataset on COVID-19 infections from different counties of New Jersey, USA. Suitable for students who...

    Keywords: Rundergraduate educationheat mapsCOVID19coronavirusSARS-CoV-2GIF

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    To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate
    To vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question. Much of the recent trend in society against vaccination is that the general population does not understand 1) how vaccines work and 2) how...

    Keywords: pathogenELISAimmunityantibodyAntigen

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    Agent-Based Modeling Course Materials
    Materials created for an upper level ABM course. Prerequisite: Students have taken either (a) another modeling course, or (b) the introductory computer science sequence.

    Keywords: agent-based modelingindividual-based modelingcourse materials

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    A CURE for Salmonella: A Laboratory Course in Pathogen Microbiology and Genomics
    Rapid advances in genomics and bioinformatics, the vast amount of data generated by next-generation sequencing, and the penetration of the ‘-omics’ into many areas of biology have created a need...

    Keywords: epidemiologyresearchbioinformaticsgenomicspublic healthAntibiotic Resistant BacteriaSalmonellaDNA sequencingpathogenic bacteria

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    Mice, Acorns, and Lyme Disease: a Case Study to Teach the Ecology of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
    Ebola, Zika, the recall of contaminated lettuce - these are just a few recent outbreaks making headlines. Students should be able to connect what they learn in their biology courses to explain...

    Keywords: epidemiologyEcological changeInfectious disease ecologyReservoirsTransmission cycle

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    2003-Knorrenschild-Gross-Text Books on Mathematical Modeling in Biology
    Text Books on Mathematical Modeling in Biology Compiled from the Internet by Michael Knorrenschild,

    Keywords: biologyMathematical Biologytextbooktext

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    Cross-Course Public Health Project on Infectious Disease
    The need for collaborative, public health education has never been more important. Students increasingly require necessary skills in effectively communicating critical information to the general...

    Keywords: infectionpublic healthVaccinespathogenesisantibiotics

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    Using Gamification to Teach Undergraduate Students about Scientific Writing
    Despite its importance, scientific writing is often deprioritized in undergraduate biology classes. Reasons include assumed prior knowledge, lack of class time, tedious grading, and the complexity...

    Keywords: gamificationscientific writingE-LearningInstant FeedbackInteractive LearningReading Scientific PapersVIdeo/computer game

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