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    An evolution curriculum designed around understanding the rise and spread of drug-resistant pathogens
    Poster on teaching concepts in evolution and data science skills in an upper level Biology elective at Spelman College presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: EvolutionRdata sciencedrug resistanceSummer Workshop 2018

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    Using Systems Thinking in Introductory Biology Courses
    The Systems Thinking module (Units 1-3) was utilized in two separate introductory biology courses, General Biology II Lab and The Living Environment online course.

    Keywords: biologysystems thinkinglab activity

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    Geoscience Methods and Resources for K-5 Pre-Education Majors
    : Exploring Geoscience Methods was an excellent capstone experience for Elementary Education Majors. The class I used this module with was 24 students of various backgrounds and academic...

    Keywords: geneticsvideosQUBESecologyResources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveMathematical Biologycalculusjavaorganismal biologyquantitative biologybioinformaticsneurosciencegenomicscancerSecondaryyoutubemicrobiomeFaculty Mentoring NetworksalamanderCapture mark-recaptureAudience level - Introductory UG - majorsAudience level - Introductory UG - non-majorsecosystemsgenetic basis of diseasebiology of cellshuman reproductionfood chainIntroduction to Modelingrandom number generatorPost-secondaryLower DivisionPossible TasksModeling ProjectBuildCompareEvaluateexponential decayrecursionabsorptionelimination

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    Faculty professional development in quantitative biology promotes scholarly teaching
    Poster presented at NABT 2017 in St. Louis, Missouri

    Keywords: professional developmentNABTResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Reference

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    Sea Turtles- A Case Study
    The case study on sea turtles will allow students to think about field work and examine graphs to understand data. It will provide experience for non-majors environmental science classes to think...
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    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data
    Exploring long-term population data through graphical and statistical means Practice module included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 7

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEcase studypopulation ecologyendangered speciesconservation biologymigration ecology

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    Global Temperature Change in the 21st Century
    This module was used as an introduction to the science of climate change, with the goal of detecting trends in temperature change providing motivation for later course material on climate...

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEclimate changeglobal changeabiotic environment

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    Claymander Field Experiment
    This activity addresses how predation may affect the frequency of two color morphs in a population. Students collect and analyze data from clay salamander models ('claymanders') to determine...

    Keywords: Field researchpredation ecologysalamanderAudience level - Introductory UG - majorsAudience level - Advanced UG

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    AIM-UP! Coal balls lesson
    In this activity, students learn about ancient plant life and climate change by examining coal balls. In addition to the lesson itself, information is provided on where to purchase coal ball peel...

    Keywords: ecologybotanyResources @ AIM-UP!climate changeglobal warmingfossilcoalpaleontologypaleobotany

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    Incubators: A community based model for improving the usability of bioinformatics learning resources
    Poster on Incubators, a NIBLSE and QUBES collaboration presented at Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference - Chicago, IL

    Keywords: NIBLSEincubators

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    Mapping Coral Bleaching Modified with NOAA and Authentic Bleaching data
    Students access NOAA data to conduct an analysis to look at differences between locations in heat stress and ultimately the amount of coral bleaching in 2005

    Keywords: ecologyBiodiversityclimateScientific ProcessStatistics and Mathecosystemsearth and environmenthuman impacts

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    Performing a Population Viability Analysis from Data Students Collect on a Local Plant
    Experiment included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 9

    Keywords: RResources @ ESA - TIEEmatrix model

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    Integrating student research projects into mathematical biology courses
    Part of the 2015 SMB Minisymposium: Topics in Biomathematics Education

    Keywords: Mathematical Biologycourseproject

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    A collaborative approach to quantitative biology course reform: It's better than doing it all by yourself
    This is the abstract of an oral presentation given at the Society for Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA in 2015.

    Keywords: Society for Mathematical Biology

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    Faculty Mentoring Networks: A model for professional development in undergraduate quantitative biology education
    Presentation given at ESA 2016 on Faculty Mentoring Networks.

    Keywords: faculty mentoring networksEcological Society of Americaquantitative biology education

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    Faculty Mentoring Networks: A Model for Promoting Teaching Scholarship in Quantitative Biology Education
    Presentation given at NABT 2016 on Faculty Mentoring Networks and teaching scholarship in quantitative biology education.

    Keywords: faculty mentoring networksquantitative biology education

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    Undergraduate data science: Biological connections and assessing impacts
    Presentation made by Lou Gross et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of America...

    Keywords: Ecological Society of America

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    Student-led evaluation of air quality issues using the US EPA AirData website
    Presentation made by Katherine Berry 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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    Exploring global environmental change issues: Using an online spatial data sharing platform in the classroom
    Presentation made by Kai Foster as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of America annual...

    Keywords: Ecological Society of America

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    Enabling authentic ecological inquiries using research data and imageries in large classrooms
    Presentation made by Ben Wu et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of America annual...

    Keywords: Ecological Society of America

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