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    Characterizing the Quantitative Biology Curricula from Institutions Across the United States
    Undergraduate research poster presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Pittsburgh in 2015.

    Keywords: Mathematical Biologycurriculumundergraduate researchinterdisciplinaryPresentation

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    Two themes, one talk: Distributing quantitative faculty expertise to classrooms that need it in real-time & measuring professional contributions to undergraduate education
    Presentation given at the Seventh International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology: Education and Research 2014, Claremont, CA. Discussing quantitative biology education.

    Keywords: QUBESfaculty mentoring networksmetrics

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    Building student literacy and metacognition through reading science in the news
    Ensuring students' science literacy is essential for preparation for study in science disciplines and is of critical importance given contemporary challenges in determining the legitimacy and...

    Keywords: metacognitionStem cellsscience literacycloninggenetically modified organismshuman genetic diseasescience news

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    Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research: Instruction on Plagiarism
    Helping students understand where they should provide citations in research manuscripts is an essential aspect of training them in the responsible and ethical conduct of research. This Lesson...

    Keywords: citationwritingethicsplagiarismparaphrasequote

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    A Case Study for Teaching Toxicology: Using Whales as an Indicator for Environmental Health
    One of the challenges of teaching scientific courses is helping students understand research methods, biological models, and data analysis, which can be especially difficult in classes without a...

    Keywords: absorptionone environmental health hypothesismetals

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    A Team-Based Approach to Course Development Involving Undergraduate Researchers
    Development of an undergraduate laboratory course can be a challenge, because of the need to balance both logistical and pedagogical considerations. We piloted a team-based approach to developing...

    Keywords: student researchcourse development

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    An Active Learning Workshop to Teach Active Learning Strategies
    College instructors who learn how to teach actively at the beginning of their careers do not have to modify deeply set habits that rely on lectures. Instead, they develop their teaching while they...

    Keywords: professional developmentActive-learning strategiesjigsawthink-pair-sharePedagogical approachesGallery WalkSmall group discussionInclusive practices

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    NEON Data in the Classroom: Using the QUBES Platform and Faculty Mentoring Networks to Build, Adapt, and Publish Data­-Driven Teaching Resources
    The NEON FMN has been offered for three semesters with 37 faculty participating, resulted in a wide variety of new and adapted modules being publicly available.

    Keywords: NEON FMN

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    Undergraduate Research and Microbiology Science Community (µRAMS) lighning talk BIOME Institute 2021
    The uRAMS (undergraduate Research and Microbiology Science community) was created by faculty and researchers at Colorado State University as part of our engagement with the 2021 BIOME Institute....

    Keywords: undergraduate researchcritical readingMicrobiology Educationundergraduate educationquantitative skillsScience Communicationdei

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    Introduction to the Math Modeling Hub
    The Math Modeling Hub (MMHub) is an online community of practice and OER resource repository for math modeling educators at all grade levels. We have been a partner with QUBES since our initial...
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    Faculty Mentoring Networks: Community Professional Development for the Digital Age
    Poster for BioQUEST Summer Workshop 2020. What is an FMN? What is it like to be in one? What are the benefits?

    Keywords: fmn

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    Faculty Mentoring Networks: Community Professional Development for the Digital Age
    Poster for BioQUEST Summer Workshop 2019 What is an FMN? What is it like to be in one? What are the benefits?

    Keywords: fmn

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    Visual Datasets
    This downloadable module features imaginary animals and plants, and is meant to aid students in thinking about questions of evolution, classification, and phylogeny.

    Keywords: moduleEvolutionResources @ BioQUESTonlinephylogenyonline learning

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    Starting Conversations About Discrimination Against Women in STEM
    Many scientists know about — and experience — discrimination against women. In this professional development lesson, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and other career...

    Keywords: identityracismGender discriminationIntersectionalityMicroagressionsSexismSexual assaultSexual harassmentTrolling

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    Bacteria to Brains in Backyard Coyotes: An Interdisciplinary Pedagogical Case Study
    Our interdisciplinary pedagogical case study explores the differences between rural and urban coyotes at the levels of organismal and community ecology. The focus is on how coyotes’ gut...

    Keywords: dietanimal behaviorimmune systemmicrobiomeNervous systemgut-brain axisImmunoReachdysbiosisCoyoteCytokines

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    Gratitude Interventions in a Biology Course to Foster Student Persistence and Success
    College students are experiencing a mental health crisis, which has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is problematic because stress and anxiety impede learning. One way to...

    Keywords: mental healthgratitudepositive psychologydegree commitment

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    BioGraphI FMN Forum Post Prompts Compiled (Template Version) - Google Docs
    This document contains the discussion forum prompts for the Biologist and Graph Interpretation (BioGraphI) Network’s semester-long Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN). FMN leaders use it to set up the...

    Keywords: professional developmentCurriculum developmenttemplateInclusive teachingdiscussion forumlearning facilitationBioGraphIBioGraphI FMN

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    Learning Journal Assignment on Learning Spaces
    Learning Spaces are the zones where interaction between students & students and students & professor occurs. The learning spaces are of two types major learning space and minor...

    Keywords: mathematicsactive learningstembiologyeducatorsfaculty developmentenvironmental sciencephysicschemistrysciencecritical thinkingFacultyTeachers traininglearning spaceteacher professional development

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    Vaccine Development and Testing
    Scientists have the tools and knowledge to develop safe, effective vaccines, from trials to vials. This resource addresses the process by which vaccines are designed, tested and regulated. Key...

    Keywords: immunology educationvaccine literacyvaccine hesitancy

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    ROSE Network - The Research on STEM Education Network: Improving Research Inclusivity through a Grassroots Culture of Scientific Teaching (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    ROSE provides professional development and networking opportunities for CC and HBCU faculty.

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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