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    Instructions for access to BioGraphI PrePost-Lesson Student Survey - Google Docs
    This document contains instructions for curriculum developers to invite students to complete a survey before and following their participation in curriculum produced by the Biologists and Graph...

    Keywords: assessmentgraph interpretationeducation researchdata literacylearning outcomeslearning objectivesRole ModelsBioGraphIBioGraphI FMNcounterstereotypical scientist

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    BioGraphI Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Tool - Google Docs
    This document contains the student learning outcomes that guide the development of curriculum produced by the Biologists and Graph Interpretation (BioGraphI) Network and the survey instrument used...

    Keywords: assessmentgraph interpretationeducation researchdata literacylearning outcomeslearning objectivesRole ModelsBioGraphIBioGraphI FMNcounterstereotypical scientist

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    BEDE Network Data Science Skills Curriculum Map
    The Biological and Environmental Data Education (BEDE) Network has produced this data science skills curriculum map as a flexible tool to help instructors highlight data science skills that they...

    Keywords: quantitative skillsscientific literacyCurriculum developmentdata science skills trainingdata literacy skills

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    The Great Petunia Carnage of 2017: A Clicker Case Study Using Petunias to Describe the Effect of Genetic Modification on the Biochemistry of Flower Color and Phenotype in Plants
    In this single class period case study, students examine the difference between genotype and phenotype by studying the mechanisms by which commercially available petunias have been bred to have...

    Keywords: case studyGenetic ModificationsBiochemistry of Flower ColorGMO regulationsGenotype-Phenotype Connections

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    Learning the Landscape: An Active and Applied Lesson on Landscape Ecology for General Ecology Courses
    Landscape ecology is an important subtopic of ecology. As a field, it is inherently interdisciplinary and provides opportunities to teach not only content, but transferable ecological and...

    Keywords: landscape ecologyspatial scaleecosystem managementHabitat fragmentation

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    Morphological identification of mosquitoes through microscopic observation
    Scientific research is integrated into various stages of student learning, but hands-on involvement in the research process typically begins at the university level. This module aims to engage high...

    Keywords: modulebiologyproject based learningmosquitoScientific researchMicroscope usedigital accessibility

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    Implementing an online module about tropical seed dispersal and restoration in an undergraduate ecology course in the Pacific Northwest, USA
    This “Spreading Seeds” case study introduces students to ecology of seed dispersal mutualisms, and their importance for forest restoration. The implementation plan teaching notes, and associated...

    Keywords: mutualismRestoration Ecologyspecies interactionHabitat fragmentationSeed dispersalforest recovery

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    1-144-HeatCool-ModelingScenario
    We offer an opportunity to build a mathematical model using Newton's Law of Cooling for a closed plastic baggie of liquid inside a liquid container.

    Keywords: temperatureNewton's Law of Coolingcooling

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    1-131-CaffeineElimination-ModelingScenario
    We model the concentration of caffeine eliminated from the human body at a rate proportional to the concentration. This is a ``first-order reaction'' in the language of pharmacokinetics -- the...

    Keywords: caffeineeliminationpharmacokineticsdrug

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    Implementing an online module about interpreting sound in a coral reef for an undergraduate marine biology course in Indonesia
    Students engage in interpreting sound, exploring the diversity of sounds in a coral reef in Indonesia, and relating coral reefs to climate change. This implementation incorporated principles of...

    Keywords: fishcoral reefssoundscapestropical ocean

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    Learning Journal Assignment and Instructor Guide on Citizen Science
    Citizen science is a term which gain attention in 1990s which involved research conducted with participation between public and scientist. Citizen Science approach has diversified into multi and...

    Keywords: stemcitizen sciencefaculty developmentscienceFaculty

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    Using Constructed Response Questions on High-Stakes Assessments in Large Classes With Limited Support
    Large lecture courses often rely heavily, and sometimes exclusively, on Multiple Choice (MC) exams to assess student learning. Constructed Response (CR) questions, in which students generate their...

    Keywords: assessmenttestexamLarge classconstructed responseshort answerscoring

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    Long Term Self-assessment Bates College DCS 105
    This is a long-term self-assessment tool for students participating in the Bates College course DCS 105 Calling Bull: Data Literacy and Information Science. .

    Keywords: datareflectionself-assessmentCalling BullshitLong Term

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    Implementing an online module about measuring carbon stocks in an undergraduate Earth Science course
    In this implementation of a case study in which high technology was used to measure carbon stocks in a tropical forest, earth science students in this 4-year college in Oklahoma applied concepts...

    Keywords: climate changephotosynthesisbiomasscarbon cyclegreenhouse gas effect

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    Using Science Education Gateways to Improve Undergraduate STEM Education: The QUBES Platform as a Case Study
    This paper describes BioQUEST's vision for the QUBES platform as an engine for science education reform. 

    Keywords: Science Education Gateway

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    Using Raw Sequence Data to Analyze Tumor Suppressor Mutations
    Learning to identify DNA sequence variants from raw sequencing data (electropherograms) is a basic molecular biology skill with applications to basic research and clinical practice. Yet learning to...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsmutationDNAgenomic visualizationparts of a geneclinical consequencesraw data

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    Angiosperm Diversity in Pollination Systems
    This activity is designed for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students engaged in ecology and biodiversity sustainability studies. This activity will explore how plant-pollinator...

    Keywords: data visualizationBiodiversityplantsPlant-insect interactionsnetworkinsectsBLUEpollinators

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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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    Calling Bullshit DCS 105 Bates College Figure of the Day
    Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown.

    Keywords: graphsmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPInterpreting Graphsbatescalling bullDCS 105VisualizingUnderstandingTransformFOTD

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    Literature Review: Inclusive Calculus for Life Sciences
    We believe that a biology-relevant calculus experience (biocalculus) can help overcome many of these issues in calculus. While challenging to build the capacity for teaching courses, students in...

    Keywords: calculusbiocalculusidentityInclusive teachingcalculus epistemology

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