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    Incubators: Building community networks and developing open educational resources to integrate bioinformatics into life sciences education
    To efficiently and effectively integrate bioinformatics instruction into undergraduate life science curricula, educators would benefit from open access, high-quality learning resources (LRs) for...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsNIBLSEincubatorsLife Science

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    Genomics Education Alliance: Towards Genomics CURE templates
    Here we present major findings of a national survey of faculty teaching genomics CUREs conducted by the GEA, and our work on presenting relevant resources on the QUBES web portal.

    Keywords: genomicsRNAseqCURECUREscourse-based research experiences (CUREs)

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    Making bioinformatics tools classroom-friendly
    Poster on using Cyverse resources to make classroom that make using bioinformatics in the classroom a more manageable experience presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    Keywords: bioinformaticsJupyterJupyter notebookBLASTCyVerseRNA sequencing

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    STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Webinar Series: Universal Design for Learning
    Slides and materials for the STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Webinar Series: Universal Design for Learning

    Keywords: webinarBIOMAAPResources @ BIOMAAPUDL

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    Earth Analytics in Python Course
    Earth analytics is an intermediate, multidisciplinary course that addresses major questions in Earth science and teaches students to use the analytical tools necessary to undertake exploration of...

    Keywords: data analysisdatadata typesdata scienceearth sciencepythonpermafrostremote sensingfloodsGeographic Information System (GIS)data science educationcomputer programmingwildfireearth analytics

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    Get Started With GIS in Open Source Python Workshop
    There are a suite of powerful open source python libraries that can be used to work with spatial data. Learn how to use geopandas, rasterio and matplotlib to plot and manipulate spatial data in...

    Keywords: data analysisdatadata typesdata visualizationdata scienceearth sciencepythonremote sensingGeographic Information System (GIS)data science educationcomputer programmingwildfireearth anlaytics

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    Writing Clean Code in R Workshop
    When working with data, you often spend the most amount of time cleaning your data. Learn how to write more efficient code using the tidyverse in R.

    Keywords: data analysisdata typesdata visualizationdata scienceearth scienceR programming languageremote sensingGeographic Information System (GIS)data science educationcomputer programmingwildfireearth analytics

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    Earth Analytics in R Course
    Earth analytics is an advanced, multidisciplinary course that addresses major questions in Earth science and teaches students to use the analytical tools necessary to undertake exploration of...

    Keywords: data analysisdatadata typesdata visualizationdata scienceearth scienceR programming languageremote sensingGeographic Information System (GIS)data science educationcomputer programmingwildfireearth analytics

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    Earth Analytics Bootcamp Course
    The Earth Analytics Bootcamp is a three-week introductory-level course taught by instructors in Earth Lab and is a part of the Professional Certificate in Earth Data Analytics - Foundations at CU...

    Keywords: data analysisdatadata typesdata visualizationdata scienceearth sciencepythonremote sensingGeographic Information System (GIS)data science educationdcomputer programmingwildfireearth analytics

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    Summer 2019 Biobytes
    This series includes the four Biobytes that were piloted at the 2019 BioQUEST / QUBES Summer Workshop titled, “Evolution of Data in the Classroom: From Data to Data Science”.

    Keywords: biostatisticsstatistical analysisavian malariaSummer Workshop 2018

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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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    Biobyte 1 - Where are we in the data science landscape?
    This short activity can be used to introduce the NAS Data Science For Undergraduates report's definition of data acumen and engage participants in a self assessment of how they connect with those...
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    Conference-based Undergraduate Experiences: Lowering the Barrier for Learning about Computational Biology
    Presentation on how attending conferences can enhance computational biology training for undergraduates at the 2019 Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference

    Keywords: undergraduate educationcomputational biologyBioinformatcs

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    Finding Selection in All the Right Places
    Lab introducing students to evolutionary genetics using bioinformatics and biocuration, published as GSA Learning Resource

    Keywords: geneticsbioinformaticssequencingNIBLSE

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    DataONE Module 01: Why Data Management?
    Trends in data collection, storage and loss, the importance and benefits of data management, and an introduction to the data life cycle.

    Keywords: moduledatain-class activityHandoutproblem setdata managementDataONE

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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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    Using authentic scientific data to improve quantitative reasoning in ecology and evolutionary biology
    Presentation made by Louise Mead 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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    The Tactile Clade Race
    This adaptation of the Vertebrate Clade Race provides a tactile approach to introduce basic tree reading skills for evolutionary phylogenies. Using a Universal Design for Learning informed...

    Keywords: phylogeneticsevolutionary biologytree readingvertebratesaccessibility for students with disabilities or impairmentsvisual impairment

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    9-030-WaterHammer-ModelingScenario
    We develop and apply a numerical algorithm that solves a system of two nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) that describes the time evolution of the water hammer phenomenon.

    Keywords: Stock and Flow modelhyperbolic equationsfinite differenceswater hammerhydrodynamicscompressibilitywave celerity

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    NSITE - Networking STEM Initiatives to Enhance Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    NSITE is a network of national STEM transformation organizations. The goal of NSITE is to provide a venue for these organizations, that have typically operated in parallel on projects related to...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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