QUBES: A vision of community collaboration in teaching and learning in quantitative biology

25 Jul 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Drew LaMar, Carrie Diaz Eaton

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/231/QUBES, which stands for Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis, is an NSF Research Coordination Network in Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE) and was recently...

QUBES: Building a community to promote undergraduate quantitative biology education

22 Jul 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Alison N Hale, Arietta Fleming-Davies, Sam S Donovan

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/232This was a poster session at the 2015 Ecological Society of America meeting in Baltimore, MD.Ecology has developed into a field with a strong emphasis on quantitative research. As a result,...

A collaborative approach to quantitative biology course reform: It's better than doing it all by yourself

19 Jul 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jeremy M Wojdak

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/233This is the abstract of an oral presentation given at the Society for Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA in 2015. "Faculty often experience two distinct problems as...

Using gross parasites to sneak even grosser equations into the introductory biology classroom

19 Jul 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jeremy M Wojdak

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/234This was an oral presentation at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists in Omaha, NE. "College faculty that teach introductory courses often struggle to...

A Walk Through the Woods

09 Jul 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jerome Chave, David Coomes, Steven Jansen, Simon L. Lewis, Nathan G. Swenson, Amy E. Zanne, Gaby Lopez-gonzales, J Illic, RB Miller, MC Wiemann, Samantha Swauger

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/274/Wood density data used in this activity are derived from: Zanne AE, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Coomes DA, Ilic J, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Miller RB, Swenson NG, Wiemann MC, Chave J (2009) Data from:...

Using Online Materials/Videos to Enrich Linear Algebra for Scientists

08 Jul 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Sarah Hews

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/785Linear algebra is an important course for biology majors but it is usually designed for math majors (emphasizing proofs) or engineers (focusing more on matrix algebra and...

Open science, open data, open source projects for undergraduate research experiences

17 Jun 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Kam Dahlquist

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/314Description:In this workshop, I will demonstrate a suite of open source tools that students use in my courses to conduct original research in my courses.  In a team-taught, cross-listed...

Joel E. Greengiant Learns About Peas: From Nucleotides to Selection

17 Jun 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Merle Heidemann, Peter J.T. White, Jim Smith

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/845This case study follows purveyors of peas, Joel E. and Jolene Greengiant, as they learn about the origin, biochemistry, genetics and eventual artificial selection of sweet...

Robot vs. Disease: Using CellProfiler to model biomedical research in your classroom

15 Jun 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Mark Bray

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/315Date & Time:Saturday, June 13 @ 2PM & Sunday June 14, @2PMDescription: In this session, I will introduce the open-source and freely-available software package CellProfiler,...

Quantitative reasoning: Interdisciplinary STEM 21st century reasoning modality

14 Jun 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Robert Lee Mayes

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/316Date & Time:Wednesday, June 17 @ 9AMDescription:The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS 2013) and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (NGA 2010) call for improving...

Undergraduate Research Experiences in Computational Science at a Community College

13 Jun 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Tony Sena

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/320We will present our experiences doing undergraduate research in the area of parallel computing and distributed systems on a multidisciplinary environment with STEM students. We show that...

Visualization: Quantitative reasoning via image analysis, networks, topology, generative models, and 3D rendering

10 Jun 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Sam S Donovan, John R Jungck

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/321Additional resources for:"Visualization: Quantitative reasoning via image analysis, networks, topology, generative models, and 3D rendering" by John R. JungckDate and Time:...

Avida-ED User Manual

07 Jun 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Diane Blackwood

Basic User manual to use Avida-ED

ModelSim Population Biology Unit

18 May 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/902This resource provides rich student modeling activities and materials, teacher resources, and much more, in the realm of agent based models applied to population biology....

AIM-UP! GIS and bats lesson

28 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/335This lesson introduces the use of GIS (geographic information systems) in the study of biological questions, using bats as the model organism. This activity requires access to GIS...

AIM-UP! Coal balls lesson

28 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Monte Garroutte, Jordan Metzgar, Hirotsugu Mori

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/334In 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...

Drivers of Avian Local Species Richness: Continental-Scale Gradients, Regional Landscape, or Local Land Cover?

27 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Tom Langen

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/269An ecology laboratory focusing upon the concept of species richness and its study.From the module:  Students learn how to test hypotheses related to the local, regional, and continental...

MathBench Biology Modules

13 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Katerina V. Thompson, Kären C. Nelson, Gili Marbach-Ad, Michael Keller, William F. Fagan, Patricia A. Shields

Modules designed to help students understand the math behind the material learned in introductory ecology courses. 

Taking a Second Look: Investigating Biology with Visual Datasets

13 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Ethel Stanley

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/831An article exploring the use of visual datasets as an educational aid for biology students. Article abstract:  Have you considered the use of biological...

BioQUEST: Visual Datasets

13 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Ethel Stanley

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/345This downloadable module features imaginary animals and plants, and is meant to aid students in thinking about questions of evolution, classification, and phylogeny.