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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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:...
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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....
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Exploring Disease Transmission on Networks with NetLogo
10 May 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Winfried Just, Ying Xin
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Pre-Health Students' Attitudes towards the Relative Importance of Biology and Statistics for their Preparation for Professional School
07 May 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Atteh Akoto, Michelle Garber-Talamo, Sam S Donovan, Alison N Hale
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/235During a recent review of the MCAT exam, the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) surveyed medical school faculty to determine the relative importance of basic science and...
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Characterizing the Quantitative Biology Curricula from Institutions Across the United States
29 Apr 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Wendy Jo Levenson, Monika Norea Herbst, Sam S Donovan, Alison N Hale
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/236Due to the increasingly quantitative nature of the biological sciences, many schools now offer majors in mathematical biology. As this is a new major, there is no standard for how the program...
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The Effect of Instructor Communication on Student Perceptions of Mathematics in Biology
19 Apr 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Sam S Donovan, Alison N Hale, Hayley Orndorf
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/237Student perceptions of the importance of mathematics in biology are context dependent. While students often view math as unnecessary to understanding biology, certain conditions can promote...
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Quantitative Reasoning: Peer Review 16(3), 2014
27 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Shelly Johnson Carey
This resource has been updated - find the current version here:https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/862In this issue of the journal Peer Review, the authors discuss the issues surrounding quantitative literacy. From the journal:...
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Modeling Infectious Disease through Contact Networks
25 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Todd Graham, Claire Seibold, Rebecca Driessen, Hannah Lea Callender
This poster was presented at the University of Portland's Summer Research Symposium on November 9, 2014, in Portland, Oregon. The poster is aimed at readers with little or no background in modeling infectious diseases. The contents provide a brief overview of modeling infectious diseases on...
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Revolutionizing the Use of Natural History Collections in Education
11 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Karen E. Powers, L. Alan Prather, Joesph A. Cook, James Woolley, Henry L. Bart Jr., Anna K. Monfils, Petra Sierwald
Using natural history collections, both physical specimens and archive data, promises to connect classroom learning with the real world of science. From the article: "Natural history collections are an irreplaceable and extensive record of life, and form the basis of our...
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Natural History Collections as Emerging Resources for Innovative Education
24 Feb 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material
This resource has been updated - find the current version here:https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/854Article abstract:"There is an emerging consensus that undergraduate biology education in the United States is at a crucial juncture, especially...
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Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Tumors?
06 Feb 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/890https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU5XkhUGzBs