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...

Chi-Square Test video

12 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Bozeman Science, Paul Andersen

This 12-minute video describes what a chi-square analysis is and illustrates 3 examples of how to perform one, increasing in complexity. The video starts with the classic example of a coin toss, then rolling die, and finally, with  realistic ecological...

Citations

27 Jul 2017 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Louise Mead, James Smith, Wendy Johnson, Michael Wiser, Robert Pennock, Amy Lark

We present an inquiry-based curriculum based on the digital evolution platform Avida-ED (http://avida-ed.msu.edu). We designed an instructional sequence and lab book consisting of an introduction to Avida-ED and a set of three lessons focused on specific evolutionary concepts. These served to...

Course materials for computational genomics using R

19 Nov 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Hong Qin

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/907The R code and data are deposited at Github: https://github.com/hongqin/RCompBio 

Data Nuggets - Bringing Real Data into the Classroom to Unearth Students' Quantitative & Inquiry Skills

22 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): MK Kjelvik, EH Schultheis

Data Nuggets are narratives about real research, featuring the principal scientist, that include data students can analyze.   Right now they are aimed at K-12 students, but many topics covered are taught in college courses, and there is no limit to what mathematical or statistical concepts...

Data Nuggets - Bringing Real Data into the Classroom to Unearth Students' Quantitative & Inquiry Skills

22 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): MK Kjelvik, EH Schultheis

Data Nuggets are narratives about real research, featuring the principal scientist, that include data students can analyze.   Right now they are aimed at K-12 students, but many topics covered are taught in college courses, and there is no limit to what mathematical or statistical concepts...

DataONE Module 01: Why Data Management?

03 Jan 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/911Trends in data collection, storage and loss, the importance and benefits of data management, and an introduction to the data life cycle.Slides (PPTX)One page...

DataONE Module 02: Data Sharing

02 Jan 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/909Data sharing in the context of the data life cycle, the value of sharing data, concerns about sharing data, and methods and best practices for sharing data.Slides...

DataONE Module 03: Data Management Planning

03 Jan 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/910Benefits of a data management plan (DMP), DMP components, tools for creating a DMP, NSF DMP information, and a sample DMP.Slides (PPTX)One page handout...

Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Faculty Mentoring Networks: A Model for Promoting Faculty Teaching Scholarship

06 Apr 2017 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Sam S Donovan, Kristin Jenkins, Alison N Hale, Gabriela Hamerlinck

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/199NGSS, AP Biology, and Vision & Change all highlight the importance of quantitative skills to understanding biology. The Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis (QUBES,...

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

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...

E. coli Citrate Use

24 Aug 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/357Bacteria are excellent model organisms for studying evolution.  They are easy to grow, maintain, and handle under very controlled conditions.  Even more importantly for evolution...

Exploring Disease Transmission on Networks with NetLogo

10 May 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Winfried Just, Ying Xin

Exponential Growth by Bozeman Science

03 Oct 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Paul Andersen

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Faculty Mentoring Networks: A model for professional development in undergraduate quantitative biology education

17 Nov 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Alison N Hale, Arietta Fleming-Davies, Gabriela Hamerlinck, Melissa Aikens, Sam S Donovan, Kristin Jenkins, Jeremy M Wojdak

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/208There is a significant need to design and test alternative models for faculty development around undergraduate science teaching. Existing models for helping faculty adopt evidence-based...

Faculty Mentoring Networks: A Model for Promoting Teaching Scholarship in Quantitative Biology Education

06 Apr 2017 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Sam S Donovan, Alison N Hale, Arietta Fleming-Davies, Gabriela Hamerlinck, Jeremy M Wojdak, Kristin Jenkins

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/205/Faculty Mentoring Networks (FMNs) are designed to support the development of teaching scholarship by promoting teacher identity, self-efficacy, and knowledge/experience via four core design...

Human Genetic Variation: A Flipped Exercise in Cultural Competency

15 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Shoumita Dasgupta, Katherine Larabee Tuttle

"This interactive case discussion was created to emphasize the clinical relevance of population genetics, but is also a suitable resource for teaching the basic principles of population genetics while relating them to human genetic variation. Our understanding of human genetic variation has...

IMMERSION Video

27 Jul 2017 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Alondra Torres-Navarro

Investigating Trade-offs among Mammal Traits

07 Jun 2018 | Software (On-site) | Contributor(s): Jackie Matthes

This app draws on a large species-level dataset with metabolic, life history, and ecological traits of most living and recently extinct mammal species. Users can select and plot traits, fit linear models to the data, and query displayed datapoints.