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An Introduction to ESTEEM
04 Nov 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Biological Esteem
This presentation introduces the philosophy, structure, and scope of the ESTEEM project, including terms for use. Three pedagogical approaches to integrating math and biology in the classroom, differing in how closely students interact with the underlying mathematical model, are illustrated with...
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Understanding the Quantitative and Computational Skills of Incoming Biology Students
27 Oct 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Charles Umbanhowar Jr, Jason M Belitsky, P. Brodfuehrer, Gregory Davis, T. Haque, L. Lee, C. McFadden, Paul Overvoorde, M. Preest, Liz Stanhope, M. Vinces, Andrew Zieffler, Laura Ziegler
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/244Insufficient mathematical preparation has been linked to the failure of incoming students to persist in STEM-related majors. In addition, recent advances in computation allow biologists...
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QUBES News, Highlights, and the Grand Opening of QUBESHub.org
27 Oct 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Drew LaMar, Carrie Diaz Eaton, Alison N Hale, DorothyBelle Poli, Bob Sheehy
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/216The mission of the Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis (QUBES) project is to improve learning opportunities for all students enrolled in undergraduate biology courses...
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SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations
20 Oct 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Brian Winkel
SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations is about teaching differential equations using modeling and technology upfront and throughout the learning process. You can learn more at our dynamic website, www.simiode.org, where we...
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Population Genetics: When Darwin Met Mendel - Crash Course Biology
03 Oct 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): CrashCourse
This Youtube video talks about population genetics, which helps to explain the evolution of populations over time by combing the principles of Mendel and Darwin, and by means of the Hardy-Weinberg equation, all in an upbeat, modern and somewhat zany manner.
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Mendelian Genetics, Probability, Pedigree, and Chi-Squared Statistics
03 Oct 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Anne Brokaw, Michelle Garber-Talamo
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/341In this classroom activity, students are introduced to the genetics of sickle cell disease by a short film The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection in Humans . A classroom handout...
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Exponential Growth by Bozeman Science
03 Oct 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Paul Andersen
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Calculus, Zombies, Community, and QUBES
25 Aug 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Carrie Diaz Eaton
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/225At the interface of mathematics and biology emerges not only new research, but also a resurging call for education to meet the demands of this research. Reports suggest foundational...
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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...
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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...
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Monkey Opsins
20 Aug 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/356Humans have trichromatic vision. Our eyes detect colors in the visible range of the spectrum using three different cone cell types, each maximally stimulated by a different wavelength of...
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Monkey Opsins
20 Aug 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/356Humans have trichromatic vision. Our eyes detect colors in the visible range of the spectrum using three different cone cell types, each maximally stimulated by a different wavelength of...
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Quantitative Evolutionary Biology on the QUBESHub
27 Jul 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Kristin Jenkins
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/227Welcome to QUBESHub - a virtual meeting space, resource center and collaborative environment for you to enhance quantitative biology in your undergraduate courses. This space is highly...
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Panel: Implementing and distributing learning resources in quantitative biology education
26 Jul 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): DorothyBelle Poli, Bob Sheehy
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/229/QUBES Hub will offer a rich store of resources for incorporating quantitative skills into the undergraduate curriculum and tools for facilitating collaboration in the development and sharing...
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A New Hub for QUBES based on the HUBzero Platform
26 Jul 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Michael McLennan
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/248The Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis (QUBES) Consortium has a mission to connect educators across biology and mathematics with each other and with the latest...
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Two themes, one talk: Distributing quantitative faculty expertise to classrooms that need it in real-time & measuring professional contributions to undergraduate education
25 Jul 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jeremy M Wojdak, Sam S Donovan, Tom Gower, Kristin Jenkins
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/230Have you ever wanted to add a quantitative project to your course, but lacked the expertise with some aspect of the software, computation, modeling, or statistics? Have you ever wished...
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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...
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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,...
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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...