Teaching Materials (1-11 of 11)

1. Space Mission Ecology: Making Connections Among Science Disciplines Through the Lens of a Unique Plant

   17 Sep 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Stephanie K. Polutchko†‡§*¹, Barbara Demmig-Adams†², Rachel N. Arbor‡³, Jared J. Stewart†§¹, Kendi F. Davies‡², William W. Adams III², Aislyn A. Keyes‡⁴, Sean M. Gleason§⁵, Haylen Gonzalez-Pita†⁶, Genadine Frank†⁷, Lisa A. Corwin‡²

   1. University of Colorado, Boulder; United States Department of Agriculture 2. University of Colorado, Boulder 3. Garrison Elementary and Middle School; Gaia Scholastic 4. University of Colorado, Boulder; Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences 5. United States Department of Agriculture 6. Aspen High School 7. Erie High School

   With this case study, we aim to increase awareness of essential services plants provide to society, as well as the importance of fundamental aspects of ecology for other disciplines and the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4910/?v=1

2. A Kinesthetic and Collaborative Activity to Improve Conceptual Understanding of Chemical Equilibrium

   04 Sep 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Roshini Ramachandran*¹, J. Rachel Prado², Joe L. March³

   1. California State University, Monterey Bay 2. Auburn University 3. University of Alabama at Birmingham

   While teaching in large lecture halls, it is challenging even for experienced teachers to hold their students’ attention for the entire class period. Owing to the large enrollment in STEM...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4972/?v=1

3. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT AQUATIC LAB (HEAL) CURE

   27 Jun 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jamie M. Kneitel

   California State University, Sacramento

   Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) provide students with genuine research experiences and associated skills in the classroom. This resource, the HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT AQUATIC LAB...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4820/?v=1

4. Project Leadership Resources - Bringing Leadership Experiences into the Classroom

   16 Jan 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Sheela Vemu¹, Mary Mulcahy², Dr Pankaj Mehrotra³, Carlos C. Goller⁴, Bharti Kaushik⁵, Heather Rissler⁶, Laurel Lorenz⁷

   1. Waubonsee Community College - Tenure Track and Northern Illinois University 2. University of Pittsburgh at Bradford 3. University of the People, California, United States of America 4. North Carolina State University 5. CIET NCERT India 6. KUMC and NIACC 7. Princeton

   The Project Leadership Program is a pedgagogical approach that is designed to improve teamwork through the integration of shared leadership experiences. The program involves three components: a...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4606/?v=1

5. Fostering Student to Student Collaboration Across Institutions in a Protein Centric CURE

   16 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Betsy M. Martinez-Vaz*¹, Tamara L. Mans², Kevin P. Callahan³, Celeste N. Peterson⁴, Ellis Bell⁵

   1. Hamline University 2. North Hennepin Community College 3. St. John Fisher College 4. Suffolk University 5. University of San Diego

   Collaboration is an essential component of research because it allows scientists to share expertise and tackle difficult scientific questions. While many undergraduate science courses include...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4527/?v=1

6. Using Collaborative Projects to Promote Active Learning of Microbial Skin Diseases and Their Impact on Everyday Lives

   26 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Josephine I. Ebomoyi*¹, Nancy Boury²

   1. St. Xavier University 2. Iowa State University

   One of the most daunting aspects of introductory clinical microbiology is learning details about a vast number of different microbial diseases that can infect humans. Each of these diseases has...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4223/?v=1

7. 2013-Greer-EtAl-Collaborative Understanding of Cyanobacteria in Lake Ecosystems

   07 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Meredith Greer

   NA

   We describe here a collaboration in which the mathematicians help collect data, the ecologists synthesize more data from model output than they can produce empirically, and the collaboration...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4099/?v=1

8. Exploring Interdisciplinary Professional Development Opportunities through the Quantitative Biology at Community Colleges QB@CC Project

   19 Jul 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Irene Corriette¹, Sheela Vemu²

   1. Santa Fe College 2. Waubonsee Community College - Tenure Track and Northern Illinois University

   The Quantitative Biology at Community Colleges (QB@CC) project provides a platform for open education resource (OER) development. Biology and mathematics faculty collaborate, create, and publish...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3470/?v=1

9. Scientists Offering Solutions through Sprints

   08 Dec 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Tonya Bates¹, Carlos Christopher Goller², Lynda Gonzales³, Jennifer Kovacs⁴, Anne C. Rea⁵, Crystal Schalmo⁶, Alice Tarun⁷

   1. UNC Charlotte 2. North Carolina State University 3. University of Texas at Austin 4. Spelman College 5. Maryville College 6. Green Dragon Conservation Education LLC 7. Alfred State College

   Our BIOME Fall Working Group, Scientists Offering Solutions through Sprints, explains the process of putting together a Science sprint in your community. A science sprint is a one-day event in...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2796/?v=1

10. 21st Century STEM Workforce Skills

    22 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

    Central Michigan University

    This activity includes a leadership assessment and associated exercise to encourage the development of 21st Century STEM Skills.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1777/?v=1

11. QUBES: a community focused on supporting teaching and learning in quantitative biology

    02 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sam S Donovan¹, Carrie Diaz Eaton², Tom Gower³, Kristin Jenkins⁴, Drew LaMar⁵, DorothyBelle Poli⁶, Bob Sheehy⁷, Jeremy M Wojdak⁷

    1. University of Pittsburgh 2. Unity College 3. North Carolina State University 4. BioQUEST 5. College of William and Mary 6. Roanoke College 7. Radford University

    This letter provides an overview of the Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis (QUBES) Project funded through the National Science Foundation.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/226/?v=1