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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
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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
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Learning How to Make “Good Enough” Estimations
15 Jun 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jon D. H. Gaffney*
Utica University
The ability to estimate physical quantities is a useful skill that can help develop critical thinking and scientific literacy. This lesson provides an accessible way to teach students how to...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4370/?v=1
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Animal Behaviour Case Study Lessons in Communication, Migration, and Parental Care Using the Jigsaw Approach
31 Aug 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lindsay A. Phillips^1, Kevin K. Duclos^1, Mindi M. Summers^*1
University of Calgary
Animal behaviour courses integrate concepts across biological disciplines and are particularly well suited for collaborative, student-focused teaching...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3421/?v=1
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Using Current Events to Teach Written, Visual, and Oral Science Communication
30 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Emily A. Lescak1, Katharine C. Kelsey*2
1. University of Alaska Anchorage 2. University of Alaska Anchorage and University of Colorado Denver
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals need the skills to communicate with both technical and public audiences, but formal training in these skills is often lacking....
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2722/?v=1
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A "How-to" Guide For Producing Recorded Interviews
27 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Rhianna Pedwell1, James Hardy1, Susan Rowland1
The University of Queensland
Now that almost every student carries a camera in their pocket, student-created digital media items can be used to supplement curriculum material and as assessment. Although students can easily...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2601/?v=1
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Strategies for developing a science communicator through authentic science writing assignments
27 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Brooke A. Jude
Bard College
To prepare biology undergraduates to be able to read and evaluate the primary literature, it is beneficial to teach students how to write documents in the style of professional science style...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2579/?v=1