Teaching Materials (1-20 of 30)

1. Exploring Microbial Diversity: An Interactive In-Class Assignment for Biology and Microbiology Courses

   02 Jul 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Amanda Zirzow

   Florida SouthWestern State College

   This interactive assignment engages students in a hands-on exploration of microbial diversity and the importance of microbes in ecosystems. Designed for General Biology II and Introduction to...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4880/?v=1

2. Closing the Gap in the Open Educational Resources (OER) Life Cycle for Using Research Data in the Ecology Classroom

   30 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kristine Grayson¹, Kaitlin Bonner², Arietta Fleming-Davies³, Ben Wu⁴, Raisa Hernández-Pacheco⁵

   1. University of Richmond 2. St. John Fisher College 3. QUBES; Radford University 4. Texas AM University 5. California State University, Long Beach

   Poster presented at the 2018 meeting of the Ecological Society of America on gaps in the curriculum cycle for open educational resources (OER) and our work supporting sharing and adaptation of...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2218/?v=1

3. NEON data in undergraduate ecology courses: Data skills and learning opportunities

   07 Mar 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Wendy Gram¹, Megan A. Jones¹

   National Ecological Observatory Network

   Presentation made by Wendy Gram et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of America...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/136/?v=2

4. Confronting the challenges of bringing research data into undergraduate classrooms using online faculty mentoring networks

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

   By Arietta Fleming-Davies¹, Gabriela Hamerlinck², Alison N Hale³, Tom Langen⁴, Teresa Mourad⁵, Kristin Jenkins⁶, Sam S Donovan³

   1. QUBES; Radford University 2. QUBES, BioQUEST 3. University of Pittsburgh 4. Clarkson University 5. Ecological Society of America 6. BioQUEST

   Poster on using ecological research data in undergraduate courses

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/327/?v=1

5. QUBES: Building a community to promote undergraduate quantitative biology education

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

   By Alison N Hale¹, Arietta Fleming-Davies², Sam S Donovan¹

   1. University of Pittsburgh 2. QUBES; Radford University

   This was a poster session at the 2015 Ecological Society of America meeting in Baltimore, MD.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/232/?v=1

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

   20 Dec 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Melissa Aikens¹, Sam S Donovan², Arietta Fleming-Davies³, Alison N Hale², Gabriela Hamerlinck⁴, Kristin Jenkins⁵, Jeremy M Wojdak⁶

   1. University of New Hampshire 2. University of Pittsburgh 3. QUBES; Radford University 4. QUBES, BioQUEST 5. BioQUEST 6. Radford University

   Presentation given at ESA 2016 on Faculty Mentoring Networks.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/208/?v=1

7. Using authentic scientific data to improve quantitative reasoning in ecology and evolutionary biology

   15 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Louise Mead¹, Elizabeth H Schultheis¹, Melissa Kjelvik¹, Alexa Warwick¹, Molly Stuhlsatz²

   1. BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, Michigan State University 2. Biological Sciences Curriculum Study

   Presentation made by Louise Mead et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of America...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/138/?v=1

8. Undergraduate data science: Biological connections and assessing impacts

   15 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Lou Gross¹, Suzanne Lenhart¹, Robin Taylor¹, Pam Bishop¹, Kelly Sturner¹

   University of Tennessee Knoxville

   Presentation made by Lou Gross et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of America...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/135/?v=1

9. Student-led evaluation of air quality issues using the US EPA AirData website

   15 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Katherine Barry¹, Mary A. Williams¹, Deena Wassenberg¹

   University of Minnesota

   Presentation made by Katherine Berry et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/139/?v=1

10. NEON data in undergraduate ecology courses: Data skills and learning opportunities

    15 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Wendy Gram¹, Megan A. Jones¹

    National Ecological Observatory Network

    Presentation made by Wendy Gram et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of America...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/136/?v=1

11. Natural history collections data and Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE)

    15 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Elizabeth Ellwood¹, Anna K. Monfils², Debra Linton², Molly Phillips³

    1. Florida State University 2. Central Michigan University 3. iDigBio

    Presentation made by Elizabeth Ellwood et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/141/?v=1

12. Exploring global environmental change issues: Using an online spatial data sharing platform in the classroom

    15 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kai Foster

    The Conservation Biology Institute

    Presentation made by Kai Foster as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of America annual...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/137/?v=1

13. Enabling authentic ecological inquiries using research data and imageries in large classrooms

    15 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By X. Ben Wu¹, Stephanie Knight², Xavier Jaime¹, Jane F. Schielack¹

    1. Texas A&M University 2. Pennsylvania State University

    Presentation made by Ben Wu et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of America annual...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/143/?v=1

14. Asking and Answering Questions: ADW’s Flexible Querying Tool

    15 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Tanya Dewey¹, Phil Myers², Roger Espinosa², Tricia Jones², George Hammond²

    1. Colorado State University and the Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.org) 2. Animal Diversity Web

    Presentation made by Tanya Dewey et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of America...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/134/?v=1

15. Using primary literature to teach data literacy

    15 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Bridget Conneely

    HHMI BioInteractive

    Presentation by Bridget Conneely made as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of American...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/140/?v=1

16. Analyzing interesting images motivates mathematics and statistics learning

    15 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jeremy M Wojdak

    Radford University

    Presentation by Jeremy Wojdak made as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of America annual...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/142/?v=1

17. Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps

    14 Aug 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kristine Grayson¹, Kaitlin Bonner², Sam S Donovan³, Arietta Fleming-Davies⁴, Alison N Hale⁵, Ben Wu⁶

    1. University of Richmond 2. St. John Fisher College 3. University of Pittsburgh 4. QUBES; Radford University 5. Carnegie Museum of Natural History 6. Texas A&M University

    Organized Oral Session at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting, August 8th, 2017 Portland Oregon.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/144/?v=1

18. The insect predation game: evolving prey defenses and predator responses

    14 Jun 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Gillian Schultz

    Foothill College

    This is an FMN participant modification of the TIEE module "The Insect Predation Game: Evolving Prey Defenses and Predator Responses," authored by W. Wyatt Hoback and Tamara L. Smith in...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/78/?v=1

19. Temperature Change in the 21st Century in North America

    14 Jun 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jonathan Paul Frye

    McPherson College

    This is an FMN participant modification of the TIEE module "Global Temperature Change in the 21st Century," authored by Daniel R. Taub and Gillian S. Graham in 2011.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/82/?v=1

20. Phenology and Climate Change

    14 Jun 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jennifer Apple

    SUNY Geneseo

    This is an FMN participant modification of the TIEE module "Investigating the footprint of climate change on phenology and ecological interactions in north-central North America,"...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/76/?v=1