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1. The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior. An introduction to statistical analysis in animal behavior research

   20 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Julia Burrows

   Students investigate the role of olfaction and infochemicals on bird foraging behavior through two different quantitative activities where they generate hypotheses, create figures, conduct data...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/973/?v=1

2. Climate Change, Phenology, and Community Interactions: Helping students explore the complexity of changing ecosystems

   12 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By John Doudna

   Lansing Community College

   Students explore findings from long-term studies of migrating and hibernating animals at high elevation. Students then use this understanding to explore the phenology of species and possible...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/953/?v=1

3. Make the Case: Using Case Studies to Increase Quantitative Biology Skills (Spring 2019 FMN)

   13 Nov 2018 | Posted by Deborah Rook

   Are you interested in adopting case studies that address quantitative reasoning skills? Apply now to join us for the Make the Case: Using Case Studies to Increase Quantitative Biology Skills...

   https://qubeshub.org/news/blog/2018/11/make-the-case-using-case-studies-to-increase-quantitative-biology-skills-spring-2019-fmn

4. Announcing: The SimBio/QUBES Faculty Mentoring Network for Spring 2019

   30 Oct 2018 | Posted by Deborah Rook

   Do you teach undergraduate Ecology? Are you interested in active learning approaches that emphasize quantitative reasoning? Apply now to join us for the Spring 2019 SimBio/QUBES Faculty...

   https://qubeshub.org/news/blog/2018/10/announcing-the-simbioqubes-faculty-mentoring-network-for-spring-2019

5. Documenting teaching scholarship among undergraduate biology educators using OER

   11 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Ahrash Bissell¹, Lauren Collister², Sam S Donovan², Drew LaMar³, Hayley Orndorf²

   1. The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education 2. University of Pittsburgh 3. College of William and Mary

   Poster on the use, adaptation, and reuse of Open Educational Resources within the QUBES community at OpenEd 2018

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/734/?v=2

6. Documenting teaching scholarship among undergraduate biology educators using OER

   13 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Ahrash Bissell¹, Lauren Collister², Sam S Donovan², Drew LaMar³, Hayley Orndorf²

   1. The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education 2. University of Pittsburgh 3. College of William and Mary

   Poster on the use, adaptation, and reuse of Open Educational Resources within the QUBES community at OpenEd 2018

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/734/?v=1

7. Fall 2018 Faculty Mentoring Network with BSA!

   24 Jul 2018 | Posted by Deborah Rook

   Did you miss the Spring 2018 opportunity? Good news! The Botanical Society of America (BSA) is teaming up with QUBES to host another Faculty Mentoring Network in Spring 2018! Participants will...

   https://qubeshub.org/news/blog/2018/07/fall-2018-faculty-mentoring-network-with-bsa

8. National Ecological Observatory Network: A Data Source For Your Classroom

   15 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Megan A. Jones

   National Ecological Observatory Network

   Poster on the National Ecological Observatory Network and using NEON data and resources in your classroom presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/633/?v=1

9. Plants by the Numbers

   15 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By J. Phil Gibson

   University of Oklahoma

   Session presentation on quantitative botanical activities at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/657/?v=1

10. The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kaitlin Bonner¹, Gregory Cunningham¹

    St. John Fisher College

    Students investigate the role of olfaction and infochemicals on bird foraging behavior through three different quantitative modules. In this module students create graphs, generate statistics, draw...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/470/?v=1

11. Painting turtles: an introduction to species distribution modeling in R

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Carter

    Iowa State University

    This module uses R software to introduce students to the process of accessing databases and building species distribution models based on occurrence records.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/378/?v=1

12. The Effect of Climate Change on Butterfly Phenology

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Debra Linton¹, Anna Monfils¹, Molly Phillips², Elizabeth Ellwood³

    1. Central Michigan University 2. Florida Museum of Natural History 3. La Brea Tar Pits & Museum

    In this module, students explore changes in butterfly phenology through the use of natural history collections data.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/469/?v=1

13. Investigating Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Ecologies Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (Abstract) | TIEE

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Maruthi Bhaskar

    Texas Southern University

    Identifying, mapping and understanding the magnitude and the spatial prevalence of the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) such as chlamydia and gonorrhea diseases. Analyzing the spatial trends of...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/423/?v=1

14. Parasites -- They're what's for dinner: Investigating the role of parasites in aquatic food webs

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sarah Orlofske

    Northeastern Illinois University

    Use a well-resolved food web database from a freshwater wetland ecosystem in central California to explore how parasites influence community properties and learn how food webs are constructed and...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/422/?v=1

15. Investigating Leaf Litter Decomposition and Invertebrate Communities in Streams

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Alida Janmaat

    University of the Fraser Valley

    Students utilize the provided dataset to engage in an open-inquiry project on the impacts of abiotic and biotic factors on stream macroinvertebrate communities and/or leaf litter decomposition.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/383/?v=1

16. Environment-Richness Relationships in Ephemeral and Permanent Wetlands: Guided Inquiry with Graph Interpretation (Abstract) | TIEE

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Amanda M Little

    University of Wisconsin-Stout

    An introduction to linear models using plant and animal richness-environment relationships in ephemeral ponds and permanent wetlands.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/384/?v=1

17. The Biology of Climate Change: The effects of a changing climate on migrating and over-wintering species at a high-elevation field station

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carrie Wu¹, Amy Ellwein²

    1. University of Richmond 2. Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

    Students evaluate weather and phenology data sets spanning 40+ years from a high-elevation field station in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, to test predictions about the effects of climate change on...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/192/?v=1

18. Video Tutorials for Computational Genomics

    12 Apr 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Laura Harris

    Davenport University

    YouTube videos by Laura Harris on a variety of genomics and bioinformatics topics.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/472/?v=1

19. 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

20. New FMN for Life Science Instructors - Application deadline July 30!

    17 Jul 2017 | Posted by Carrie Diaz Eaton

    Announcing a new peer faculty development network for instructors of life science kicking off in August! This QUBES FMN will be completely virtual (no conference attendance required) and...

    https://qubeshub.org/news/blog/2017/07/new-fmn-for-life-science-instructors---application-deadline-july-30