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1. Facilitating the implementation and adaptation of data-centric teaching resources by closing gaps in the Open Education Resource (OER) lifecycle

   18 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kaitlin Bonner¹, Arietta Fleming-Davies², Kristine Grayson³, Ben Wu⁴, Raisa Hernández-Pacheco³

   1. St. John Fisher College 2. QUBES; Radford University 3. University of Richmond 4. Texas AM University

   Presentation on data-centric open educational resources given at the 2019 UBER-GRC

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1361/?v=1

2. DIGging Into Data and getting the credit

   18 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kaitlin Bonner¹, Arietta Fleming-Davies², Kristine Grayson³, Ben Wu⁴, Raisa Hernández-Pacheco³

   1. St. John Fisher College 2. QUBES; Radford University 3. University of Richmond 4. Texas AM University

   Presentation on using and adapting OER data-centric resources

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1360/?v=1

3. Optimal Foraging in Swirl

   15 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Mary Elizabeth McWhirt¹, Emily Weigel¹

   Georgia Institute of Technology

   This lesson centers around the marginal value theorem (MVT, Charnov 1976), which describes how animals should forage in patches. It serves as a pre-lab to teach MVT basics, vectors, ANOVA, and...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1213/?v=1

4. Quantifying The Drivers and Impacts of Natural Disturbance Events – The 2013 Colorado Floods

   12 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Heather Susanne Zimbler-DeLorenzo

   Alfred University

   This lesson focuses on ways that scientists identify and use data to understand ecological disturbance events using data from five public datasets. The main lesson focused on interpretation of...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1349/?v=1

5. A “Rule-of-Five” Framework for Models and Modeling

   11 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Carrie Diaz Eaton¹, Hannah Callender Highlander², Kam Dahlquist³, Glenn Ledder⁴, Drew LaMar⁵, Richard Schugart⁶

   1. Bates College 2. University of Portland 3. Loyola Marymount University 4. University of Nebraska Lincoln 5. College of William and Mary 6. Western Kentucky University

   In this paper, we extend the “Rule-of-Four,” initially used in calculus reform efforts, to a “Rule-of-Five” framework for models and modeling that is inclusive of varying disciplinary definitions...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1346/?v=1

6. NEON Data in the Classroom: Using the QUBES Platform and Faculty Mentoring Networks to Build, Adapt, and Publish Data-Driven Open Educational Resources

   26 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kusum Naithani¹, Megan A. Jones², Kristine Grayson³

   1. University of Arkansas 2. National Ecological Observatory Network 3. University of Richmond

   Abstract for poster on the NEON Faculty Mentoring Network presented at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1325/?v=1

7. AIM-UP! GIS and bats lesson

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   28 Mar 2015 |

   This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/335This lesson introduces the use of GIS (geographic information systems) in the study of biological questions, using bats as the model organism. This activity requires access to GIS...

8. AIM-UP! Coal balls lesson

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   28 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Monte Garroutte, Jordan Metzgar, Hirotsugu Mori

   This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/334In this activity, students learn about ancient plant life and climate change by examining coal balls. In addition to the lesson itself, information is provided on where to purchase coal ball...

9. Drivers of Avian Local Species Richness: Continental-Scale Gradients, Regional Landscape, or Local Land Cover?

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   27 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Tom Langen

   This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/269An ecology laboratory focusing upon the concept of species richness and its study.From the module:  Students learn how to test hypotheses related to the local, regional, and continental...

10. Integrating active learning and quantitative skills into undergraduate introductory biology curricula

    Citation | Article

    Goldstein, Jessica, Flynn, Dan F.B., (2011), "Integrating active learning and quantitative skills into undergraduate introductory biology curricula", The American Biology Teacher, 73, 8: pg: 454-461, October, (DOI: 10.1525/abt.2011.73.8.6)