Teaching Materials (1-18 of 18)

1. Science “Fails”: A Bank of Historical Examples for Learning From Failure in Science

   25 Oct 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Christina Makkar¹, Maria Dasios*¹, Nicole Laliberté¹, Fiona Rawle¹

   University of Toronto Mississauga

   Learning from failure is critically important to the processes of scientific inquiry, discovery, and invention. However, students are not routinely taught how to reflect on, learn from, and...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4526/?v=1

2. Helping Students to Metacognitively Read Scientific Literature With Talking to the Text

   31 Aug 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Heather G. McGray†¹, Ella Tour†², Tin Ki Tsang†*³

   1. San Diego City College 2. University of California, San Diego 3. University of San Diego

   Reading primary scientific literature enhances students’ understanding of material, increases their self-efficacy, and critical thinking skills. However, scientific articles often present...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4466/?v=1

3. A Classroom Intervention to Reduce Confirmation Bias

   03 Mar 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Elizabeth N. Hane*¹, Evelyn Brister¹

   Rochester Institute of Technology

   STEM students are often unable to recognize cognitive bias in their own disciplines, and simply describing cognitive bias to students has shown to be insufficient to improve critical thinking....

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2864/?v=1

4. Lateral Transfer Maps as a Metacognitive Tool in First Year STEM Courses

   29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Elizabeth N. Hane*¹, Rita Margarida Quiñones de Magalhães¹, Emilyn Nguyen¹, Scott V. Franklin¹

   Rochester Institute of Technology

   We introduce the Lateral Transfer Map (LTM), a tool for students to actively and visually explore the transfer of ideas, skills, and concepts across concurrent coursework. The LTM is an extension...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2700/?v=1

5. Building student literacy and metacognition through reading science in the news

   29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Eleanor V.H. Vandegrift*¹, Andrew J. Cavanagh²

   1. University of Oregon 2. Yale University and Educational Alliance

   Ensuring students' science literacy is essential for preparation for study in science disciplines and is of critical importance given contemporary challenges in determining the legitimacy and...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2653/?v=1

6. Tying it All Together: An Activity to Help Students Connect Course Experiences to Posted Learning Outcomes

   29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By David M. Sovic*¹, Stephen W. Chordas III¹

   The Ohio State University

   Instructors of undergraduate courses in Biology and other Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines face an ongoing challenge to foster higher-order thinking and learning...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2670/?v=1

7. Structuring Courses for Equity

   29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Austin D. Hocker¹, Eleanor V.H. Vandegrift*¹

   University of Oregon

   As instructors, we continually look for new ways to create equitable learning environments and support learning for all students in our courses. Recently, we have explored ways that we can increase...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2734/?v=1

8. A Short Laboratory Module to Help Infuse Metacognition during an Introductory Course-based Research Experience

   28 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Suzanne R. Lee*¹, Caroline (Lina) L. Dahlberg¹, Benjamin L. Wiggins²

   1. Western Washington University 2. University of Washington

   A core competency identified in Vision and Change for undergraduate biology students is the Ability to Apply the Process of Science. Here, we describe a three-week laboratory module for students in...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2636/?v=1

9. Active Learning: Developing Self-Directed Learners Through Strong Intellectual Engagement

   27 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Youngeun Choi¹, Susanne Jakob², William J. Anderson²

   1. Georgetown University 2. Harvard University

   When they were students, many current science instructors learned through traditional lectures. This mode of passive knowledge transmission has been shown to be less effective for student learning...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2599/?v=1

10. The Magic of Doctopus: A quick and easy way to deliver pre-named, pre-shared Google documents directly to your students’ Google drive

    20 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Robin Wright¹, Abby Conover¹, Rogene Schnell¹

    University of Minnesota

    Cloud-based applications, such as Google Docs, enable authors to collaboratively write and edit documents, spreadsheets, and other products.  Such collaborations can provide powerful learning...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2517/?v=1

11. Helping Students to Overcome STUMPS: Scientific terms undermined by meanings peripheral to science

    20 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kim Quillin

    Salisbury University

    Many terms and phrases that are ubiquitous in everyday use have very different meanings in science. As a result, biology students often hold prior conceptions that are difficult to change. In this...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2518/?v=1

12. Growth Mindset Prompt

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

    By Arietta Fleming-Davies¹, Jennifer Prairie²

    1. QUBES; Radford University 2. University of San Diego

    Before giving an introduction to growth mindset, these prompts can be given to students so they can brainstorm activities they associate with long hours of practice (growth mindset) vs. natural...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1287/?v=1

13. Introduction to Growth Mindset

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

    By Heather McGray

    San Diego City College

    This module introduces students to the research supporting ‘growth mindset,’ the idea that you can increase your brainpower and ability through effort

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1273/?v=1

14. Growth Mindset teacher notes_Highlander

    31 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Hannah Callender Highlander

    University of Portland

    Highlander's teaching notes

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1263/?v=1

15. Introduction to Growth Mindset - Teaching Notes

    28 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jayme Dyer

    Durham Technical Community College

    I used this resource as-is. Included are my teaching notes.
This module introduces students to the research supporting ‘growth mindset,’ the idea that you can increase your brainpower and ability...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1238/?v=1

16. Intro to BIOMAAP - Student Introduction - Teaching Notes

    28 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jayme Dyer

    Durham Technical Community College

    I used this resource as-is. Included are my teaching notes.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1237/?v=1

17. Introduction to Growth Mindset

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

    By Arietta Fleming-Davies¹, Jeremy M Wojdak²

    1. University of San Diego 2. Radford University

    This module introduces students to the research supporting ‘growth mindset,’ the idea that you can increase your brainpower and ability through effort

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/619/?v=1

18. Intro to BIOMAAP - Student Introduction

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

    By Arietta Fleming-Davies¹, Jeremy M Wojdak²

    1. QUBES; Radford University 2. Radford University

    This presentation is intended as a short, in-class introduction to the program and some of the research behind it, in hopes of generating ‘buy in’ for a course-long use of BIOMAAP materials.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/696/?v=1