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1. Exploring multiple approaches to engage underrepresented students in research with natural history collections.

   24 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Molly Phillips¹, Adania Flemming², Jeanette Pirlo³, David Blackburn⁴

   1. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 2. iDigBio, FLMNH 3. University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History 4. Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida

   The iDigBio team has leveraged natural history collections in a 3-pronged approach designed to engage undergraduates from underrepresented groups in collections-based research.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1972/?v=1

2. Population Demography in Swirl

   12 Feb 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Emily Weigel

   Georgia Institute of Technology

   The students will learn to generate, test, and graphically represent basic hypotheses on data distributions using large datasets.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1214/?v=4

3. Biodiversity research using digitized, internet-based natural history collections

   17 Dec 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kaitlin Stack Whitney

   Rochester Institute of Technology

   Collections based research is a critical tool for organismal biology and biodiversity research. Yet natural history collections have a complicated past. This multi-class module examines the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1553/?v=1

4. Population Demography in Swirl

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

   By Emily Weigel

   Georgia Institute of Technology

   The students will learn to generate, test, and graphically represent basic hypotheses on data distributions using large datasets.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1214/?v=3

5. Population Demography in Swirl

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

   By Emily Weigel

   Georgia Institute of Technology

   The students will learn to generate, test, and graphically represent basic hypotheses on data distributions using large datasets.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1214/?v=2

6. Using Synthetic Biology to Teach Data Science

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

   By Margaret S Saha¹, Beteel Abu-Ageel¹, Sanjana Challa¹, Xiangyi Fang¹, Chai Hibbert¹, Anna Isler¹, Elias Nafziger¹, Adam Oliver¹, Hanqiu Peng¹, Julia Urban¹, Vivian Zhu¹

   College of William and Mary

   Poster and supplemental materials on using synthetic biology to introduce students to meaningful data mining, analysis, and application to engineering novel biological constructs.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1326/?v=2

7. Using Synthetic Biology to Teach Data Science

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

   By Margaret S Saha¹, Beteel Abu-Ageel¹, Sanjana Challa¹, Xiangyi Fang¹, Chai Hibbert¹, Anna Isler¹, Elias Nafziger¹, Adam Oliver¹, Hanqiu Peng¹, Julia Urban¹, Vivian Zhu¹

   College of William and Mary

   Abstract for poster on using synthetic biology to introduce students to meaningful data mining, analysis, and application to engineering novel biological constructs.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1326/?v=1

8. Do you have teaching materials that use data from natural history collections?

   28 May 2019 | Posted by Alison Hale

   Publish teaching modules that use collections-based data with BLUE! Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE) has partnered with QUBES to disseminate and track the usage of...

   https://qubeshub.org/news/blog/2019/05/do-you-have-teaching-materials-that-use-data-from-natural-history-collections

9. Population Demography in Swirl

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

   By Emily Weigel

   Georgia Institute of Technology

   The students will learn to generate, test, and graphically represent basic hypotheses on data distributions using large datasets.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1214/?v=1

10. Fantastic Birds and Where to Find Them

    20 Mar 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Molly Phillips¹, Kathryn Green²

    1. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 2. North Carolina Sate University

    5E lesson plan for middle/high school aligned to NGSS standards.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1109/?v=1

11. The Potential of Natural History Collections in Educating the 21st Century Scientist and Citizen

    20 Mar 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Monfils¹, Molly Phillips², Debra Linton¹

    1. Central Michigan University 2. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida

    Presentation at the 5th Life Discovery Conference on natural history collections

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1107/?v=1

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    Gustavo Requena Santos

    I grew up in Southeastern Brazil, inspired by nature on my grandparents’ farm and summer camps in the local zoo. My passion for nature motivated me to become a field biologist and led me to a...

    https://qubeshub.org/community/members/10298

13. Natural History Collections as Emerging Resources for Innovative Education

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

    By Joseph A. Cook, Scott V. Edwards, Eileen A. Lacey, Robert P. Guralnick, Pamela S. Soltis, Douglas E. Soltis, Corey K. Welch, Kayce C. Bell, Kurt E. Galbreath, Christopher Himes, Julie M. Allen, Tracy A. Heath, Ana C. Carnaval, Kimberly L. Cooper, Mark Liu, James Hanken, Stefanie Ickert-Bond

    Natural history collections have the potential to help transform undergraduate science education from passive learning into an active exploration of the natural world.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/854/?v=1

14. An Introduction to Red Backed Salamander Ecology

    27 Feb 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Tanya Matlaga¹, Fall 2015 Department of Biology Students¹

    Susquehanna University

    A summary of literature on red backed salamander ecology and life history compiled by Biology students at Susquehanna University

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/374/?v=1

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    David Craig

    https://qubeshub.org/community/members/6976

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    Molly Phillips

    Contact information: mphillips AT flmnh DOT ufl DOT edu Twitter: @StellarSquirrelMolly is a biologist with a background in evolution, ecology, and natural history, which includes five years of...

    https://qubeshub.org/community/members/3516

17. 

    Ellie Steinberg

    When I used to give talks on my PhD research, which involved both real and virtual pocket gophers, I realized the power of simulated systems – and a good natural history story – to help...

    https://qubeshub.org/community/members/3258

18. AIM-UP! (Advancing Integration of Museums into Undergraduate Programs)

    out of 5 stars 

    13 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Joseph A. Cook, Scott Edwards, Stefanie Ickert-Bond, Eileen Lacy

    An NSF-funded Research Coordination Network, the goal of AIM-UP! is to bring museum archives and natural history collections to the forefront of biology education.  From the website:  "We are developing these themes through meetings, on-line discussions and workshops at scientific...

19. Revolutionizing the Use of Natural History Collections in Education

    out of 5 stars 

    11 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Karen E. Powers, L. Alan Prather, Joesph A. Cook, James Woolley, Henry L. Bart Jr., Anna K. Monfils, Petra Sierwald

    Using natural history collections, both physical specimens and archive data, promises to connect classroom learning with the real world of science.    From the article:  "Natural history collections are an irreplaceable and extensive record of life, and form the basis of our...

20. Natural History Collections as Emerging Resources for Innovative Education

    out of 5 stars 

    24 Feb 2015 |

    This resource has been updated - find the current version here:https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/854Article abstract:"There is an emerging consensus that undergraduate biology education in the United States is at a crucial juncture, especially...