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1. COMAP MCM/ICM Contest, Webinars, and Call for Judges

   20 Jan 2022 | Posted by Anne Sterling

     Subject: COMAP MCM/ICM Contest, Webinars, and Call for Judges There is still time to register! Don’t miss out on the 2022 COMAP MCM/ICM contests and preparation Webinars....

   https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/mmhub/blog/2022/01/comap-mcmicm-contest-webinars-and-call-for-judges

2. Discovery Poster Project

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

   By Christopher Trimby¹, Caroline Wienhold², Janet Branchaw³

   1. University of Delaware 2. University of Tennessee Knoxville 3. University of Wisconsin-Madison

   Engaging in undergraduate research can be exciting yet intimidating to first-year students at large research universities. For first-generation college students, whose pre-college exposure to...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2611/?v=1

3. Analysis of QB@CC FMN in the implementation of OER Modules

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

   By John Howard Starnes¹, Sondra Marie LoRe², Vedham Karpakakunjaram³, Joseph Esquibel⁴, Deborah Rook⁵, Kristin Jenkins⁶

   1. Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College 2. National Institute of STEM Evaluation and Research (NISER) 3. Montgomery College 4. Lansing Community College 5. BioQUEST 6. University of Texas, Austin

   Poster about the use of QB@CC modules in a faculty mentoring network. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2480/?v=1

4. HITS: A network to create inquiry-based case studies that make high-throughput approaches and discovery accessible

   25 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Carlos Christopher Goller¹, Sabrina Robertson²

   1. North Carolina State University 2. UNC-Chapel Hill

   Poster on the work of the NSF-funded High-throughput Discovery Science & Inquiry-based Case Studies for Today’s Students (HITS) Research Coordination Network. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2467/?v=1

5. Creating ownership through creative writing: Advice columns as term papers in an upper-level Animal Behavior course

   22 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jennifer Kovacs

   Agnes Scott College

   Poster on taking a creative writing approach to traditional term papers. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2470/?v=1

6. Factor Structure Assessment of the Students Support Needs Scale-Augmented for African-American STEM Students

   22 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Qingxia Li¹, Thomas Gross², Patricia Abbie McCarroll¹, Catherine Hines²

   1. Fisk University 2. Western Kentucky University

   Poster on the impact of a performance pyramid-based peer-led learning community on course knowledge at a Historically Black University. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2474/?v=1

7. Students Authoring Molecular Case Studies

   22 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Elizabeth Pollock¹, Kasandra Riley (She/Her)², Didem Vardar-Ulu³, Shuchismita Dutta⁴

   1. Stockton University 2. Rollins College 3. Boston University, Chemistry Department 4. RCSB Protein Data Bank, Rutgers University

   Poster on using case studies to help students develop their skills in reading primary literature and identifying authentic scientific problems by authoring their own case studies. Presented at the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2466/?v=1

8. Learning about Protein Structure and Function with Molecular CaseNet

   22 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Laurel Lorenz¹, Keith A. Johnson², Anya Goodman³, Shuchismita Dutta⁴

   1. Princeton University 2. Bradley University 3. California Polytechnic State University 4. Rutgers University

   Poster on the case studies available through Molecular CaseNet that focus on protein structure and function. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2473/?v=1

9. Consumable Science – Teaching Students to Translate Science for the General Public

   22 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Sue Cooke

   University of New Hampshire at Manchester

   Poster about assignments with an emphasis on non-technical writing for a general audience. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2477/?v=1

10. Genome Hunters: A Quantitative Biology Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)

    19 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Robert E Furrow¹, Joel Rodríguez-Medina¹, Alex Nord¹, Mark Goldman¹

    University of California, Davis

    Poster outlining the process of designing, implementing, and assessing a new quantitative biology CURE course series. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2464/?v=1

11. Best Practices and Recommendations for Designing Activities for Highlighting Diverse Scientists Through Quantitative Skill Development

    16 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kristen Butela¹, Sheela Vemu², Pratima Jindal³

    1. University of Pittsburgh 2. Waubonsee Community College - 3. Waubonsee Community College

    Poster on best practices to guide the design of quantitative skill-based learning activities that help create an inclusive environment. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2465/?v=1

12. LearnR Apps

    15 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Derek Edward Sollberger

    UC Merced School of Natural Sciences

    Presentation on using the LearnR software in teaching. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2471/?v=1

13. Bird watching: An easy way to get students collecting real biological data

    15 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Ellen Wisner

    University of North Carolina Charlotte

    Poster on ways to implement citizen science-based bird watching into education. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2468/?v=1

14. Grappling with Graphs: New tools for improving graphing practices among biology students

    15 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Stephanie M. Gardner¹, Eli Meir², Joel K Abraham³, Ryan Baker⁴

    1. Purdue University 2. SimBiotic Software 3. California State University, Fullerton 4. University of Pennsylvania

    Poster on gathering information about undergraduate biology students' graphing practices and using this information to guide teaching of graph construction. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2469/?v=1

15. Choosing healthy data for healthy relationships: how to use 5-point summaries, box and whisker plots, and correlation to understand global health trends.

    21 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Andrea Huntoon¹, John Doudna², Pallavi Bhale³, Thalita Abrahão⁴, Alys Hugo⁵, Jennifer Lyon Adler⁶

    1. Fox Valley Technical College 2. Lansing Community College 3. Montgomery College 4. Georgia State University Perimeter College 5. Everett Community College 6. Maysville Community and Technical College

    This module utilizes a user-friendly database exploring data selection, box-and-whisker plot, and correlation analysis. It also guides students on how to make a poster of their data and conclusions.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2427/?v=1

16. 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

17. Cross-Cultural Virtual Classroom for High School Calculus

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

    By Chonilo Sales Saldon

    Zamboanga del Norte National High School, Philippines

    The Covid-19 pandemic has forced institutions to conduct distance learning. Though challenging, this has also created pedagogical possibilities. Students can now experience cultural exchange though...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2198/?v=1

18. Perspectives and practices in sharing data-centric adaptations in the biology classroom: How, why, when, and where are instructors sharing these high-impact pedagogies?

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

    By Kaitlin Bonner¹, Arietta Fleming-Davies², Kristine Grayson³, Ben Wu⁴, Raisa Hernández Pacheco⁵

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

    Poster presented at the 2019 meeting of the National Association of Biology Teachers on barriers to fully utilizing the complete Open Education Resources lifecycle

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2196/?v=1

19. Research and Teaching Opportunities with a Large-scale Salamander Collaboration Network (SPARCnet): TWS Poster

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

    By Kristine Grayson¹, M. Caitlin Fisher-Reid², Louise Mead³, Hannah Coovert¹, Raisa Hernández Pacheco⁴, Jennifer Sevin¹, Alexa Warwick⁵, Tanya Matlaga⁶, Sean Sterrett⁷, Chris Sutherland⁸, Jill Fleming⁹, David Muñoz¹⁰, David Miller¹⁰, Evan Grant⁹

    1. University of Richmond 2. Bridgewater State University 3. BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action 4. California State University-Long Beach 5. Michigan State University 6. Susquehanna University 7. Monmouth Unversity 8. University of St Andrews 9. United States Geological Survey 10. Penn State University

    Poster presented at the 2020 virtual meeting of The Wildlife Society (TWS) on research and teaching opportunities with the Salamander Population and Adaptation Research Collaboration Network...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2194/?v=1

20. QUBES: An education gateway for accelerating undergraduate biology education reform

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

    By Sam S Donovan¹, Jeremy M Wojdak², Kristin Jenkins³, Drew LaMar⁴

    1. BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium 2. Radford University 3. BioQUEST 4. College of William and Mary

    Poster about QUBES as an education gateway presented at the 2020 Partners@QUBES Leadership Summit.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2191/?v=1