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2006-Michelle_LeMasurier-Nonstandard Topics for Student Presentations in Differential Equations
05 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Michelle. LeMasurier
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An interesting and effective way to showcase the wide variety of fields to which differential equations can be applied is to have students give short oral presentations on a specific application.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3990/?v=1
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A BioGraphy of Life: How Graph Theory Makes Mathematics Recognizable, Relevant, and Research-Rich in Biology Education
11 Oct 2016 | | Contributor(s):: John R Jungck
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/241Biologists use graphs extensively in ecology, evolution, genetics, developmental biology, and biochemistry: phylogenetic trees, food webs, pedigrees, genetic networks, metabolic pathways,...
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A collaborative approach to quantitative biology course reform: It's better than doing it all by yourself
Citation | Presentation
Wojdak, Jeremy, (2015), "A collaborative approach to quantitative biology course reform: It's better than doing it all by yourself", Society for Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting, : Atlanta, GA, July, (DOI: )
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A collaborative approach to quantitative biology course reform: It's better than doing it all by yourself
19 Jul 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Jeremy M Wojdak
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/233This is the abstract of an oral presentation given at the Society for Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA in 2015. "Faculty often experience two distinct problems as...
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A Framework for Modeling to Encourage Interdisciplinary Conversations
11 Oct 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Carrie Diaz Eaton
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/209Here we present a framework for thinking about what models and modeling are, particularly to other disciplines. We encourage that differing disciplinary approaches are seen as part of a...
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A Framework for Teaching Modeling to Biologists
10 Oct 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Drew LaMar
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/210What are the modeling skills and metacognitive strategies of importance for the life sciences? In this talk, we describe a teaching and learning framework around modeling...
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A New Hub for QUBES based on the HUBzero Platform
26 Jul 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Michael McLennan
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/248The Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis (QUBES) Consortium has a mission to connect educators across biology and mathematics with each other and with the latest...
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An Introduction to ESTEEM
04 Nov 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Biological Esteem
This presentation introduces the philosophy, structure, and scope of the ESTEEM project, including terms for use. Three pedagogical approaches to integrating math and biology in the classroom, differing in how closely students interact with the underlying mathematical model, are illustrated with...
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Bald Eagle Module Introductory Powerpoint and Lab Report Rubric
20 May 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Dustin Wilgers
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/836This is the powerpoint I used to introduce the bald eagle activity. It is fairly barebones as most of my powerpoints are. I also felt it necessary to modify the lab report...
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Bald Eagle Module Introductory Powerpoint and Lab Report Rubric
22 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Dustin Wilgers
McPherson College
Modification of "Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data." This is a product of the 2016 Faculty Mentoring Network, Data Discovery
https://qubeshub.org/publications/836/?v=1
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BIOQuest Summer Workshop 2016 – Bissell talk notes
23 Jun 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Ahrash Bissell
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/325Session title:Distributed creation, community guidance, and OER development: current models and emerging practicesSession description:Open educational resources (OER) encompass teaching,...
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Bringing Real Ecological Data into the Classroom: DryadLab on QUBESHub
09 Dec 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Gabriela Hamerlinck, Kristin Jenkins
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/207Bringing Real Ecological Data into the Classroom: DryadLab on QUBESHub was presented at the annual meeting of the Association of College & University Biology Educators in 2016.
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Calculus, Zombies, Community, and QUBES
25 Aug 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Carrie Diaz Eaton
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/225At the interface of mathematics and biology emerges not only new research, but also a resurging call for education to meet the demands of this research. Reports suggest foundational...
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Ch 11 Genetics and Statistics (Chi Square)
19 Jan 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Shannan Muskopf
A PowerPoint slideshow which informs the viewer of the purposes of chi square. The PowerPoint includes definitions of relevant terms, step-by-step procedures for calculating chi square, and questions for individual thoughts. The slides support one example...
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Characterizing the Quantitative Biology Curricula from Institutions Across the United States
29 Apr 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Wendy Jo Levenson, Monika Norea Herbst, Sam S Donovan, Alison N Hale
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/236Due to the increasingly quantitative nature of the biological sciences, many schools now offer majors in mathematical biology. As this is a new major, there is no standard for how the program...
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Characterizing the Quantitative Biology Curricula from Institutions Across the United States
03 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Wendy Jo Levenson, Monika Norea Herbst1, Sam S Donovan1, Alison N Hale1
University of Pittsburgh
Undergraduate research poster presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Pittsburgh in 2015.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/236/?v=1
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Chi-Square Test video
12 Jan 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Bozeman Science, Paul Andersen
This 12-minute video describes what a chi-square analysis is and illustrates 3 examples of how to perform one, increasing in complexity. The video starts with the classic example of a coin toss, then rolling die, and finally, with realistic ecological...
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CONFERENCE: QUBES preaches to the choir at the Society for Mathematical Biology in Atlanta, GA
07 Jul 2015 |
Posted by Jeremy M Wojdak
John Jungck, Director of the Interdisciplinary Science Learning Center at the University of Delaware and long-time advocate for mathematical biology education, was a plenary speaker at SMB...
https://qubeshub.org/news/blog/2015/07/conference-qubes-preaches-to-the-choir-at-the-society-for-mathematical-biology-in-atlanta-ga
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CONFERENCE: QUBES Roadshow visits American Society for Parasitologists meeting in Omaha, NE and runs into Antiques Roadshow
04 Jul 2015 |
Posted by Jeremy M Wojdak
QUBES (represented by Jeremy Wojdak) presented a case for using the compelling stories of parasites and their hosts to engage introductory biology students (and faculty) in modeling and...
https://qubeshub.org/news/blog/2015/07/conference-qubes-roadshow-visits-american-society-for-parasitologists-meeting-in-omaha-ne-and
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Course materials for computational genomics using R
19 Nov 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Hong Qin
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/907The R code and data are deposited at Github: https://github.com/hongqin/RCompBio