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BIO2010: Transforming Undergraduate Education for Future Research Biologists
25 May 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Committee on Undergraduate Biology Education to Prepare Research Scientists for the 21st Century, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council
Biological sciences have been revolutionized, not only in the way research is conducted -- with the introduction of techniques such as recombinant DNA and digital technology -- but also in how research findings are communicated among professionals and to the public. Yet, the undergraduate...
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Biomathematics education from the viewpoint of graduate biology
21 Oct 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Alexis White
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/253Biology and mathematics in early education are often presented as two distinct entities. The strength of both disciplines becomes highlighted when combined to create the cryptic study of...
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Biometeorology of Asthma in South Florida: From Statistical Analysis to Mathematical Modeling
21 Oct 2015 | | Contributor(s):: David Quesada
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/251Biometeorology has emerged as an interdisciplinary field dedicated to the study of the mutual influence between living things and the surrounding environment. Within this field, the study of...
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BioNumbers-the database of key numbers in molecular and cell biology
19 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Ron Milo1, Paul Jorgensen2, Michael Springer3
1. Weizmann Institute of Science 2. Harvard Medical School 3. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
BioNumbers is a database of key numbers in molecular and cell biology—the quantitative properties of biological systems of interest to computational, systems and molecular cell biologists
https://qubeshub.org/publications/821/?v=1
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BioNumbers—the database of key numbers in molecular and cell biology
03 Oct 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Ron Milo, Paul Jorgensen, Uri Moran, Griffin Weber, Michael Springer
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/821BioNumbers (http://www.bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu) is a database of key numbers in molecular and cell biology—the quantitative properties of biological systems of...
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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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BioQUEST: Visual Datasets
13 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Ethel Stanley
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/345This downloadable module features imaginary animals and plants, and is meant to aid students in thinking about questions of evolution, classification, and phylogeny.
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Brainstorming ideas
24 Jan 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Lisa Limeri, Sam S Donovan, Tim Mackie, Lauren Bakale, Amanda Riley, Gabriel da Silva Pescador
A list of ideas we brainstormed in class on 22-Jan-2015 for our group project with Unity.
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Breeding synchrony in colonial birds: from local stress to global harmony
02 Aug 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Roger Jovani, Volker Grimm
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/871This is a supplemental resource for Agent-based and Individual-based Modeling: a practical introduction by Railsback and Grimm (2012). This is a reprint from...
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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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Building Successful Online Communities: Evidence-Based Social Design
24 Feb 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Robert E. Kraut, Paul Resnick
"What does social science tell us about how to make thriving online communities? Quite a lot, it turns out - but only if we listen very closely and, at times, employ a translator." - Kraut and Resnick 2012
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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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Carbon Footprint: A Study of Unit and Dimensions
11 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Amanda Bonilla, Laura Foster, Rikki Wagstrom, Jean McGivney-Burelle
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/866In this module, we integrate the context of carbon emission and human consumption into an introductory lesson on units and estimation. Background information is provided to...
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Carbon Footprint: A Study of Unit and Dimensions
25 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Amanda Bonilla1, Laura Foster, Rikki Wagstrom, Jean McGivney-Burelle
Unity College
In this module, we integrate the context of carbon emission and human consumption into an introductory lesson on units and estimation.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/866/?v=1
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CATALST - Change Agents for Teaching and Learning Statistics
22 Jan 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Joan Garfield, Robert delMas, Andrew Zieffler, Allan Rossman, Beth Chance, John Holcomb, George Cobb
From the project website: "This project uses the acronym CATALST (Change Agents for Teaching and Learning Statistics) to represent the goal of accelerating change in the teaching and learning of statistics. The changes we are working towards are in both content and pedagogy. Our focus is the...
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Cell Biology by the Numbers
21 Jan 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Ron Milo, Rob Phillips
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/819Vignettes that reveal how numbers serve as a sixth sense to understanding our cells.Sample figures:[[Slider(105-f3-ViralMeasuringTape-13.png,...
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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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Changes in Lake Ice: Ecosystem Response to Global Change
23 Sep 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Robert E. Bohanan, Marianne Krasny, Adam Welman
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/266Ecological QuestionIs there evidence for global warming in long term data on changes in dates of ice cover in three Wisconsin Lakes?This activity uses ice cover records from three lakes in...
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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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Chi-Square analysis of two point test cross data
21 Jan 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Bob Sheehy
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/746This flash tutorial simulates analysis of a 2 point test cross and will walk you through the analysis of two hypothetical traits. Your goal is to determine if these traits...