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  1. BEDE Network Data Science Skills Curriculum Map

    28 Jun 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kelly L O'Donnell1, Matthew Aiello-Lammens2, Ellen Bledsoe3, Forrest Joseph Bowlick4, Laura Broughton5, Olga Calderon6, Erika Crispo2, Nate Emery7, Kait Farrell8, Maurice Ngiramahoro9, Nirav Patel10, Shishir Paudel11, Lea Richardson12, Bruno Eleres Soares13, Sarah Supp14, Emily Weigel15

    1. Macaulay Honors College 2. Pace University 3. University of Arizona 4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst 5. Bronx Community College/CUNY 6. LaGuardia Community College, CUNY 7. University of California Santa Barbara 8. University of Georgia 9. The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund 10. Binghamton University 11. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens 12. California State University Northridge 13. University of Toronto-Scarborough 14. Denison University 15. Georgia Institute of Technology

    The Biological and Environmental Data Education (BEDE) Network has produced this data science skills curriculum map as a flexible tool to help instructors highlight data science skills that they...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4859/?v=1

  2. The Process of Science

    09 May 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Davida Smyth

    These slides give an overview of the process of science in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4319/?v=1

  3. Progressive Assignments to Introduce Students to Academic Reading

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

    By Kim Harrington1, Jen Eklund2

    1. Tacoma Community College 2. Institute for Systems Biology

    Engaging students in the reading and analysis of primary literature is not only an import skill, it also promotes interest and motivation for many students. This guide provides an example of three...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3652/?v=1

  4. Shamili Ajgaonkar

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  5. Developing a Test of Scientific Literacy Skills (TOSLS): Measuring Undergraduates’ Evaluation of Scientific Information and Arguments

    Collections | 23 Aug 2022 | Posted by Suann Yang

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  6. Vitamin C for Colds? Writing LETTERS to Synthesize and Communicate Results from Multiple Studies

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

    By Robert E. Furrow*1, Rebecca M. Price2, Aeisha Thomas3, Yue Yin4, Kelsie M. Bernot5

    1. University of California, Davis 2. University of Washington, Bothell 3. Crown College 4. University of Illinois at Chicago 5. North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

    Interpreting experimental results is a key part of evidence-based reasoning. However, it is challenging for students to synthesize data from multiple sources to reach their own conclusions. As...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2665/?v=1

  7. Teaching students to read, interpret, and write about scientific research: A press release assignment in a large, lower-division class

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

    By Megan K. Barker1, Eric W. Jandciu2, Robin E. Young*3

    1. Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia 2. University of British Columbia 3. University of British Columbia - Vancouver and Okanagan campuses

    A central skill in any science discipline is the ability to read, understand, and discuss the primary literature of the discipline. However, teaching this skill presents unique challenges within...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2654/?v=1

  8. Kristen Lennon

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  9. Kelly L O'Donnell

    Kelly O’Donnell is the Director of Science Forward at Macaulay Honors College. She oversees scientific programing and academics for Macaulay. Dr. O’Donnell also regularly teaches one of Macaulay's...

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  10. Improving Civic and Scientific Literacy through Scaffolded Thematic Classroom Research Experiences

    07 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Davida Smyth

    Mercy College

    Poster on encouraging civic and scientific literacy presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/638/?v=2

  11. Improving Civic and Scientific Literacy through Scaffolded Thematic Classroom Research Experiences

    07 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Davida Smyth

    Mercy College

    Poster on encouraging civic and scientific literacy presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/638/?v=1

  12. 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...

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