Teaching Materials (1-6 of 6)

1. Using Current Events to Teach Written, Visual, and Oral Science Communication

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

   By Emily A. Lescak¹, Katharine C. Kelsey*²

   1. University of Alaska Anchorage 2. University of Alaska Anchorage and University of Colorado Denver

   Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals need the skills to communicate with both technical and public audiences, but formal training in these skills is often lacking....

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2722/?v=1

2. Using Gamification to Teach Undergraduate Students about Scientific Writing

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

   By Brian Ballard Gibbens¹, Noah Gettle¹, Seth Thompson¹, Katherine Muller¹

   University of Minnesota

   Despite its importance, scientific writing is often deprioritized in undergraduate biology classes. Reasons include assumed prior knowledge, lack of class time, tedious grading, and the complexity...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2553/?v=1

3. Visits to the writing center and office hours provide students structured reflection and low-stakes feedback on scientific writing in an Introductory Biology course

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

   By Yolanda M. Brooks*

   St. Joseph's College of Maine and SUNY-Oswego

   Effective written communication of scientific concepts is a critical, but difficult skill for undergraduate STEM majors to acquire. Oftentimes, the grades of lab reports are negatively impacted by...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2651/?v=1

4. Wikipedia in the Science Classroom

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

   By Anne Sternberger¹, Sarah E Wyatt¹

   Ohio University

   Despite research suggesting that writing-to-learn exercises (WTL) in the classroom are associated with increased student learning, WTL is still not widely implemented in science courses. To provide...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2615/?v=1

5. A Strategy for Teaching Undergraduates to Write Effective Scientific Results Sections

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

   By Jennifer K. Hood-DeGrenier

   Worcester State University

   Most undergraduate instructors would agree that learning to write about data in the style of a scientific research paper is a worthy goal for their students.  However, many hesitate to tackle...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2554/?v=1

6. 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