December 2022 – Carlos C. Goller

December 31, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Mentoring, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Student groups, UDL, Wellbeing, Why

Interpreting and Communicating in Undergraduate Research Experiences

To end the year, I watched the JMBE Live session with Laura E. Ott entitled “Supporting Deaf Students in Undergraduate Research Experiences.” This session was recorded over a year ago.Ott was at UMBE when she started this work and now has been at UNC for several years. She began by sharing the statistics on Deaf […]

December 30, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Student groups, Undergraduate Research, Why

Learning from Struggles and Frustration

Justin DiAngelo from Penn State Berks, Amy Hark from Muhlenberg College, Anne Rosenwald from Georgetown University, and Matt Wawersik from William & Mary presented at JMBE Live over a year ago. I finally had a chance to watch this recording. They are all authors on the “Facilitating Growth through Frustration: Using genomics Research in a […]

December 29, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Podcasts, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Student groups, Website

Modifying the CREATE Strategy and Evaluating Learning

The JMBE Live recording I watched today was Stanley Lo’s presentation on “A modified CREATE Intervention Improves Student Cognitive and Affective Outcomes.” Lo talked about his journey in biology education which includes a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, a postdoc in biochemistry, and a postdoc in learning sciences. Lo taught high school too! Lo is now an […]

December 28, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Case Studies, Constructivism, DBER and SoTL, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Returning to Social Cognitive Career Theory and M-LoCUS

I am continuing with the JMBE Live YouTube playlist, and tonight I watched the recording for the session entitled “M-LoCUS: A Scalable Intervention Enhances Growth Mindset and Internal Locus of Control in Undergraduate Students in STEM” presented by Jeff Maloy. The session started with a Menti poll to gather information about the audience and their […]

December 27, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Books, Constructivism, DBER and SoTL, Delftia, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, Service Learning, UDL, Why

Swabs and Microbes in the Second Grade Classroom

The JMBE Live session I watched tonight was entitled “Microscopic Communities: Interdisciplinary Exploration of Microbes in the Classroom” and presented by Dr. Jennifer Surtees and Dr. Sandra K. Small from the University of Buffalo. They are both part of the Genome, Environment and Microbiome (GEM) program that aims to integrate research, education, and engagement. GEM […]

December 26, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Instructor Behaviors, Reflections

Emotional Ownership of Research

Tonight I watched the JMBE live recording for the session entitled “Students Who Analyze Their Own Data in a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Show Gains in Scientific Identity and Emotional Ownership of Research” with Katelyn Cooper (Arizona State University) and Maya Munstermann (research technician at the University of Hawaii). Dr. Matt Knope and Maya […]

December 25, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, SABER, Teaching techniques, Why

Redesigning an Assessing an Introductory Biology Lab

It was a relaxing day with the family. Tonight I watched the JMBE Live recording for the session entitled “Increased Scaffolding and Inquiry in an Introductory Biology Lab Enhance Experimental Design Skills.” The presenters were Dr. Tess L. Killpack and Dr. Sarah Fulmer. Kilpack is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Salem State […]

December 24, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Why

Three Remote and Flexible Activities for Biology Courses

Tonight I continued watching the JMBE Live sessions that I have missed. The recording for “Innovation in a Time of Crisis: Adapting Active Learning Approaches for Remote Biology Courses” is available on the JMBE YouTube channel. Erin S. Morrison & Genia Naro-Maciel from NYU were the presenters and worked with Kevin Bonney, Timothy Schaffer, and […]

December 23, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Constructivism, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Why

Creating the MHSCI

Tonight I watched the ASM JMBE Live session recording with Heather Seitz and Andrea Rediske. The title of the session, recorded on December 10, 2021, was “Impact of COVID-19 curricular shifts on learning gains on a a Concept Inventory.” Their Microbiology for Health Sciences Concept Inventory (MHSCI) is very useful and described in JMBE. Rediske […]

December 22, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Diversity, Guest Speakers, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, ROSE, Service Learning, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why

E-Service-Learning

Samiksha Raut and Sara Adkins-Jablonsky presented at JMBE Live, and I watched the recording tonight. The title of the session is “Impacts of a COVID-19 E-Service-Learning Module in a Non-Major Biology Course.” Raut is an Associate Professor at The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Adkins-Jablonsky is now a student is osteopathic medicine. Raut acknowledged […]

Month: December 2022