Academic Development

November 3, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Diversity, Publishing, Reflections, Why

Inclusifying URM

Tonight Amada and I watched the ASMCUE 2022 microbrew “Toward ‘Inclusifying’ the Underrepresented ‘Minority’ in STEM Education Research. The presenter was Haider Ali Bhatti, a Ph.D. Candidate at UC Berkeley. They started with a quote from former US census director Kenneth Prewitt describing the “demographically complex” nation. Bhatti then focused on the term Under Represented […]

November 2, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, DBER and SoTL, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

T-cell Receptors and Student Engagement with a New ImmunoReach Activity

The ImmunoReach RCN has been very active! Tonight I watched their ASMCUE 2022 microbrew entitled: ImmunoReach: An interactive approach to understanding T-cell receptor diversity. Claudette Davis from LaGuardia Community College – CUNY and Timothy Paustian from the University of Wisconsin-Madison presented. Davis is a (newly) Associate Professor and spoke about the students at LaGuardia. They […]

October 31, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Discussions, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why, Writing

Verification of Tweets with Primary Literature Summaries

Dr. Judy Brown from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN presented at ASMCUE 2022 a Microbrew session entitled “Using Social Media to Enhance Science Literacy.” The goals of the session that Brown shared were to share the framework for this assignment and ideas for implementation. Brown asked the participants: how much time do undergraduate students […]

October 30, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Wellbeing, Why

A Seminar Series Based on Breakout Room Discussions of Racial Justice

Tonight I returned from Denver and watched SNL and spooky stories with the family. We then watched the ASMCUE 2022 Microbrew: “Cultivating Conversations: Talking about racial justice & inclusion with faculty and students.” Amy Siegesmund from the Department of Biology at Pacific Lutheran University started by asking the audience to share in the chat their […]

October 28, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Discussions, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections

Immune System Scaling with Immunoreach

Day one of ASK BIO workshop was great! I learned a lot and have met incredible people! Tonight, I watched the ASMCUE 2022 Microbrew entitled “Microbrew. Immunoreach: An Activity That Investigates Immune System Scaling.” Sam Elliot and Cynthia Downs presented on an activity they created with the Immunoreach group. Elliot wanted to make connections between […]

October 26, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Website

BioRender Figures for Studying, Graphical Abstracts, and a Visual Glossary

I started watching the live (now recorded) ASMCUE 2022 sessions. I started with a microbrew entitled: “Utilizing BioRender in the Classroom for the Visualization of Scientific Concepts” since I am using BioRender more and more now. Sally R. Chamberland from Springfield College teaches several biology, microbiology, and genetics courses and uses BioRender. They spoke about […]

October 25, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Community of Practice, Course Design, Reflections

Testmaz

Tonight I watched the last on-demand ASMCUE 2022 session entitled: “Exploring Effective Testing Strategies for the Upper Level Biology Course.” Galyna Kufryk from Grand Canyon University began by talking about different platforms for testing. They chose Testmaz because there were multiple test options. Kufryk explained that overrides can be easily adjusted as well as photos […]

October 24, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Reflections, Website, Why

Random Number Generators and V(D)J Recombination

I am almost done watching the recorded on-demand sessions from ASMCUE 2022. Tonight I watched “Visualizing Diversity at the Junctions – a V(D)J Recombination Activity,” presented by Johanna Schwingel from St. Bonaventure University. They began by talking about antibody diversity ranging from 107-1015 different specificities! Wow. They also mentioned that combinations are around 106. There […]

October 23, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Why

Virtual Culture Work-ups

Erin Rumpke presented at ASMCUE 2022 a ten-minute recorded session, “Virtual Culture Reading Exercises for MLS Students.” Rumpke is an Associate Processor and Program Director of the Medical Laboratory Science Program at the University of Cincinnati. Rumpke has over fifteen years of experience! Using Articulate 360 software, Rumpke developed a series of virtual culture reading […]

October 22, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why, Writing

Discussion Forum Entry Ticket

Tonight I watched the ten-minute recorded ASMCUE 2022 session entitled “Using Interactive Discussions to Foster Scientific Literacy Skills.” Dr. Elise Mosser from Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Drexel designed this course for undergraduate and graduate students. The MIIM 541 Bacteria and Bacterial Infections emphasizes the evaluation and interpretation of primary and review articles about […]