Course Design

November 21, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Guest Speakers, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Student groups, UDL, Why

Communicating Science in the Classroom

The last plenary of ASMCUE 2022 was entitled “Communicating Science: Building Bridges not Barriers/Closing comments” and presented by Nancy Boury from Iowa State University. This was the last talk of ASMCUE. Boury teaches general microbiology, genetics, and biology as well as some advanced courses. Boury shared a quote from an introductory first-year biology course with […]

November 20, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Case Studies, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Integrative Thinking, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Website, Why, Writing

Lessons and Resources from CourseSource

Tonight I watched the ASMCUE 2022 session entitled “Inspiring Evidence-Based Teaching Innovations in Biology Classrooms with the Journal CourseSource.” Jenny Knight, the Editor in Chief at the University of Colorado Boulder, presented this session about CourseSource. I attended this session live, and likely missed key information! There are 39 editors, 12 advisory board members, and […]

November 19, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Integrative Thinking, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Team-based learning, Undergraduate Research, Website, Why

A CURE with Culturomics and Teamwork

I realized I had skipped a Microbrew session! So, tonight I watched the ASMCUE 2022 microbrew entitled “Microbrew. MicroCURE – A Hybrid, Team Approach to Course-based Research Experiences.” Michael LaMontagne and Caroline Kmiecik teach this course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) at the University of Houston Clear Lake. The student learning goals LaMontagne stated were primary […]

November 17, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Constructivism, Course Design, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Integrative Thinking, Interprofessional Education, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Why

Algorithms, Social Media Posts, and Students Searching for Evidence

Aarthi Ashok, professor at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, presented at ASMCUE 2022, a recorded microbrew about exploring the Canadian anti-vax movement. The session was entitled “Exploring the anti-vax movement – assignment design to promote scientific literacy and communication.” Students in Ashok’s class explored anti-vaccination stances on social media and providing supporting arguments. The University […]

November 16, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Following One Microbe through Metabolic Pathways

Tonight I started watching ASMCUE 2022 sessions. The first half-hour session I watched (I skipped the CourseSource one since I participated in that one and didn’t want to watch myself!) was entitled “Session. A storytelling approach to microbial metabolism: improving attitudes and functional knowledge.” Jake McKinlay is an Associate Professor at Indiana University. McKinlay teaches […]

November 15, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Information Literacy, Reflections, Student groups, UDL, Website, Why

Preparing Scientific Bloggers?

Tonight I watched the ASMCUE 2022 microbrew entitled “Microbrew. Blogging about biotechnology: Replacing the term paper with an accessible writing style assignment.” Chadene Tremaglio and Michelle Kraczkowski, assistant professors at the University of Saint Joseph in CT were the presenters. Their attendee learning objective was to “gain a framework for a new project/paper assignment to […]

November 13, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Integrative Thinking, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

Team Science Training for the CUREs

“Microbrew. Implementing team science training in course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs)” was the session title I watched tonight. Anna C. Ward and Heather D. Vance-Chalcraft were the presenters. I know Vance-Chalcraft from citizen science work in the area. I also watched this session live, and it was good to return to it after a coupe […]

November 11, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Why

Phenotypes and Science Communication

Tonight I watched the ASMCUE 2022 microbrew session by Daryn Stover entitled “Enhancing communication skills through discussion of primary literature and phenotypic variation.” Stover is at Arizona State at Lake Havasu and is a dedicated undergraduate campus. There are no dedicated research labs. There is a senior capstone experience and opportunities for internships. The BIO […]

November 10, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Undergraduate Research, Wellbeing

SREs like BAG

Mary Ann Smith presented at ASMCUE 2022 a microbrew session entitled “Too long for a CURE: Building a Semester of Short-term Research Experiences (SREs) for Microbiology.” Smith is at Penn State Schuylkill and has earned two MAs and an MBA. They used slido.com for polls during their session, starting with “Have you incorporated a CURE […]

November 8, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Reflections, Teaching techniques, UDL, Wellbeing, Why

Promoting Belonging Across a Department

The ASMCUE 2022 microbrew session I watched tonight was entitled “Measures Taken to Increase Belonging and Retention in a First Semester Majors Biology Course.” Sean Timothy Coleman was the presenter and used a Padlet to share information. Coleman is at a small institution in Iowa. They launched workshops on diversity and inclusion and brought in […]