Discussions

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 29, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, UDL, Why

Instructor Perceptions of Race, Racism, and Racial Equity

Tonight I watched the ASMCUE 2022 Microbrew: Instructor Perceptions of Race, Racism, and Racial Equity Discussion in Introductory Biology. This session was a twenty-four-minute live session, and I watched the recording. The presenter was Dr. Candice Idlebird from Harris-State University, an Assistant Professor. The abstract cited guidance for making biology classrooms more inclusive including the Drewsbury & […]

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 27, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections

Connecting Science and the Public with Concept Mapping

It has been a long day! I’m on my way to an ASK BIO workshop in Denver. While waiting for the train I watched another ASMCUE microbrew by a former UNC SPIRE fellow now at Appalachian State. The title was Science in the News Activity for Introductory Majors. The activity is structured and repeated several […]

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 […]

October 19, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Discussions, Information Literacy, Molecular Biology Education Research, Online Learning, Reflections, Why

Primer Design with Examples and Forums

“Use of an Online Discussion Board in Improving Student Confidence in PCR Primer Design” is the title of the ASMCUE 2022 recorded nine-minute session I watched tonight. Nancy Magill is in the Biotechnology Program at Indiana University. They teach the T315 Biotechnology Lab that is required for their Biotechnology majors and has molecular biology as […]

October 17, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Softwares, Student groups, Website, Why

TikTok Biology at UNC

Tonight I watched Laura E. Ott from UNC-Chapel Hill present a ten-minute recorded session for ASMCUE 2022. The title of the session is “TikTok Biology: Changes in students views about the importance of science communication.” Along with Eric Hastie, they designed a public science TikTok assignment for their introductory biology courses. Ott had students work […]

October 13, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Information Literacy, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups

You never shower alone!

Stephanie Mathews from Campbell University presented at ASMCUE 2022 on two case studies they created as part of HITS! Yay! The session was entitled “Showerhead Microbiome and Antibiotic Resistance Case Studies for 200-level Microbiology Courses.” The case studies focused on high-throughput approaches and fundamental microbiology concepts. The hook for the first case study was… a […]

October 8, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Softwares, Why

TopHat and Technology in a Food Folklore Course

Dr. Bwalya Lungu, Associate Professor of Teaching at UC Davis, presented a recorded session at ASMCUE entitled “Integrated Approaches to Teaching Improve Overall Student Learning and Engagement in Large Classes.” Lungu spoke about the origins of this study and the need to improve the course based on feedback from student evaluations and technological advances. They […]

October 7, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, annotation, Articles, Case Studies, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Mentoring, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Team-based learning

Confidence and Scientific Literacy in a New Semester-long Course

“Increased Confidence and Scientific Literacy using a Semester-Long Case Study and Research Project” was the title of the ASMCUE 2022 recorded session I watched tonight. Nicole McAllister is an Assistant Professor at Seton Hill University. They teach microbiology at a private liberal arts 1800-student university in PA. Most students are focused on clinical health (68%!). […]