Information Literacy

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Antiracist Opportunities

Chelsey Nardi from the University of Colorado Denver is a doctoral candidate and presented at JMBE on their article about antiracist opportunities. The overview Nardi presented summarized the article: Nardi focused in the recorded session on the finding that “active learning does not equal inclusive teaching.” She also mentioned that authentic research experienced with unpaid […]
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Responsible and Ethical Management of Lab Notebooks

I am continuing to watch the ASM JMBE live sessions. The session was entitled “Training for Responsible and Ethical Management of Lab Notebooks in CUREs.” Caitlin Light presented their study along with Sonia Hills, a former undergraduate peer mentor. Light is at Binghampton University and involved with the first-year research immersion program. The program enrolls […]
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The Road to Authenticity through a Pressbooks Resource

Linda Facchini from The Teaching and Learning Centre at Seneca College presented at the Virtual Institute on Alternative Assessment in Higher Education on November 23, 2022. Seneca is in Toronto, Canada. The title of the session was “Road to Authenticity.” Seneca has multiple campuses with diverse programs. They offer diplomas, certificates, bachelors degrees… in-person, hybrid, […]
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Overview of the Digital Literacies Toolkit

Nadine Aboulmagd and Samah Adel presented “Alternative Assessments to Enhance Students’ Digital Literacies.” They both are instructional designers at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. They talked about the digital literacies toolkit. They asked the audience to share in the chat their familiarity with digital literacies. The majority “heard but don’t understand.” They then asked […]
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Digital Narrative Assignments and Experiences of Visually Impaired Learners

Yasser Atef presented at the Alternative Assessment Institute 2022 on the experience of a visually impaired student. Atef is at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Atef shared their experience and spoke about self-reflection, self-assessment forms, and digital narratives. Atef explained how they navigate assessments and use self-assessment forms to enhance their learning. They spoke […]
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Assessment Literacies?!

As part of the Alternative Assessment Institute 2022, Andrew G. D. Holmes and Dom Henri from the University of Hull, UK spoke about “Assessment Literacies/University Literacies.” This twenty-five-minute session started with the presenters describing the challenges of reducing the “hidden curriculum:” “tacit and unwritten ‘taken-for-granted’ aspects of the curriculum that some students know and some […]
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