Information Literacy

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 12, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, annotation, Articles, Constructivism, Delftia, Diversity, Information Literacy, Pedagogy, Reflections

Perusall and the Golden Age of Microbiology

Gwendowlyn S. Knapp spoke about “Reading of Original Microbiology and Virology Literature Using the Online Platform Perusall” at ASMCUE 2022. This was a ten-minute recorded session. Knapp is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Illinois College. Knapp began by talking about milestones in “the Golden Age of Microbiology” and the cool experiments people have performed. […]

October 10, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Constructivism, DBER and SoTL, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

Comparing Groups and Assessments

Shawna Reed from Quinnipiac School of Health Sciences presented the recorded ASMCUE Microbrew session entitled “Paired and Compared Lessons for the Microbiology Flipped and Hybrid Classroom.” Reed compared cooperative and individual active learning approaches and compared different lesson types. Reed defined active learning and constructivism as: “students generate meaning by actively engaging in experiences, constructing […]

October 2, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Case Studies, Constructivism, Course Design, Information Literacy, Online Learning, Reflections, Student groups, Undergraduate Research, Why

Wastewater Treatment Facilities and Quantitative Fluency

Tonight after an eventful and painful day (eye infection!), I tried to watch another ASMCUE 2022 session. The recorded ten-minute session was entitled: “How Can We Be Assured Our Water is Safe? A Lab Exercise to Teach the Scientific Method,” and David Singleton from York College was the presenter. At York College, BIO 230 is […]

October 1, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Metacognition, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Undergraduate Research, Why

The Right to be Persuaded

I continue to watch ASMCUE 2022 sessions even though my eye hurts today! I watched a couple of sessions from BIT instructors, and now found Heather Townsend’s recorded session entitled “Fostering Scientific Literacy through the Identification of Credible Sources.” Townsend is a good friend, and we have worked together for a couple of years now. […]

September 28, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Integrative Thinking, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Service Learning, Student groups, Wellbeing, Workshop

Microbial Ecology and Characterization

Tonight I watched “Digging in the Dirt: A Novel CURE in the Race Against Antibiotic Resistance” by Kathleen Boyle, Abigail Multerer, and Marion Toscano from Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, WI. Mount Mary is a Catholic women’s liberal arts university established in 1913. It is designated as an HSI: Hispanic-serving Institution. In 2021 they were […]

September 27, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Books, Constructivism, Course Design, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Enhancing STEM Literacy in Courses

Emily Ledgerwood (Le Moyne College) and Jonelle Mattiacio (St. John Fisher College) presented at ASMCUE 2022 a recorded session entitled: “A Multi-Lesson Approach to Enhancing Literacy in the Field of Virology.” The lesson focused on Mattiacio’s virology course. They introduced students in the first phase to scientific communication and exploration of primary research Groups were […]

September 20, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Reflections

A World Without Microbes and Drafts

I am starting to watch ASMCUE 2022 sessions I missed. Michelle Korir from Aurora University spoke about activities they do on the first day of the semester. Korir explained what they used to do: introductions, syllabus, and an icebreaker. Korir reflected how this was very instructor-centered and students seemed bored. Nevertheless, Korir acknowledged that the […]

September 10, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Diversity, Information Literacy, Pedagogy, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

UDL in Middle School Math Classrooms

Sandhya Raman was the next speaker I watched. The title of the CAST UDL Symposium presentation is “Universal Design For Learning (UDL) in Mathematics Classrooms: A Catalyst to Activate Diverse Learners,” and they shared their slides. Raman is a middle school teacher in California. Raman presented using GoogleSlides and live captions… I always forget to […]