Presentations & Talks

Five Suggestions for Creating Better Online Learning Environments

Dr. Loretta Brancaccio-Taras, from Kingsborough Community College, discussed creating successful online learning environments for undergraduate biology students as part of the 2020 ASMCUE plenary session. Brancaccio-Taras has taught ASM DBER courses (one I took in 2015!) and is the Director of the Center for e-Learning at their campus. This session was from the summer of […]
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Which datasets should students analyze?

Dr. Katelyn M. Cooper from Arizona State University was on JMBE Live! this week (4/16/2021) to talk about their recent study: “Students Who Analyze Their Own Data in a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Show Gains in Scientific Identity and Emotional Ownership of Research.” Maya J. Munstermann worked with Cooper on this study as a graduate student. They worked with […]
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Talking about Digital Equity

Dr. DeRionne Pollard, President of Montgomery College, delivered the keynote address at QM ConnectLX 2020. Pollard started by talking about the impact of Quality Matters (QM) and how education is “about the experience and dignity” and this resonated. Pollard talked about how much aid Montgomery College gave to students during the pandemic. The impact of […]
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Online Class Meetings

Stella Porto, Learning Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank talked last year (October 2020) about the history of online education during a Quality Matters session. Porto discussed how accessibility and technology limitations made online education mostly asynchronous. During the shift to emergency online teaching, instructors used synchronous class meetings to simulate the in-person meetings. However, Porto mentioned […]
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Learner Interactions for Engagement and Learning

Dr. Kayla Gilchrist-Ward, Associate Professor, Oakwood University presented last October (2020) a Quality Matters (QM) session with an awesome title: “Belt it Out! Using Karaoke and Other Tools to Promote Student Engagement” that caught my attention tonight. Gilchrist-Ward began with an icebreaker by asking participants several questions, including if audience members had every given a […]
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Virtual Mentoring Routines and Communities

Dr. Cindy Smith and Dr. Tony Dobinson from Curtin University presented last year a Quality Matters (QM) session on mentoring online. As I prepare for our BIT SURE summer program, I want to learn how to be a better mentor. I know it can still be done virtually, and making a connection is critical. Smith […]
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Microbes and Social Equity!

Dr. Nicole Redvers, ND, MPH presented the first talk in the microbes and equity series this spring paving the way for a summer symposium. Several friends recommended this talk, and I wanted to watch it this week. Redvers began by talking about their roots and indigenous community. Respect, relevance, and relatability were mentioned by Redvers […]
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Open Design for Equity and Innovation

I am tired today. It has been a long week. I wanted to end with something about open pedagogy and design. I have on my watch list several Quality Matters (QM) webinars. I am working on another QM course that started this week and enjoying it. I learn as much from the materials and activities […]
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Prosocial Utility and Textbooks

Karen Hales facilitated a virtual journal club session as part of the LSE webinar series last October that caught my attention: “Promoting Science Interest with Prosocial Utility.” Jeanette Zambrano, a doctoral student in Urban Education Policy with a concentration in Educational Psychology at University of Southern California introduced goal-congruity theory. Zambrano talked about dropout in […]
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CUREs in 2020

Last June, Dr. Erin Dolan and CURENet and ASCB hosted a webinar about how course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) were taught during the pandemic. This webinar is available on the ASCB YouTube channel. The panel included: Dr. Katelyn Cooper, University of Central Florida Dr. Lauren DePue, University of Texas – Austin Dr. Enid Gonzalez- Orta, […]
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