Publishing

December 29, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Podcasts, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Student groups, Website

Modifying the CREATE Strategy and Evaluating Learning

The JMBE Live recording I watched today was Stanley Lo’s presentation on “A modified CREATE Intervention Improves Student Cognitive and Affective Outcomes.” Lo talked about his journey in biology education which includes a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, a postdoc in biochemistry, and a postdoc in learning sciences. Lo taught high school too! Lo is now an […]

December 28, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Case Studies, Constructivism, DBER and SoTL, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Returning to Social Cognitive Career Theory and M-LoCUS

I am continuing with the JMBE Live YouTube playlist, and tonight I watched the recording for the session entitled “M-LoCUS: A Scalable Intervention Enhances Growth Mindset and Internal Locus of Control in Undergraduate Students in STEM” presented by Jeff Maloy. The session started with a Menti poll to gather information about the audience and their […]

December 25, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, SABER, Teaching techniques, Why

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 […]

December 23, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Constructivism, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Why

Creating the MHSCI

Tonight I watched the ASM JMBE Live session recording with Heather Seitz and Andrea Rediske. The title of the session, recorded on December 10, 2021, was “Impact of COVID-19 curricular shifts on learning gains on a a Concept Inventory.” Their Microbiology for Health Sciences Concept Inventory (MHSCI) is very useful and described in JMBE. Rediske […]

December 21, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Student groups, UDL, Undergraduate Research, Wellbeing, Why

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 […]

December 20, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Instructor Behaviors, Molecular Biology Education Research, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Why

Creating a Specifications Grading Course

The JMBE Live session I watched today was on “The Effects of Specifications Grading in a Cell Biology Course.” I watched it from the JMBE YouTube. Stanley Maloy, JMBE Editor, was the moderator. The authors are from Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) and included Shoshana Katzman, Jennifer Hurst-Kennedy, Elisabeth Javazon, Alessandra Barrera, Jennell Talley, Mary Diaz, […]

December 17, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares

Kombucha and Virtual Labs

Tonight I watched a recent JMBE Live session I missed with Marcos Garcia-Ojeda on Ddecember 2, 2022. They described their adaptations to online lab sessions. The title was “Microbiology Labs with Virtual and Hands-On Parts.” Garcia-Ojeda published this work with colleagues in the JMBE 2022 special issue. Garcia-Ojeda explained that there are several challenges to […]

December 9, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, annotation, Articles, Books, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Teaching techniques, UDL, Website, Why

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, […]

December 1, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Teaching techniques

Helping Students Prepare for Class

Tina Ballard (Elgin Community College), Sabah Sattar (Western University of Health Sciences, medical student), Heather Bergan-Roller, and Jaime Sabel presented at JMBE Live about “Actions and Resources of Introductory Biology Students.” They shared resources for students to prepare for class. They spoke about the need to prepare for class: Ballard emphasized that studying for exams […]

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 […]

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