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Evidence-based best practices for summative assessments in online or blended STEM learning environments

September 15, 2020

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Dear Education Committee, While I have taught introductory cell and molecular biology for many years, this fall will be the…

Shifting your biology class online? These resources can help

March 10, 2020

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Dear Office Hours, I just learned from my university that I should adapt my biology course, including labs, to a…

Office Hours with the Education Committee – February 2020

February 21, 2020

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How does learning change your brain? Dear Education Committee, Scientists often say that “learning is a biological process,” but I…

Learning about Your Students’ Learning

September 6, 2019

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Dear Education Committee, I teach an intro course and an upper division developmental biology course, so my student populations are…

Starting conversations with colleagues about evidence-based teaching

May 2, 2019

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Dear Education Committee, I’m a biologist and biology education researcher. I read journals like CBE–Life Sciences Education (LSE) to learn…

Taking the Terror out of Random Call

September 11, 2017

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Regardless of our current role in academe, education—for us and for our students—is central to our identity as scientists. With…

How to Know What Your Students Know before It's Too Late

May 10, 2017

Careers, Office Hours with Edcomm, Education, Teaching, Early Career, Faculty, Graduate Student, Mid-Late Career

Regardless of our current role in academe, education—for us and for our students—is central to our identity as scientists. With…

Helping Undergraduates Approach Research Articles

June 7, 2016

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Regardless of our current role in academe, education—for us and for our students—is central to our identity as scientists. With…

Re: Biology Students Struggling with Math

June 7, 2016

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Re: Biology Students Struggling with Math Tired and Desperate, whose letter appeared in the March/April Office Hours with EdComm column,…

Biology Students Struggling with Math

April 1, 2016

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Regardless of our current role in academe, education—for us and for our students—is central to our identity as scientists. With…