Education Minisymposium

Evidence-Based Education: Promoting Excellence through an Inclusive Environment

Supported by CBE—Life Science Education

4:15-7:00 pm
Room 26B
Co-Chairs: Tracie Gibson, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; and Jennifer Hood-DeGrenier, Worcester State University

4:15 pm       Introduction

4:20 pm   M61    Transformation of Introductory Cell Biology into a flipped classroom with a model-based reasoning approach led to significant reduction of the “achievement gap” in underserved students.  S.K. Olson¹, M.L. Petreaca²; ¹Biology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, ²Biology, DePauw University, Greenville, IN

4:40 pm   M62    Modified Supplemental Instruction in a high-enrollment upper-division biology course improves student outcomes.  M. Crowder¹; ¹Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA

5:00 pm   M63    When active learning fails: How faculty beliefs inform their teaching and influence student outcomes.  S.M. Lo^1,2; ¹Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Mathematics and Science Education, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA

5:20 pm   M64    Writing an experimental passage: A project to improve research-critical skills and mastery of core cell biology principles in diverse student populations.  S. Fromherz¹, J.S. Weaver²; ¹Biology, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI, ²Psychology, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI

5:40 pm   M65    Gaining STEAM! Engaging Students with STEM-based comics.  J.C. Gardiner¹, A.K. Purdy²; ¹Cancer Biology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, ²Academic Affairs, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

6:00 pm   M66    Welcoming the first-semester biology student: improving engagement and confidence through the Students as Scholars (SAS) research curriculum.  J.L. Brewster¹, S.D. Davis¹, R.L. Honeycutt¹, L.B. Kats¹, H. Valenzuela², S.A. Vetrone², C. Swift²; ¹Natural Science Division, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, ²Biology Department, Whittier College, Whittier, CA

6:20 pm   M67    Identifying the unwritten rules of undergraduate research.  K.M. Cooper¹, J.M. Cala¹, S.E. Brownell¹; ¹School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

6:40 pm   M68    “Where’s my mentor?!” A typology of negative mentoring in undergraduate research.  L. Limeri¹, M.Z. Asif¹, D. Esparza², B. Bridges¹, D. Sanders¹, T. Tuma¹, E.L. Dolan¹; ¹Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, ²University of Texas El Paso, El Paso, TX

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