General:
LS-CWSEI Progress / Curriculum Development
Update from the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative. 2013. UBC Biology Teaching Retreat. Trish Schulte. link
UBC Biology Program Curriculum Mapping Project. 2013. UBC Biology Teaching Retreat. Mandy Banet, Megan Barker, Bridgette Clarkston, Lisa McDonnell & Laura Weir. link
Aligning Learning Goals and Assessments. 2012. UBC Biology Teaching Retreat. Mandy Banet and Lisa McDonnell. link
Student Attitudes, Reading, Writing and Study Habits
Improving Student Writing: Best Practices for Effective and Efficient Feedback. 2014. SFU TA/TM Training Day. Bridgette Clarkston and Megan Barker. Workshop Materials, Guidelines & Resources
Helping Students Explain: Repeated Practice and Guided Exercises to Improve Short-Essay Writing. 2012. UBC Biology Teaching Retreat. Laura Weir. link
Learning to read the primary literature. 2012. UBC Biology Teaching Retreat. Bridgette Clarkston. link
Shifts in student attitudes in the Biology Program. 2013. CWSEI End-Of-Year Event. Malin Hansen and Gülnur Birol. link
Teaching Tools:
Clickers and Peer Discussion
Creating effective clicker questions in Life Sciences. 2013. Bridgette Clarkston and Warren Code. slides, participant handouts
Pre-Class Reading Assignments
Targeted pre-readings: Get students to read the textbook before class! 2013. SABER conference. Mandy Banet
Two-Stage Group Exams (a.k.a. Collaborative Testing)
Collaborative Testing: Evidence of Learning in a Controlled In-Class Study of Undergraduate Students. Gilley, B. H. and B. E. Clarkston. 2014. Journal of College Science Teaching 43(3): 83-91. paper
“Two-stage” group exams can improve student learning. 2013. SABER conference. Bridgette Clarkston. poster
Subject:
Genetics Retention, Problem-Solving Skills and Common Misconceptions
Comparing post-course retention of conceptual and procedural knowledge in genetics. 2013. SABER and Western Conference on Science Education conferences. Lisa McDonnell & Pam Kalas. Poster
Profile of common misconceptions and retention of genetics concepts in undergraduate biology students. 2013. SABER conference. SABER and Western Conference on Science Education conferences. Pam Kalas & Lisa McDonnell. Poster
Problem solving in genetics. 2012. UBC Biology Teaching Retreat. Lisa McDonnell. link