NWBIO (the Northwest Biology Instructors’ Organization) is an annual conference held in the Pacific Northwest, attended and facilitated by instructors from regional universities and colleges. The 2015 conference took place just last weekend, and the schedule included a fantastic blend of new ideas, applied workshops, and great discussion (NWBIO website here).
The plenary talk, given by our Life Sciences CWSEI director Trish Schulte, focussed on quick tips to generate engagement in your class. Using some fantastic examples developed by herself and other instructors here at UBC, Trish described biology-specific approaches to improve student writing, to use review more effectively, to get students working with real data in case studies, and to attack student misconceptions.
The full set of slides are attached here: NWBIO keynote CWSEI
Thanks to the organizers, to Trish, and to the attendees for the great presentation and discussion!