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Friday Workshops are optional and have an extra cost. Registration occurs through the meeting registration form (see Registration tab), payment will occur with your registration payment. For those interested in facilitating a Friday workshop, please see the Abstract Submission tab.
Friday workshop attendees are responsible for arranging their own transportation to the UCI campus. If you are staying at the conference hotel, they have a free shuttle (depending on availability). A trip to campus using Uber or Lyft is in the $15 range. For those driving, a one day parking pass costs $15. Workshop location and the relevant parking lot(s) will be provided by your workshop facilitators closer to the meeting date.
Workshop information will be added closer to registration opening.
CourseSource Writing Studio Workshop: Developing your innovative classroom activities for publication in CourseSource
CourseSource Writing Studio Workshop: Developing your innovative classroom activities for publication in CourseSource
Presenters: Sharleen Flowers (CourseSource)
Cost: $30
12:00pm-4:00pm Lunch and afternoon coffee provided
CourseSource is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes tested, evidence-based undergraduate biology activities. The articles include details in a format, style, and voice that supports replicability. Publishing activities in CourseSource provides authors with recognition of the creativity, experience, and time needed to develop effective classroom materials, while also supporting the dissemination of evidence-based teaching practices. Authors can list CourseSource articles in the peer-reviewed publication section of their curriculum vitae and use them as evidence for excellence in teaching.
In this workshop, we will help prospective CourseSource authors learn about the journal and submission guidelines. We will guide participants through each section of a CourseSource manuscript and provide helpful hints. Prospective authors will have time to work in small groups on manuscript ideas, receive feedback from peers, and ask questions of the editorial staff. Participants will work through a manuscript planning worksheet including all the components of a CourseSource Lesson article: learning goals, introduction, scientific teaching themes, lesson plan, supporting materials, and teaching discussion
We will also explore how current and future CourseSource authors can highlight their publications in job applications, teaching philosophy statements, and tenure and promotion documents. We will share how journal metrics such as number of views and downloads can be highlighted and collaborations with co-authors can provide evidence for institutional change. Finally, we will highlight examples of how authors can publish articles in education research journals such as Life Sciences Education and the corresponding instructional materials (e.g., clicker questions, lesson plans, web tools) in CourseSource.
Data Science by Design: Integrating Data Science Skills into Biology Courses
Data Science by Design: Integrating Data Science Skills into Biology Courses
Presenters: Ellen Bledsoe (University of Arizona), Nate Emery (UC Santa Barbara)
Cost: $20
1:00pm-4:00pm Afternoon coffee provided
The BEDE Network workshop is designed to help instructors at any level of experience scaffold data science skills into undergraduate biology or environmental science courses. We define data science skills broadly, ranging from basic quantitative literacy to computational programming and analysis. This workshop is designed to be code-agnostic and applicable for spreadsheet programs (e.g., Excel, Google Sheets), R, and Python. This 3 hour workshop is divided into two modules:
Module 1: Introduction and integration of data science into courses: We will host an active discussion of evidence-based approaches for integrating data science into biology and environmental science courses at any level, with a focus on equitable and inclusive teaching practices.
Module 2: Designing lesson plans: In the 2nd half of the workshop we will work toward developing or modifying lesson plans to bring data science skills into your own course(s), as well as highlight opportunities to continue engaging with the BEDE Network after our workshop. We would like all of you to be part of our team!
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