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Interactive Virtual Program

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This schedule is subject to change.
 

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Thursday

11:00 – 11:15 AM Welcome

Welcome from the Conference Chair Dr. Andrew Martin, University of Colorado.
 

11:15 – 12:15 PM Keynote Ecology Education Goes 4D

Ecology Education Goes 4-Dimensional

Kenneth Klemow, Wilkes University

Taking steps towards multidimensional learning with 4DEE

Luanna Prevost, University of South Florida

Details about their abstracts and more information about this year’s keynotes can be found here

12:15 – 12:30 PM Break

Don’t forget to stretch!

12:30 – 1:00 PM 4DEE Showcase

Fostering interdisciplinary thinking through lessons that follow the 4DEE approach

Speakers: George Middendorf, Howard University, Ken Klemow, Wilkes University, Vikki Rodgers, Babson College

For more information on the 4DEE Showcase click here.

1:00 – 1:45 PM Education Share Fair

All Education Share Fair Presentations will be hosted in a single zoom link. Participants will be randomly assigned to a presentation. To view presenter abstracts of the Education Share Fair click here. 

ES1 Using the Ribeiroia-amphibian System to Illustrate Key Ecological Themes with a Flipped Lesson.

Presenter: Rebecca Humphrey, Aquinas College

ES2 Data is the New Science: A Virtual Undergraduate Research Experience Biodiversity Data.

Presenters: Anna Monfils,Central Michigan University and Deb Linton, Central Michigan University

ES3 There’re Wild Parrots in California?

Presenters: Janel Ortiz, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

ES4 Incorporating the Concept of Eco-grief into Ecology Education.

Presenters: Jessica Pratt, University of California, Irvine

ES5 Live Streaming Field Trips for Student Engagement, Learning, and Reflection

Presenter: Maura Palacios, University of California, Los Angeles and Miroslava Munguia Ramos, University of California, Los Angeles

To view presenter abstracts of the Education Share Fair click here.

1:45 – 2:00 PM Break

When was the last time you drank a glass of water?

2:00 – 2:45 PM Panel Discussions

Information on panel discussions can be found here

Online Teaching Panel has taken center stage as a consequence of the pandemic. Effective and engaging online teaching of biology can be difficult and there are many different approaches. This panel provides examples of the diversity of teaching ecology online 

Panelists: George Middendorf, Howard University; Tanya Dewey, Colorado State University; Teresa Bilinski, Colorado State University; Warren Sconiers, University of the Ozarks. 

Moderator: Catrina Adams, Botanical Society of America.

 

Data Analysis and Interpretation Panel is a core science process skill and one that can be challenging for students and challenging to effectively teach. This panel focuses on different dimensions of teaching and learning data analysis and interpretation. 

Panelists: Erika Crispo, Pace University; Tamara Basham, Collin County Community College District; John Starnes, Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College; Tara Jo Holmberg, Northwestern Connecticut Community College; Paige Parry, George Fox University 

Moderator: Arietta Fleming-Davies, University of San Diego

 

More information on panel discussions can be found here.

 

2:45 – 3:30 PM Presentation Breakouts

Breakout descriptions of each presenter can be found here

B101: Integrating R programming skills into existing data-centric learning activities

Presenters: Nathan Emery, Michigan State University and Erika Crispo, Pace University

 

B102: Battling the Math/Graph problem using small data sets in the classroom

Presenter: Tamara Basham, Collin County Community College District 

 

B103: More math please! Incorporating quantitative skills in biology courses

Presenter: John Starnes, Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College. 

 

B104: Integrating open data into your teaching: Data and resources from the National Ecological Observatory Network

Presenters: Tara Jo Holmberg, Northwestern Connecticut Community College and Rhea Esposito, National Environmental Observatory Network (NEON) 

 

B105: Smooth swirling: Seamlessly integrating R with undergraduate biology using swirl modules

Presenter: Paige Parry, George Fox University

 

B201: Putting an Urban Field Ecological Study Online: Issues and Opportunities

Presenter: George Middendorf, Howard University

 

B202: A digital learning framework to increase engagement in intro bio laboratory courses

Presenters: Tanya Dewey, Colorado State University and Director of the Animal Diversity Web  and Meena Balgopal,  Colorado State University

 

B203: Breaking through social isolation through group collaboration

Presenter: Teresa Bilinski, University of Colorado – Boulder

 

B204: Teaching Online and with Social Distancing: Projects, Ideas, and Stories

Presenter: Warren Sconiers, University of the Ozarks

 

Breakout descriptions of each presenter can be found here.

3:30 – 3:45 PM Break

Is it 5 o’clock yet?

3:45 – 5:00 PM Networking Topics and 4DEE Workshop

N1 Data Analysis and Interpretation 

Facilitator: Arietta Fleming-Davies 

 

N2 Online Teaching

Facilitator: Catrina Adams

 

For more information on networking topics click here. 

4DEE Workshop: Building a lesson using the 4DEE framework.

 

Presenters: George Middendorf, Howard University, Ken Klemow, Wilkes University, Vikki Rodgers, Babson College

 

For more information on the 4DEE workshops visit here.