Northwest Bio 2014 Speakers Schedule
S224
S223
S324
8:40am-9:30am
Beyond the content: a
discussion on teaching and
assessing problem solving
skills in genetics and biology
(Lisa McDonnell, University of
British Columbia)
Lessons learned from
teaching bioinformatics and a
new iPad application to make
it easier (Sandra Porter,
Digital World Biology)
Using scaffolding to teach
primary literature across
introductory and majors
biology courses (Liz Thomas
and Jacob Stickney, Bellevue
College)
9:40am-10:30am
Teaching students to read,
interpret, and write about
primary research literature:
A course assignment in a
large 2nd year class (Robin
Young and Megan Barker,
University of British
Columbia)
Fishers and Martens on the
Olympic Peninsula (Betsy
Howell, US Forest Service,
April Ann Fong, Portland
Community College)
Where Does My Seafood
Come From? (Melissa
Kilgore, Lane Community
College)
S323
Speciation to phylogenetics:
fictitious frogs in-class (James
Cooke, University of British
Columbia)
Daring to try two – stage
(“group”) exams in first year
biology
(Jim Cooke, Pam Kalas, and
Carol Pollock, University of
British Columbia)
S217
Salmon market substitution
DNA sequencing project Part
I (Erica Cline, Jutta Heller,
University of Washington
Tacoma)
Bringing Biology to life with
MindTap (Eric Englund,
Cengage)
S214
10:40-11:30am
Creating good questions
for peer instruction in
biology (Megan Barker
and Laura Weir,
University of British
Columbia)
Active learning ideas and
“dollar store” models for
teaching Human Biology
(Natasa Kesler, Cascadia
Community College)
Great Bear Rainforest West Coast Case Study as
a Gateway to Explore
Ecology, Genetics &
Evolution (Pam Kalas and
Martha Mulally,
University of British
Columbia)
Teaching fundamental
biological concepts &
providing research-based
experiences using
museum collections data
(Joshua Whorley, Seattle
Central Community
College)
Salmon market
substitution DNA
sequencing Part II (Erica
Cline, Jutta Heller,
University of Washington
Tacoma)
How faculty can advise
pre-allied health
students (Leoned Gines,
Shoreline Community
College)