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Stop-motion Biology Definitions: A Survey
Have you heard of Vine? It’s a Twitter app that allows users to record 6-second, looping videos and upload them to Vine and other media, like YouTube and Facebook. We are considering building short stop-motion Vine videos to define the glossary … Continue reading
Posted in Engaging students, Instructional technology, Study skills, Teaching, Vine
Tagged definition, stop-motion, video, Vine
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“Exam Wrappers” Give Students a Chance to Reflect
How can we help students improve their exam scores? We can nag them to “Study more!” or “Study earlier!” or “Study smarter!” But in my experience, nothing has worked as well as a post-exam assessment tool (available on my course website) with … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment, Study skills, Teaching
Tagged exams, introductory biology, Jose Antonio Bowen, Kelly Cowan, Lena Ballard
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How Can They Do Better? Our Students Know the Answer.
The exam 1 results are in, and many students are disappointed. Yesterday I handed back exams and asked students to answer this question on a quarter-sheet of paper: Are you satisfied with your exam score? (Yes or no?) If YES, … Continue reading
Posted in Study skills, Teaching
Tagged evaluation, exam results, peer learning, reflection
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Exam 1 Tutoring Session
This post is written by Matt Taylor As the fourth week of classes comes to a close, students are preparing for their first biology test (which in this case is mostly about chemistry). Some seek help from tutors, like me. … Continue reading