Have you found that your students need more support to succeed in their college biology courses? Are you curious about ways to incorporate research-backed teaching and learning strategies in your course?
Join us as we dive into the research behind evidence-based teaching practices that improve learning outcomes and support student equity. You will collaborate with like-minded colleagues across institutions while building a course module in the Codon Learning platform.
Workshop goals:
Identify ways that transparent and measurable learning objectives can be used effectively by your students.
Connect different parts of the Codon Learning platform with the evidence-based practices they support, such as high-structure course design and metacognition.
Design a high-structure module in Codon Learning that you can share with students and colleagues.
This event is free to attend. You’re welcome to join as an individual or as a team of instructors. To fully participate in the do-it-yourself (DIY) components of the workshop, please bring a computer. Register today to secure your spot:
FACILITATORS
Dr. Dina Newman (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Dina Newman is a Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, Research Director for RIT’s Center for Advancing Transforming Learning and co-founder of the Undergraduate Genetics Education Network. Her primary research interests include conceptual understanding of molecular genetics and visual representations of DNA. She has published approximately 30 peer-reviewed papers in biology education research and has led approximately 20 workshops about teaching and learning in the past 10 years. She has been using Codon Learning for her Intro Bio and Genetics courses for two years and finds it very effective for her students.
Dr. Jean A. Cardinale (Alfred University)
Jean A. Cardinale is a Professor of Biology and of Biomaterials Engineering and the Interdisciplinary Programs Manager at Alfred University. Her current research focuses on the development and testing of evidence-based curricula and resources for the classroom, and the development of metacognitive interventions for first year students. After seeing student success using Codon Learning in her Biological Foundations class last fall, she has been working on the development of a Cell Biology Codon Learning course.
Erin Vinson (Codon Learning) takes great pride and joy in her work as one of Codon's Educational Support Specialists. She brings over 15 years experience working as both a science educator and education researcher, most recently at the University of Maine where she oversaw UMaine's Learning Assistant Program, was involved with/co-PI on several NSF-funded projects to improve undergraduate science education, and served as Managing Editor for CourseSource—a peer-reviewed journal of undergraduate biology open educational resources. As an Educational Support Specialist, she works closely with instructors using Codon—discussing evidence-based teaching practices and course design goals, as well as providing course-building and student support.
Dr. Ashley Rowland (Codon Learning) earned a PhD in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder and studied as a postdoc at the University of California Berkeley. In 2017, she began conducting biology education research with Lisa Corwin at the University of Colorado Boulder to better understand factors affecting students’ participation in STEM. As a first-generation college student from a low-income household, she is passionate about making education more inclusive and equitable. She came to Codon Learning to create courseware that will catalyze the widespread adoption of the evidence-based teaching practices known to benefit learners of all backgrounds.
Curious about Codon?
Check out two of our most popular courses:
Introducing the Life Sciences by Scott Freeman
Genetics by Jenny Knight and Christy Fillman
Have questions about the workshop?
We have answers! Get in touch with us at info@codonlearning.com.