2015 Biology Symposium
Symposium Schedule
| TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:30 | Coffee (in GSB Lobby – sponsored by GPSF) |
| 9-9:45 | Workshop: NIH Compliance: Public Access and Biosketch (Barrie Hayes, HSL) GSB 1378 Workshop: Introduction to GitHub (Allen Hurlbert) GSB 1374 |
| 9:45-10:15 | Workshop: Flipping the classroom: from sage on the stage to guide on the side (Nicole Umberger) GSB 1378 Workshop: The wonderful world of R: markdown, version control, and Shiny (Kayla Peck) GSB 1374 |
| 10:15-11 | Workshop: So a plant walks into a bar and says “Who am I?” — Using tools and reasoning to get from 350,000 possibilities to 1 with fun and certainty (Derick Poindexter and Alan Weakley) Wilson 140 Workshop: New Tools for Science Collaboration: Ditch Email Forever! (John Bruno) GSB 1378 |
| 11:30-12:30 | Lunch (GSB lower lobby) UNC Biology Slideshow (GSB 200) |
| 12:30-1 | Post-doc Presentation: Dr. Dennis Evangelista “Free flight kinematics of massed Chimney Swifts entering a chimney roost at dusk” (GSB 200) |
| 1-1:30 | EEOB Student Presentation: Roger Brothers “Natal Homing in Sea Turtles: Evidence for Magnetic Navigation and Geomagnetic Imprinting” (GSB 200) |
| 1:30-2 | MCDB Student Presentation: Vincent Boudreau “Timely exit from mitosis requires the reactivation of nucleocytoplasmic trafficking” (GSB 200) |
| 2-3 | Poster session and coffee break (GSB lower lobby) |
| 3-3:45 | MCDB Faculty Presentation: Dr. Bob Goldstein “Water bears: evolution of body plans and survival of extremes” (GSB 200) |
| 3:45-4 :30 | EEOB Faculty Presentation: Dr. Daniel Matute “The evolution of reproductive isolation in Drosophila” (GSB 200) |
Symposium Workshops
NIH Compliance: Public Access & Biosketch – Leader: Barrie Hayes
This session will cover the NIH Public Access Policy and compliance requirements, including a hands-on tour of the bibliography management and compliance monitoring functions in My NCBI. This session will also introduce the new NIH Biographical Sketch format requirements effective for NIH and AHRQ grant applications submitted on or after May 25, 2015. This class will include a walk-through of the logistical steps in My NCBI for 1) NIH Policy compliance and 2) preparing a bibliography with a public link for addition to the new Biosketch.
Bring laptop!
9-9:45am: GSB 1378 (24 people)
GitHub workshop – Leader: Allen Hurlbert
Bring laptop!
9-9:45am: GSB 1374 (35 people)
The Wonderful World of R: markdown, version control, and Shiny – Leader: Kayla Peck
R is increasing in popularity and support as one of the primary statistical programming languages for biologists. While you may be familiar with R syntax and coding features, come find out about the lesser well-known functionalities R has to offer! Make beautiful pdf tutorials using R markdown, use git straight from your Rstudio interface, and witness a sample of exciting interactive R plots available through Shiny.
Bring laptop! (Download RStudio)
9:45-10:15am: GSB 1374 (35 people)
Wonderful world of R tutorial materials: (.txt) (.pdf)
Flipping the classroom: From sage on the stage to guide on the side – Leader:Nicole Umberger
In this session, you will not only learn about the flipped classroom: you will experience it! In a flipped classroom, new content is introduced as homework assignment, and class time is used for collaborative activities that permit more in-depth engagement with the content. Therefore, there is homework to do BEFORE you attend. Please devote no more than 15 minutes to this homework.
Part 1-Watch the following video produced by Penn State University. It is a
brief introduction to the pedagogical format. [3:24min]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=26pxh_qMppE [or go to http://www.youtube.com and search for “Flipping the Classroom Simply Speaking”]
Part 2-Read the following short blog post and consider the proposed guidelines for what makes a lesson plan a good one to flip. [~4:00min] Honeycutt B (2013). Looking for “Flippable” Moments in your Class. Faculty Focus. http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/instructionaldesign/looking-for-flippable-moments-in-your-class/
Part 3-Create a table. Label the two rows “videos” and “readings”, and the two columns “Strengths” and “Weaknesses”. Reflect on the video and blog. What are some of the benefits and pitfalls of a flipped classroom compared to traditional lecture? Come up with at least two ideas for each.
Bring laptop!
9:45-10:15am: GSB 1378 (24 people)
So, a plant walks into a bar and says “who am I?” — using tools and reasoning to get
from 350,000 possibilities to 1 with fun and certainty – Leader: Derick Poindexter
Plant ID workshop
10:15-11:00am: Wilson 140 (24 people)
New Tools for Science Collaboration: Ditch Email Forever! – Leader: John Bruno
Bring laptop or mobile device!
10:15-11:00am: GSB 1378 (24 ppl)