Resources for Building On-line Lectures/Modules Compiled by Tina Hartney (3/12/2020)

Visual Resources (also goggle on: animation )

Allen Institute Cell Biology and Neuroscience Resources (Building blocks of the brain; Mitosis and Microscopy). Very nifty but quite sophisticated. Would be too lengthy to utilize in BIO 1110L but would be nifty in majors bio or neurobiology courses. https://alleninstitute.org/about/education-outreach/

American Society for Microbiology https://www.asmscience.org/VisualLibrary

Amoeba Sisters: go here for playlist of 70 videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwL0Myd7Dk1F0iQPGrjehze3eDpco1eVz For example, • Asexual and Sexual Reproduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcGDUcGjcyk

Ask a Biologist: provides activities, stories, images, links. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/ See specifically, “The Microbes. The Good, the Bad, the Ugly” https://askabiologist.asu.edu/microbes; A NervousExperimenthttps://askabiologist.asu.edu/experiments/nerves

Bioflix: Tour of an Animal Cell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ebDTpHOljU Others include cellular respiration, photosynthesis, protein synthesis (google on BioFlix) Mastering A&P: A&P Flix 3D animations bring A&P to life Mitosis 3 min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEJuGFsNeBI

The Biology Corner: Plethora of topics, options, and resources. Source of plant cell lab and bacteria labs suggested by Cynthia Sanchez. https://www.biologycorner.com/

BioVisions Project @ Harvard University (animations) http://biovisions.mcb.harvard.edu/

Scientific Method Simulator with Crickets https://webapp.gccaz.edu/academic/biology/scientific_method/

Nucleus Medical Media: Overview of Cell Structure (excellent 7:21 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URUJD5NEXC8 Fertilization (excellent 5:42 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5OvgQW6FG4 Biology : Controlled Experiments (4:06) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3ZB2RTylR4&list=PLF_- tIFq2lAov3WqX5L4DuVMGvqsu0hxJ&index=3&t=0s Biology: Independent vs Dependent Variables (3:16) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqj0rJEf3Ew&list=PLF_- tIFq2lAov3WqX5L4DuVMGvqsu0hxJ&index=3 Anatomy and Function of the Heart (creepy, disemboweled voice 1:19) Don’t use

Access Excellence, the National Health Museum http://www.accessexcellence.org/

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BEN (bio ed resources) http://www.biosciednet.org/portal/

Biofundamentals virtual laboratories (dealing with water/diffusion, bacterial growth, mutations, adaptation). Of limited use, wordy, and parts are not working. http://virtuallaboratory.colorado.edu/virtuallabs.htm Also, a series of videos here, many are student projects. The few I looked at weren’t terribly exciting or were silly. http://klymkowskylab.colorado.edu/Learning-Videos.htm

BioInteractive (HHMI) https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/

Bioliteracy Project http://bioliteracy.colorado.edu/

Biology Labs Online: Dennis Anderson, Oklahoma City Community College, includes modules for Measurement, Scientific Method, Organic Molecules, Cells and Membranes, Respiration, Cell Cycle, Genetics, DNA, Electrophoresis, Plant, Evolution, Animals http://occc.edu/biologylabs/index.htm

BioQuest Pulications/References https://bioquest.org/publications/ Investigative Case-Based Learning https://bioquest.org/icbl/cases.php http://www.caseitproject.org/

BioQuest https://bioquest.org/projects/

BioQuest contributions by individual collaborators Brian White – whole bunch of electronic projects listed (genetics, phylogenetics, proteins) (likely beyond 111L) http://intro.bio.umb.edu/BW/

BSCS Science Learning. Variety of topics directed to varying audiences but among them are those on food (photosynthesis and cellular resp – lot of potential including videos and simulations proved through OpenSciEd; digestive system within the context of a medical mystery). https://bscs.org/resources/educator-resource-center/

CancerQuest Animations, Videos, Educator Resources, Games, Quizzes https://www.cancerquest.org/education-center/videos/cancer-biology-animations

Cells Alive (see site map) https://www.cellsalive.com/ (e.g. Animal Cell Mitosis) https://www.cellsalive.com/mitosis_js.htm

Classical Genetics Simulator http://cgslab.com/ Some limitations unless you establish/pay for an account

CourseSource (https://www.coursesource.org/) evidence-based teaching resources for UG biology education. See in particular, Using the Cell Engineer/Detective Approach to explore cell structure and

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function https://www.coursesource.org/courses/using-the-cell-engineerdetective-approach-to-explore- cell-structure-and-function

DNA Learning Center/Resources (including websites, biology animations, videos) https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/animations/#

DNA from the Beginning: an animated primer of 75 experiments that made modern genetics http://www.dnaftb.org/#classical

Genetic Science Learning Center Learn.Genetics.utah.edu https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

• Observable Human Characteristics https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/observable/ • Mitosis, Meiosis and Fertilization https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/diagnose/ • Protein Synthesis - How a Firefly’s tail makes light NICE link between DNA, mRNA, ribosomes, proteins https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/firefly/ • Many potential resources from a variety of main menu items: Genetics (Basics, Genetic Science and Society), Amazing Cells, Metabolism (from food to fuel), Plants (and pollinators) Ecology (the human microbiome), Neuroscience (sensory systems), Science Tools (virtual labs)

LabXchange: A collaboration between Harvard and Amgen. Biotech and cell biology focus. https://www.labxchange.org/explore

MERLOT learning object repository https://www.merlot.org/merlot/materials.htm?materialType=9&sort.property=overallRating

Mocomi.com while designed for ages 4-14 has many videos and animations in core subjects. Could be source of “simple” language to describe “complex” concepts (microorganisms and antibiotics; cell comparisons, DNA, cloning, 5 senses. https://mocomi.com/

The Morpho Institute. Focus is on Conservation Education, particularly sustainability and Conservation of the Amazon. Pdfs provide links to some outstanding sites including the UN Environment Programme with display of Environmental Change Hotspots; Atlas of Our Changing Environment and Emerging Issues and Alerts. Biodiversity Visualizations. OUTSTANDING resources here!

NASA Science: The Electromagnetic spectrum video series. https://science.nasa.gov/ems

NEXUS (HHMI): National Experiment in Undergraduate Science Education https://www.hhmi.org/science-education/programs/nexus-national-experiment-undergraduate- science-education

Nobel Prize Lessons https://www.nobelprize.org/education-network-nobel-prize-lessons/

PhET Interactive Simulations, Univ. CO, Boulder. Although I could not get all of these to work. Some appear interesting including Eating & Exercise. Most deal with physics https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/biology

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OpenSciEd (video and simulation libraries – all open source!). An excellent source of video (student and teach prep examples) and simulations that accompany BSCS units. Those on Matter Cycling & Photosynthesis; simulation that show endoscopy of digestive system have much potential. https://www.openscied.org/video-library/

OER Commons, Open Educational Resources https://www.oercommons.org/ EXCELLENT – Many materials here

Pathogen Tracker, the Game. Initial identification of the responsible bacterium causing a foodborne pathogen, particular food responsible and location of source of contaminated food. Lovers of Romaine in CA likely to enjoy! Looks like fun. Comes out of Cornell

Pathways (lessons, Activities and videos on basic biomedical science grades 6-12) Scholastic and NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The focus is on science of sleep but check out the interactive on the Science of Sleep – interesting concept that might be useful. http://www.scholastic.com/pathways/

ScienceMan Biology Links http://scienceman.com/legacypgs/00_links_biology.html

ScienceMan YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGPcIJOXX_iBgZpMsOQPww

Scientific Method Simulator with Crickets https://webapp.gccaz.edu/academic/biology/scientific_method/

SciJinks by NOAA. Limited value unless it relates to weather and climate. E.g. Why do Leaves Change Color? https://scijinks.gov/leaves-color/

SERC’s Portal to Resources For Higher Ed: https://serc.carleton.edu/highered/index.html In particular Pedagogy in Action, the SERC portal for Educations, Library, Interactive lecture demos, interactive lecture demos, teaching with demonstrations, etc. https://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/demonstrations/examples.html?q1=sercvocabs__43%3A3

STEM Activity Clearinghouse hosted by Starnet (Science-Technology Activities & Resources for Libraries) in partnership with Cornerstones of Science. http://clearinghouse.starnetlibraries.org/

TGR EDU Explore. What is lurking in your fast food? Although we already do this in nearly the same way, examine the instructional video and also student support materials where objectives are to (1) Analyze various food items that may be found in fast food using chemical tests to discover which of the major biolmolecules they contain. (2) examine the link between fast food consumption, obesity and other health conditions. (3) Propose solutions for healthier fast food choices. The lesson titled “Beating Mosquitos at their own Game” that looks at genetic engineering issues could also be a possibility. http://tgreduexplore.org/curriculum

UCSB ScienceLine https://scienceline.ucsb.edu/links/links.php

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Understanding Evolution: a one-stop source for info on evolution. Offers teaching materials, resources, evolution in the news. https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/home.php

Understanding Science: resources on how science really works. The how science works flowchart is very cool. https://undsci.berkeley.edu/

UWGSEO - Univ. WA Genome Sciences Education Outreach) with focus on contributors to Type 2 Diabetes. https://gsoutreach.gs.washington.edu/

Vaccine Makers, Where Learning is Infectious. https://vaccinemakers.org/ The layout of this website is clean and straightforward. The HS section deals with the human immune system, Disease, Vaccines, and Transmission. Resources include multiple videos & animations. https://vaccinemakers.org/resources/videos-animations

Virtual Cell Web Page: Includes the virtual cell tour and the Virtual textbook (has not been updated since 2003 and was not very helpful).

Virtual Genetics Lab http://vgl.umb.edu/ Requires Java 7. Are additional links that lead to other software and multimedia (likely beyond 111L)

Virtual Labs New Mexico State University https://virtuallabs.nmsu.edu/ . Modules for teaching techniques particularly those used in food science. Were designed to run using iOS devices. How to use Microscope likely most applicable unit. Relies on Flash https://virtuallabs.nmsu.edu/micro.php World Population History. Excellent video on human population growth. Lots of potential for other activities that integrate with Carbon Crunch of Population Education website. https://worldpopulationhistory.org/map/1/mercator/1/0/25/

Virtual Labs Ministry of HR Development India http://vlab.co.in/. Go to Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering subject area for simulations as well as videos pertaining to, systems biology, ecology, population ecology, microbiology, cell biology. Not all simulations will run. For table of contents for this section go here http://vlab.amrita.edu/index.php?sub=3

Virtual Microscope University of Delaware: https://www1.udel.edu/biology/ketcham/microscope/ Go here for video on focusing the microscope. https://www1.udel.edu/biology/ketcham/microscope/testFLV8.html

Virtual Labs by Glencoe (all based on flash): See in particular, How are traits passed from parents to offspring? Punnett Squares, Sex-Linked Traits https://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/virtual_labs_glencoe.html

Virtual Biology Labs McDougal Littell Classzone, click on Labs, Virtual Labs. See especially Calorimetry, Gel Electrophoresis, Exploring Plant Responses. There are also multiple animations of interest at this site. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/bio_09/book_home.htm?state=AL Was brought to this site by the worksheet titled “How Much Energy in the Foods You Eat? http://images.pcmac.org/SiSFiles/Schools/AL/TrussvilleCity/HewittTrussvilleHigh/Uploads/DocumentsCa tegories/Documents/Calorimetry%20Virtual%20lab.pdf

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PraxiLabs: Virtual Labs cost$$ Gizmos: Has identifying Nutrients module but costs $$ Yourgenome: From DNA to protein (2:41 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG7uCskUOrA DNA replication (3:27 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNKWgcFPHqw

Biology Online Video Links by Topic: Crash Course Biology (provides URLs to video topics for easy insertion into online biology units or modules) https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/54852-biology-101-online-video-links-by-topic- crash-cour/1/view For example: • Biological Molecules – You are What You Eat: Crash Course Biology #3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8WJ2KENlK0&feature=autoplay&list=EC3EED4C1D684D3 ADF&playnext=3 • Water – Liquid Awesome: Crash Course Biology #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVT3Y3_gHGg&list=PL3EED4C1D684D3ADF&index=2

BOGObiology Channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEKhq_68wMyD9VuJf3H513Q For example, Hypertonic, Hypotonic and Isotonic Solutions! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMa9MzP19zI Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1SeoVfw7Tc&list=PLKjIt9ww02WOBjPML5Omlg31487vdVwzV&in dex=4&t=0s

PULSE (Partnership for UG Life Sciences Education) for List of Online Lecture sites http://www.pulsecommunity.org/page/online-lectures

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell YouTube videos • Overpopulation – The Human Explosion Explained (6:39). Gates Foundation. OK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsBT5EQt348 • The Microbiome - How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body (7:38) OK but lengthy. Weigh (no pun intended) value carefully before use (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzPD009qTN4 • The Antibiotic Apocalypse Explained (5:57) Good summary! • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbcwi7SfZE • For entire list of episodes, go here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6169222/episodes?year=2013&ref_=tt_eps_yr_2013 • Additional Possibilities: The Death of Bees; What is Light; Addiction (was quite controversial so better avoided!); Designer Babies (CRISPR); GMO (Genetic Eng. & Food); Meat (Why meat is the Best Worst Thing in the World);

Online Biology Courses iBiology courses https://www.ibiology.org/online-biology-courses/

Online Textbooks

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Life on Earth iBook Textbook E.O. Wilson. Presented in 7 units. For entire course materials: https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/biology-life-on-earth/id892507509 Apple Books Preview https://books.apple.com/us/book/e-o-wilsons-life-on-earth-unit-1/id888107968

Offered by Open Textbook Library (U of Minnesota) https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/biology • Biofundamentals 2.0 Klymkowsky, Michael W. (Univ. of Colorado) and Melanie M. Cooper (Michigan State) https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/350

LibreTexts UC Davis open education resources (OER) https://libretexts.org/

MIT OpenCourseWater & Free OnlineCourseMaterials (not very useful) https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biology/ edX (edx.org/course) (not very useful)

Online BIO Courses (see for formatting and presentation techniques) Biology 1510 Biological Principles, on line learning tools in support of flipping a large introductory Biology Class. Jung Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology. http://bio1510.biology.gatech.edu/ For in-class activities, see Jung’s blog https://jchoigt.wordpress.com/intro-bio-topics/

Measuring Student Understanding

Assessments in the Biological Sciences compiled by Univ. of Pittsburgh Discipline-based dB-SERC Science Education Research Center. http://dbserc.pitt.edu/Assessment/Assessments-Biological-Sciences

Braincandy.org Online questions sets allows student discussion and a place to share ideas. Teachers may create question sets using curated questions or devise their own. Is a free technology designed to support classroom talk. Analytics show how various questions perform and users can share and provide feedback thus promoting classroom discussion. https://www.braincandy.org/

Fisher, K.M., K. S. Williams, and J. E. Lineback. 2011. Osmosis and Diffusion Conceptual Assessment. CBE Life Sciences Education 10:418-429.

Odum, A. L. 1995. Secondary & College Biology Students Misconceptions about Diffusion & Osmosis. The American Biology Teacher 57(7):409-415

Odum, Arthur Louis and Lloyd H. Barrow. 1995. Development and application of two-tier diagnostic test measuring college biology students’ understanding of diffusion and osmosis after a course of instruction. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 32(1):45-61.

Sirum, K. and J. Humburg. 2011. The Experimental Design Ability Test (EDAT). Bioscene 37(1):8-16. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/83c7/b356b18cc0904f8ffad6b0ce8ef3e35e57ab.pdf?_ga=2.57545506. 965395399.1582235776-615179751.1581537540

Biological Concept Inventory questions can be found here: https://edstools.colorado.edu/input/i- multi.php?inv=bci&cond=0

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Questions For Biology website (Q4B) http://q4b.biology.ubc.ca/ Includes inventories for Meiosis, Experimental Design, Transcription and Translation. Each is readily downloaded but they ask that these not be copies but administered through PowerPoint presentation. http://q4b.biology.ubc.ca/concept-inventories/

Kalas, P. et al. 2013. Development of a Meiosis Concept Inventory. CBE Life Sciences Education 12:655- 664. https://www.lifescied.org/doi/pdf/10.1187/cbe.12-10-0174

Thinking Like a Biologist: Using Diagnostic Questions to Help Students Reason with Biological Principles. Designed for use as pre and post-tests. http://biodqc.org/dqcs Framework for DQC’s • Principles: conservation of energy and matter • Key Processes (related to the principles): metabolism and carbon cycling, generation, transformation, oxidation • Scales: processes transform matter and energy at multiple scales (subcellular-organismal- ecosystem) Diagostic Question Clusters (DQC) to Improve Student Reasoning and Understanding in General Biology Courses: Faculty Development Component CAP (Conceptual Assessment in Biology conference) II Meeting, Jan. 2008. Charlene D’Avanzo et al. http://bioliteracy.colorado.edu/manuscripts08.pdf

Deane, T., et al. 2014. Development of the Biological Experimental Design Concept Inventory (BEDCI). CBE Life Sciences Education 13(3):540-551. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152214/#!po=75.0000

Scientific Reasoning Skill Testing – see this 2017 review of test instruments. https://www.usu.edu/science/pages/faculty-staff-resources/files/11- Measuring%20scientific%20reasoning%20a%20review%20of%20test%20instruments.pdf Opitz, A., Heene, M, and Frank Fishcher. 2017. Measuring scientific reasoning- a review of test instruments. Educational Research and Evaluation, 23:3-4, 78-101

Science Process and Reasoning Skills Test described at BLC 2011 by Dirks, Clarissa, Mary Pat Wenderoth, and Michelle Withers does not seem to have caught on. However, see the article Teaching the Process of Science: Faculty Perceptions and an Effective Methodology by Coil, D., Wenderoth, M. P., Cunningham, M. and Dirks, C. Winter 2010, CBE – Life Sciences Education 9:524-535, https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a627/fc35c33eb05d9cc04e990c8941e6dbd29e16.pdf?_ga=2.2686857 48.451129007.1581537540-615179751.1581537540

Tools

Screen Capture with Audio Teachers Tech 5 Best FREE Screen Recorders (10 min): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVdnRbmYCGc

Camtasia (can be used with Prezi) https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html

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Resor-Whicker, J. and K. R. Tucker. 2015. Journal of Internet Reference Services Quarterly 20 (3-4). Using Prezi to Structure Online Videos for Information Literacy Instruction: A Case Study https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10875301.2015.1092189?journalCode=wirs20

Citizen Science Project Finders • Scistarter https://scistarter.org/ • Public participation in US Federal Agency projects https://www.citizenscience.gov/# • National Geographic Resource Library of Citizen Science Projects https://www.nationalgeographic.org/idea/citizen-science-projects/ • Scientific American Citizen Science projects (note that you can also find videos at this site) https://www.scientificamerican.com/citizen-science/ • Project eTrout USGS. Could be model for Project Blue critter cam. https://www.usgs.gov/centers/lsc/science/project-etrout?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt- science_center_objects • Globe Observer. The Globe Program. Use mobile app to submit pictures of dust storms, trees, clouds, mosquito habitats, landcover, eclipses https://observer.globe.gov/home

Just messing with you

Wordle (build word clouds) http://www.wordle.net/ and EdWordle for editing “word clouds” http://www.edwordle.net/

Pixton (free comic, storyboard & graphic novel maker) tell a story using comic strip characters https://edu.pixton.com/educators

The Beginner’s Guide to Editing Youtube Videos https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-to-edit- youtube-vidoes

How to Edit Someone Else’s YouTube Video https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-edit-someone- elses-youtube-video

FAQs regarding copyright for YouTubes https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797449?hl=en

Women who changed science. Interactive multimedia produced by Microsoft and Nobel Media. Matches your interest to a female nobel laureate. https://www.nobelprize.org/womenwhochangedscience/

Sources for Current Connections

Nature News. The latest science published in Nature and written for a broad audience. For example, “why fingers wrinkle in water” (Science gets a grip on wrinkly fingers). https://www.nature.com/news

Global Systems Science (GSS) posts up to date articles nearly every day that have some relationship to global well-being. http://www.globalsystemsscience.org/

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E-Cigarettes and Their Risks. CDC website https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e- cigarettes/index.htm

Buzzing About Bees: The Mystery of Pollinator Decline. Link here is on Population Growth, Food, and Hunger https://populationeducation.org/resource/buzzing-about-bees-the-mystery-of-pollinator- decline/ Must be purchased.

TA Instructional Videos

Mystery Bag Teaching Demo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRvwKpproO4&feature=youtu.be Goal: Using your scientific superpowers (senses, tools , figure out what is in the bag. Give students opportunity to experience scientific practices. Questions: What do you think is in the bag? Why? What evidence did you collect through your scientific investigation to help you determine what is in the bag? What is your working hypothesis? Encourage students to use their senses. Are curious, feeding curiosity. Using senses, logic, thought processes, collaborations, discussion. Record, What did they do and what did you find (evidence), compare and contrast, Don’t open the bag. In science, constantly questioning and retesting. Getting the right answer is not the goal.

Population Education.org Lessons designed to explore human population issues. Each lesson is preceded by video activity demonstrations. Provides some insight into how these might be produced. https://populationeducation.org/teacher-resources/

Lab safety videos from ACS. How to Dress for the Lab? And what about PPE? (6:41) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1D6zpSw_6Q&list=PLLG7h7fPoH8IZ6i2rfDK0zVoompXayRL_&inde x=4&t=0s General Lab Safety Amoeba sisters. (5:53). While at times a bit juvenile, they do a comprehensive job! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEIXRLcC6RA

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