A5077506939- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Problem and Project Based Learning
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Experimental Learning in Engineering
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Higher Education and Employability
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Career Development and Diversity
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Education Systems and Policy
- Organizational Learning and Leadership
James Madison University
2004-2021
Missouri University of Science and Technology
2018
Carrier (United States)
2017
University of Virginia
2004
Preparing today's undergraduate students from science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) related health professions to solve wide-sweeping healthcare challenges is critical. Moreover, it imperative that educators help develop the capabilities needed meet those challenges, including problem solving, collaboration, an ability work with rapidly evolving technologies. We piloted a multidisciplinary education (ME) course aimed at filling this gap, subsequently assessed whether or not...
Many species of vertebrate animals skip reproduction in some years. We studied the pattern exhibited by female four-toed salamanders (Hemidactylium scutatum). Data from a 10-year field study showed that females reproduced sequential years with frequency 0.56 but skipped one or more 0.44. This was not correlated whether attended deserted her nest. When reproduction, they had higher growth, which can translate into fecundity. experimentally examined if adequate resources after nesting and...
The tragic murder of Mr. George Floyd brought to the head long-standing issues racial justice and equity in United States beyond. This prompted many institutions higher education, including professional organizations societies, engage long-overdue conversations about role scientific perpetuating racism. Similar societies organizations, Society for Advancement Biology Education Research (SABER), a leading international organization discipline-based biology education researchers, has long...
Abstract The broad goal of this interprofessional course is to allow pre-professional biology, pre-nursing, and engineering students leverage maker space technology produce communicate tangible solutions current challenges in community health. For the past two iterations developed metabolic syndrome using technologies (3D printing, laser cutters/engravers, virtual reality, related software). Communication between disciplines that impact each other but may have different biases goals...
James Madison University faculty team-teach an interdisciplinary mathematical modeling course for mathematics and biology students. We have used two different project-based approaches to emphasize the concepts taught in class, while also exposing students new areas of not formally covered class. The first method allows select projects based on their individual interests, which provided class with exposure breadth applications biology. second that are focused around one common biological...
This descriptive case study provides a broad overview of JMU X-Labs, an academic maker space (in other words, teaching lab with fabrication and digital production technologies) that hosts team-taught, project-driven multidisciplinary courses. The X-Labs serves the students faculty James Madison University[MSR-m1] , mid-sized, public, undergraduate-focused university in United States. narrative proceeds from two different but overlapping points view: how courses at are designed taught;...
The Classroom Observation Protocol Undergraduate STEM (COPUS) tool was developed to quantify the time instructors and students engage in various activities within courses. We offer a matrix of joint instructor-student behaviors rather than pie chart individual as an alternative perspective on presentation results from COPUS instrument. suggest that using this allows for finer-scale insights into learning environment classroom. Using tool, we identified four profiles behavior undergraduate...
This experience report examines the role of communication design in a project which undergraduate students sought to find social entrepreneurial uses for UAV technologies, more commonly known as drones. In particular, explores how used Google Drive document process their projects, made work publicly accessible via WordPress website, and created public showcase at end semester. Using student faculty feedback, assesses successes challenges these strategies, plan improve overall further...