2020 Virtual Educational Share Fair

For the third year in a row, SPNHC, iDigBio (Integrated Digitized Biocollections), BLUE (Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Literacy), and QUBES (Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis) are excited to offer the Educational Materials Share Session on Thursday June 11 at 2:30pm UTC.

This session offers colleagues the opportunity to present collections-based education or outreach materials, to provide feedback as potential adopters, and to build collaborations between their different institutions. Materials at any stage of development from fledgling ideas to fully vetted activities take the center stage for discussion. We welcome all conference attendees to participate either as content presenters or reviewers. The Educational Materials Round Table concept evolved from the successful model created by Teresa Mourad from the Ecological Society of America.

This year we will be doing things a little bit differently in order to optimize the virtual setting. The format will be a two hour Zoom session. In order to fit in all of our presenters, we will most likely be utilizing Zoom breakout rooms. Each presenter will be assigned to a breakout room for a designated amount of time to discuss their materials with participants. When not presenting, participants will be able, and encouraged, to give feedback in other sections.

Materials from each presenter has been made available ahead of time through QUBESHub and are listed below as they are submitted. This will enable participants to choose which sessions they want to attend, and help them be more prepared to give presenters more valuable feedback.

Share Fair Materials

Round One (CURES and Courses)

Title: Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (10-week course)
Presented by: Katie Pearson
Audience: Undergraduate students
Video Introduction: https://youtu.be/gxZPpAYaz58

Title: Providing Authentic Experiences, Including Museum-based Learning Opportunities and Proper Mentorship, to Prepare Undergraduates to Tackle Global Challenges Using Natural History Collections
Presented by: Adania Flemming
Audience: Graduate students, undergraduate students, community (citizen) scientists, secondary school students
Video Introduction: https://tinyurl.com/ydymlq94

Title: Following the Data: A Framework and Support for a Course Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE framework and materials )
Presented by: Anna Monfils
Audience: Undergraduate Students
Video Introduction: https://vimeo.com/428090795

Round Two (3D models, AR, Websites & Apps )

Title: The Origin and Diversity of Armor in Girdled Lizards: A Case Study in Convergent Evolution (module)
Presented by: Julie Bokor
Audience: Undergraduate and high school students
Video Introduction: https://tinyurl.com/y8jys3qb

Title: Digital Atlas of Ancient Life (online resource)
Presented by: Jonathan Hendricks
Audience: Life-long learners, undergraduate students, high school students
Video Introduction: https://youtu.be/CIZUBOkuKe4

Title: The Virtual Collection Box: Exploring potential use cases with WebAR technologies
Presented by: Anne Basham
Audience: Undergraduate students, primary school students, secondary school students

Round Three (Undergraduate Modules and Courses)

Title: Using Natural history collections to prepare undergrads for STEM careers. Leveraging resources through the formation of a Network- “Doing more with less”
Presented by: Adania Flemming
Audience: Undergraduate students, graduate students

Alpine Chipmunk

Title: The Power of Data Standards: Investigate data standards within the context of the Alpine Chipmunk and the Grinnell Study (module)
Presented by: Michaeleen Gerken Golay and Darlene Pavini
Audience: Undergraduate students
Video Introduction: https://vimeo.com/425221801

Title: Data is the New Science; Exploring Digital Biodiversity Data (module)
Presented by: Anna Monfils
Audience: Undergraduate students, high school students
Video Introduction: https://vimeo.com/428089112