Cynthia Brame
@CynthiaBrame
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Associate director, Center for Teaching, Vanderbilt University.
Nashville, TN
Joined January 2013
What happens when some members of a population have specialized knowledge? Our model predicts that if the population is large enough, their cultural repertoire could expand, but if it is too small, the specialized knowledge could be lost. https://t.co/9F7FJEh0Bx
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The transition to specialization of knowledge within populations could have facilitated the accumulation of cultural complexity in humans. Specialization allows populations to increase their cultural...
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Happy to share that my third (and last) college textbook has been published. It is designed for non-science majors taking their science graduation requirement. Available for use starting in January 2023. @davidsoncollege
https://t.co/asOAb8la7i
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Somewhat mind blowing and quite lovely to see how Scientist Spotlights have taken on a life of their own
Let me show y’all the COOLEST thing that’s happened thus far 😭 MY name was on a poster about an innovative assignment to promote inclusiveness in an undergrad neuroscience course 🙌🏾 I was included 10 times as students described the people who do science 🥹 talk about #IMPACT‼️
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@CynthiaBrame @BMDewsbury getting a shout out for work @CBELifescied on #InclusiveTeaching at President’s Address at #pod22seattle
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I’ve gotten a lot of questions about what to include in DEI statements given my previous tweet. Here are my thoughts for people of various demographic identities 🧵🪡
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Hi Twitter friends--I am working on a project about science identity, and we are looking for a word like "scientist" but without the professional implications. Ideas? [Think "artist"--people embrace that label without requiring it be their profession.]
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Seeking postdoc for NIH-funded IMPACT Study with Justin Lavner & @emilyqr to test interventions to improve life sci grad student mentoring. Flex start date, Up to 5 yr appt. App review starts Dec 1 & continues until position filled. For info & to apply:
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New lesson! The Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research: Instruction on Plagiarism lesson comprises about 35 minutes of in-class work to help students learn how to avoid plagiarism. https://t.co/TFAAcW6jdJ
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Great job opportunity in Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt: senior lecturer position to develop a microbiology lab course and contribute to lecture course. Awesome colleagues and dynamic dept. https://t.co/0ww2Ox3Wrq.
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Learning from HBCUs: How to produce Black professionals in STEMM
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Let’s be brave and reduce content. I promise you. If done thoughtfully, and with the aim of centering humanism, the students will be more than fine. Inclusive and active pedagogies reduce academic outcome gaps and improve long-term performance | PLOS ONE
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We assessed the impacts of the implementation of inclusive and active pedagogical approaches in an introductory biology sequence at a large, public research university in the northeast United States....
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As part of this Editorial, I started a database containing research method papers written by DBER researchers. Please help make the database more comprehensive!!!
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The Chemical Education Research (CER) community has grown tremendously over the past decades, both in terms of the number of researchers but also in terms of the expectations for conducting empirical...
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Great review by Jenny Tran (who prefers Tik Tok to Twitter 😉) focused on allostery in PLP-dependent enzymes! https://t.co/J67PzlDjo4
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Pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzymes are found ubiquitously in nature and are involved in a variety of biological pathways from natural product syn...
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Job application is live! https://t.co/TDlJWTwQzt If you are interested in the motor or non-motor aspects of movements disorders, please apply! We have funded projects on GNAL linked dystonia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies!
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And here's the guide: https://t.co/R53XYBMUkF. Want to know what we know about how to teach problem solving, and how we know it? This is a really good place to start. @PaulaLemons10
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Assessment Choices Cognitive Load Theory Learner Agency & Preparing For Future Learning Theoretical Underpinnings Definitions Reference List Problem Solving Constructivism Instructional Choices...
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I am so proud to be able to share this work on teaching problem-solving, done with amazing collaborators Gina Frey and Angela Fink under the inspiring leadership of Paula Lemons @PaulaLemons10. Here's the paper: Teaching Discipline-Based Problem Solving
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Problem solving plays an essential role in all scientific disciplines, and solving problems can reveal essential concepts that underlie those disciplines. Thus, problem solving serves both as a...
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If you know of references that directly link the two, please share!
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Don't get me wrong, reducing DFW rates is good, whether it has additional benefits or not.
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