It's supposed to be a "Graphical Syllabus," but every time I say it in my head it's a "Graphical Abstract.". If science articles can have graphical abstracts, why not a science course? #GraphicalSyllabus #AcademicTwitter

Anonymous student comment on my Gen Bio course:. "I love this class, I love the teacher, I love the content, I love the style of teaching, and I hope to GOD that more students will be as lucky as I’ve been to experience.this style of teaching". 😭😭😭.

They are getting cuter! (And greater in number. )

Not science or teaching-related, but y'all, I'm hatching duck eggs and WHYYYYYY are they so cute? These guys are ~5 hours old.

RT @katiemattaini: Please RT!. Our dpt is updating our DEIJ statement & doing associated work. These Qs came up: What are the unique challe….

Student: Is this graded? No? Great! I am more able to learn when I do something that's not graded. Me: But, remember last week's non-graded assignment that was only for feedback? Why didn't you submit it?. Student: Because it wasn't graded? 😬. >> Grades are complicated, y'all.

On the exam (which I'm grading today), in response to the question How do you think the skills and content you are learning in this class are going to benefit you in your future? one student wrote:. "it's nice knowing how to read graphs finally." 🙌.

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An amazing thing happened in my Gen Bio course this week: . Students explained science stories to each other BY POINTING AT DATA FIGURES, not text. THEY USED EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT CLAIMS. TO EACH OTHER. I didn't even tell them to do it that way. 😭😭😭 I'm so happy. 1/2

Reason #62 why I feel like an academic outsider:. I do education research, without grant funding, without a lab, without students. I'm not a PI, but I'm also not working in another PI's lab. But I have to fill out the "PI" field to submit an abstract to @SABERcommunity

That's a win in my book 🙌.

I never discuss data literacy explicitly, but this student gets it: . "Really making me and the other students engage with the data figures is really effective at teaching us what to keep in mind when we’re reading, and to understand the scientific method that’s behind them.".

Instead, I've structured my Intro Bio course around scientific stories from the literature. In one semester, we'll discuss 90+ scientific figures. Students learn core concepts through case studies centered around real data. [Ask to see my Figure Gallery].

In a course reflection, a student said the main thing he's learning in my Intro Bio class is media literacy. "I think media literacy is the next big hurdle for humanity, and you’re doing a good job at combating that.". But here's the thing: I never talk about media literacy. .

Y'all are awesome, thanks for these great recs! I'll pass them on to my colleague.

I've been silent on here because . <waves hands at all this> . but also, I miss it.

Help! An undergrad did a small biology research project in high school and wants to publish it. Where could they do that?.

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Hypothesis: Stickers can be motivational even for college students. Results: Students completed tasks they wouldn't have done without sticker incentives! . 10/10 recommend, see below for more details.

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