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Monday, July 25th

Monday, July 25th, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm · Tikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina Center
Session EO1: Contributed Papers: Teaching Section: Diversity, International Education, & Outreach
Presiding: Kyra N. Krakos, Maryville University; Maria Beatriz Cortez, University Of Florida
EO1001July 25th 8:00 amTikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina CenterBotany & Beyond: A new program to to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in botanical scienceOral PaperMonfils, Anna; Poston, Muriel; Adams/, Catrina; Cacanindin, Heather.Diversity
Education
Botany & Beyond
EO1002July 25th 8:15 amTikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina CenterDecolonizing Botanical Field and Lab Work Methodologies of the UVSC HerbariumOral PaperShaver, Tyler R; Riggs, Erin.Decolonization
Fieldwork
Methodologies
Indigenous Peoples
Education
Decolonizing Methodologies
Herbarium
Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Field Botany
Research
EO1003July 25th 8:30 amTikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina CenterDoctoral students’ perceptions of high-quality mentorship depend on deep-level similarity not demographic matchOral PaperTuma, Trevor T; Dolan, Erin L.mentoring
graduate education
career development
EO1004July 25th 8:45 amTikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina CenterFostering important conversations about biocultural diversity by engaging children in the ludic world of readingOral PaperCortez, Maria Beatriz; Ribeiro de Jesus, Nanci; Rech, Andre; Soltis, Douglas; Soltis, Pamela.biocultural diversity
Education
campos rupestres
literature
sempre vivas
community-based conservation
EO1005July 25th 9:00 amTikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina CenterFrom basics to broader impacts: lessons learned from years of YouTubingOral PaperEdwards, Molly.Outreach
Science communication
scicomm
YouTube
Science IRL
video
broader impacts
July 25th 9:15 amTikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina CenterRoundtable Discussion: Creating an Inclusive Experience in the Classroom and Across the Discipline
July 25th 9:45 amTikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina CenterBreak
EO1008July 25th 10:15 amTikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina CenterBudburst: Using community science for research and science educationOral PaperOschrin, Emma.Science communication
Science IRL
phenology
monarchs
nativars
Education
Outreach
community
EO1009July 25th 10:30 amTikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina CenterRooting students in their botanical history: a collaborative curriculum for herbarium curators and high school students and educatorsOral PaperKrosnick, Shawn; Moore, Kelly.Herbarium
high school
Curriculum
EO1010July 25th 10:45 amTikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina CenterThe Mystery of the Mountaintop ThistleOral PaperAckerfield, Jennifer.Science communication
species delimitation
Cirsium
Funky thistle
EO1011July 25th 11:00 amTikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina Center“People, Pollinators, and Raspberry Pi”Oral PaperMorley, Lydia; Marcelli, Monica; McCormick, Melissa; Spalink, Daniel.conservation
Pollinators
Orchids
Citizen Science
EO1012July 25th 11:15 amTikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina CenterA decade of lessons learned as a foreign expert working in a higher education institution in China - Transcending cultural, societal and geographical boundaries to effect plant conservation through scientific research and educationOral PaperManage Goodale, Uromi.
EO1013July 25th 11:30 amTikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina CenterSouth African LEAP Schools STEM programs excell at national exams during COVID-19 using cell-phones for learning adaptation during 2 yearsOral PaperGilmour, John; Thorhaug, Anitra; Ramphele, Mamphela.STEM education Africa 
Ubuntu MATH education
COVID-19 STEM education AFrica 
Female STEM scores on National tests 
LEAP Methods Science &Math
Monday, July 25th, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm · Tikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina Center
Session M10: Meeting: BSA Teaching Section Business Meeting
Presiding: Benjamin R Montgomery, ; Kyra Neipp Krakos, Maryville University
July 25th 12:00 pmTikahtnu Ballroom E & F/Dena'ina CenterBSA Teaching Section Business Meeting
Monday, July 25th, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Idlughet (Eklutna) Exhibit Hall/Dena'ina Center
Session P: Contributed Posters: Education and Outreach Posters
Presiding: Benjamin R Montgomery, ; Kyra Neipp Krakos, Maryville University
PEO001July 25th 5:30 pmIdlughet (Eklutna) Exhibit Hall/Dena'ina CenterEndangered botany: Evaluating trends in employed botanists to improve botanical career development and prospects in undergraduate studentsPoster: Education and Outreach Parsley, Kathryn; Walsh, Lisa; Sidoti, Brian; McCartney, Melissa; Liu, Hong; Hove, Alisa; Callis-Duehl, Kris.Education
career development
PEO002July 25th 5:30 pmIdlughet (Eklutna) Exhibit Hall/Dena'ina Center
Canceled
Bioprospecting and Floristics: A Place-Based, Multifaceted Approach to Undergraduate Research
Poster: Education and Outreach McCarthy, Mirabai R..Bioprospecting
Undergraduate Research
Place-Based
Antibiotics
PEO003July 25th 5:30 pmIdlughet (Eklutna) Exhibit Hall/Dena'ina CenterTeaching phylogenetics and evolution with interactive Python coding exercisesPoster: Education and Outreach Eaton, Deren.Education
life history
phylogenetics
software
Python
self-directed learning
PEO004July 25th 5:30 pmIdlughet (Eklutna) Exhibit Hall/Dena'ina CenterWrite On! Reading and Writing Nonfiction Essays Enhance Undergraduate Botany CoursesPoster: Education and Outreach Kittelson, Pamela.Undergraduate teaching
Botany courses
Nonfiction essays
Science communication
Writing skills
physiology
Lab reports
PEO005July 25th 5:30 pmIdlughet (Eklutna) Exhibit Hall/Dena'ina CenterBiology Booster Shot: Getting our Second Dose to Foster Student SuccessPoster: Education and Outreach Small, Randall; Wienhold, Caroline.learning outcomes
peer learning assistant
Curriculum
PEO006July 25th 5:30 pmIdlughet (Eklutna) Exhibit Hall/Dena'ina CenterWhat is Science Communication? Sharing botany with a broader audiencePoster: Education and Outreach Mendelson, Ellie; Zumajo-Cardona, Cecilia; Ambrose, Barbara.Science communication
Peer-review
Fruits
Leaves
morphology
Accessibility
PEO007July 25th 5:30 pmIdlughet (Eklutna) Exhibit Hall/Dena'ina Centershadie Understory: an online education and research resource for students of botany, evolution, and codingPoster: Education and Outreach Sorojsrisom, Elissa Suphapun; Eaton, Deren.Education
web resource
Python
simulation
Plant Evolution
life cycles
students
PEO008July 25th 5:30 pmIdlughet (Eklutna) Exhibit Hall/Dena'ina CenterFostering Community and Discovery with EcoFloraPoster: Education and Outreach Ackerfield, Jennifer; Boom, Brian; Davis, Jeny; Gandy, Elizabeth; Holst, Bruce; Lichtenberger, Taran; Meluso, Anthony; Neale, Jennifer; Paradiso, Lydia; Patton, Sean; Sallen, Anastasia.Citizen Science
iNaturalist
community engagement
urban biodiversity
PEO009July 25th 5:30 pmIdlughet (Eklutna) Exhibit Hall/Dena'ina CenterMeaningful Beauty: Designing an art-science exhibition through a cross-disciplinary, student-faculty collaborationPoster: Education and Outreach King, Robert J; Bergen, Anna T; Kakumanu, Siya; Shah, Ria B.; Welch, Shania; Wright, Haley; Zhang, Jingbo; Howarth, Dianella; Srivastav, Mansa; Donoghue, Michael; Ault, Chris; Clement, Wendy.Lonicera
honeysuckle
art exhibition
Undergraduate Research
Science communication
Outreach
Evolution
plant diversity

Tuesday, July 26th

Tuesday, July 26th, 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm · Tubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina Center
Session EO2: Contributed Papers: Teaching Section: Assignments, Lab & Projects
Presiding: Stokes Baker, University of Detroit Mercy; Kyra N. Krakos, Maryville University
EO2001July 26th 1:30 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterAddressing ecoliteracy needs for the 21st Century STEM workforceOral PaperMonfils, Anna; Prevost, Luanna; Mourad, Teresa; Linton, Debra.Biodiversity Informatics
Education
ecology
EO2002July 26th 1:45 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterA free-form assignment instead of an exam to stimulate students’ motivation and retention of botany knowledgeOral PaperErkens, Roy.problem-based learning
motivation
self-directed learning
contextual learning
collaborative learning
constructive learning
EO2003July 26th 2:00 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterAdditional innovations in teaching a classic flora class asynchronously: virtual herbarium tour, quiz cabinets and taxon conceptsOral PaperIckert-Bond, Steffi; Zaborac-Reed, Stephanie; Webb, Campbell O.flora class
taxon concept mapping
asynchronous delivery
ThinkLink
virtual herbarium tour 
EO2004July 26th 2:15 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterUsing the Google Cloud Platform and Fungal Genomes to teach Undergraduate-Level BioinformaticsOral PaperAllen, Jessica.genomics
Nanopore
Data analysis
Long read sequencing
Quantitative Literacy
Curriculum
EO2005July 26th 2:30 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterA maceration technique for soft plant tissue without hazardous chemicalsOral PaperKlahs, Phillip; McMurchie, Elizabeth; Nikkel, Jordan; Clark, Lynn.Anatomy
methods
maceration
Education
microscopy
technique
EO2006July 26th 2:45 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterInsights From a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience on Florida Plants and Climate ChangeOral PaperMabry, Makenzie; Soltis, Douglas; Soltis, Pamela.CURE
Ecological niche model
Digitized Biocollections
EO2007July 26th 3:00 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterExpanding access to course based undergraduate research with digital natural history collectionsOral PaperJohnson, Matthew; Bronson, Cecily; Krumm, Janice; Jordan, Carly.CURE
Herbarium
museum
Curriculum
course design
July 26th 3:15 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterBreak
EO2009July 26th 3:45 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterThe Greening of a Metabarcoding CURE CourseOral PaperBaker, Stokes.Undergraduate teaching
CURE
Course-based undergraduate research experience 
Metabarcoding
Laboratory Course Assessment Survey 
MinION
Long read sequencing
EO2010July 26th 4:00 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterPlant Humanities Lab: A cross-discipline education resourceOral PaperKrakos, Kyra Neipp; Ashley, Buchanan.Education
cross cultural education
multi-discipline teaching
ethnobotany
plant humanities
botanical libraries
EO2011July 26th 4:15 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterGrowing potatoes (and other crops) on Mars: Piloting a collaboration and problem-solving assignment in an interdisciplinary "Science and Science Fiction" classOral PaperSoper Gorden, Nicole; Pierce, Joanna; Carter, Lucia; Cessna, Beth; Mickey, Shane; Spencer, Kelly.Education
teaching
Interdisciplinary
Problem-solving
collaboration
Pedagogy
EO2012July 26th 4:30 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterMeaningful Beauty: A collaborative, cross-disciplinary art exhibition that explores plant diversity and provides science communication opportunities for undergraduatesOral PaperClement, Wendy; Ault, Chris; Wright, Haley; King, Robert J; Welch, Shania; Bergen, Anna T; Kakumanu, Siya; Shah, Ria B.; Zhang, Jingbo; Howarth, Dianella; Srivastav, Mansa; Donoghue, Michael.art exhibition
honeysuckle
Lonicera
collaboration
Undergraduate Research
PUI
Evolution
plant diversity
Science communication
outreach training
Outreach
EO2013July 26th 4:45 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterUsing WikiEdu platform as a class project in Botany coursesOral PaperBurke, Janelle.Taxonomy 
wikipedia
species pages
Education
EO2014July 26th 5:00 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterBuilding Biodiversity Datasets: A BLUE module teaching core biodiversity data skillsOral PaperHansen, Sara; Linton, Debra; Monfils, Anna.
EO2015July 26th 5:15 pmTubughnenq' 4/Dena'ina CenterTwo models for teaching online courses on plants and peopleOral PaperPigg, Kathleen; Weaver-Bryant, Annie; Tuyisenge, Marie-Fidele; DeVore, Melanie.cross cultural education
Online Education
Economic Botany

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