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Video Livestream ViewAttendees 77

Member Symposium

Encouraging Metamorphosis for All: Exploring the Undergraduate Experience through Teaching and Research Mentorship

Thursday, November 19, 2020
10:00 AM - 12:25 PM EST

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Engaging future entomologists through novel teaching practices and well-mentored undergraduate research experiences is an important avenue for growth and retention in our society. Come learn ways to revitalize your lecture and lab courses, best practices for mentoring undergraduate students, and build working relationships with your fellow educators!

Presentations:

  • 10:00 AM - 10:05 AM EST
    Introductory remarks
  • 10:05 AM - 10:25 AM EST
    Tabletop "drawn and animated" lectures for online entomology classes

    Presenting Author: Carly M. Tribull

  • 10:25 AM - 10:45 AM EST
    Podcast a paper: Undergraduates understand primary literature better through podcasting

    Presenting Author: Ravindra Palavalli Nettimi

    Co-Author: Amy Acosta – Florida International University

    Co-Author: Melissa McCartney – Florida International University

  • 10:45 AM - 11:05 AM EST
    Cultivating the art of observation: Helping undergraduates make detailed examinations of laboratory material using scientific illustration

    Presenting Author: Tierney R. Brosius

  • 11:05 AM - 11:10 AM EST
    Break
  • 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM EST
    Revising traditional invertebrate biology lab curricula to focus on comparative anatomy, physiology, and behavior across the tree of life

    Presenting Author: Amanda Whispell

  • 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM EST
    Tales from the field: Undergraduate training for field research

    Presenting Author: Karen Poh – Penn State University

    Co-Author: Hannah Tiffin – Penn State University

    Co-Author: Jessica Elaine Brown – Pennsylvania State University

    Co-Author: Jesse R. Evans – Penn State University

    Co-Author: Michael J. Skvarla – Penn State University

    Co-Author: Erika T. Machtinger

  • 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM EST
    Improving student engagement in the classroom and laboratory via an online learning platform

    Presenting Author: Terri L. Billeisen – North Carolina State University

  • 12:10 PM - 12:15 PM EST
    Workshop Demo: The Mentorship Syllabus: Planning for undergraduate researcher learning and success

    Presenting Author: Jonathan B. Koch, PhD – USDA-ARS-PWA-PIRU

    Presenting Author: Meghan Barrett – California State University Dominguez Hills

  • 12:15 PM - 12:20 PM EST
    Workshop Demo: Tips for applying to the NSF S-STEM from what we learned the hard way

    Presenting Author: Rebecca Barr Simmons

    Presenting Author: David Serrano

    Co-Author: Christine Sammon

  • 12:20 PM - 12:25 PM EST
    Closing remarks