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Rock the Chalk: Reevaluation of dropping PowerPoint for a large lecture classroom

Posted on January 29, 2017 by hageyt

This post is written by MSU faculty Chris Waters I am the course administrator and sole course instruction for the junior/senior “MMG 431:Microbial Genetics” course at MSU. This is a large lecture course consisting of ~150 students. My goal is for … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Providing computational methods for biological research

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Texas at Austin research scientist Dennis Wylie. I’ve always been intrigued by the combination of seemingly incongruous things. As a child I loved stories about strange chimerical creatures … Continue reading →

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Natural Rejection: Addressing Student Resistance to Evolution Education

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Danielle Whittaker

Reposted from the Teaching Evolution in Action blog By Ian Zaback It’s a moment that we’ve all dreaded in one way or another. A student approaches you at the end of class clutching a note, and as the paper changes … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Mock Interviews are Nothing to Mock

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Emily Weigel.  As a result of my work as a former Future Academic Scholars in Teaching (FAST) Fellow at Michigan State University, I was invited to participate … Continue reading →

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