Free Webinar Series for Biology Faculty
Teaching Students to Think Like Scientists using Integrating Concepts in Biology.

Summary
These are exciting times for biologists, with rapid changes occurring in all areas of the life sciences, yet undergraduate biology education is still largely geared towards vocabulary and memorization rather than big ideas and critical thinking. In these webinars, we will walk you through a modern approach to teaching the science of biology that incorporates student-centered learning, evidence based pedagogy, and core concepts and competencies. This approach has already significantly improved student learning and proficiency compared to more traditional textbooks. We will introduce you to Integrating Concepts in Biology (ICB), a transformative digital textbook that provides a turn-key solution for implementing this modern approach. ICB better prepares students for further study of biology, for standardized tests such as MCAT and GRE, and for life in an increasingly scientific and technological society.
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What you will learn:
Tuesday / Wednesday / Friday
Teaching Students to Think like Scientists with Malcolm Campbell

• How biology education has evolved to become more effective.
• How to adopt evidence-based pedagogy for construction of knowledge that maximizes student learning and retention.
• How Integrating Concepts in Biology is a turn-key solution to implement the core recommendations of Bio2010 and Vision & Change as well as the AP Biology redesign (Big Ideas and Scientific Practices)

​Monday / Thursday / Friday
A tour of Integrating Concepts in Biology with Chris Paradise

• How ICB content is different from more traditional textbooks.
• How to implement evidence-based pedagogy for construction of knowledge that maximizes student learning and retention.
• How to navigate the ICB textbook.
• How to customize ICB with your own activities and supplementary text.

 Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday 
Math Modeling in Integrating Concepts in Biology with Laurie Heyer

• How to use basic math to enhance students' understanding of biological concepts.
• How to explore bio-math connections using interactive Excel files developed for case studies in ICB.

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ICB is an introductory college textbook designed for life science majors, premed, and AP students (College Board Approved). ICB is delivered on Trubooks, a cloud-base platform that has free, built-in, easy-to-use learning management and authoring tools. Trubooks are available anywhere, anytime, on or offline. Learn more ->

​Free evaluation copy of ICB

Presenters:
​The authors of Integrating Concepts in Biology

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Malcolm Campbell                             
A. Malcolm Campbell is the Herman Brown Professor of Biology and the director of the James G. Martin Genomics Program at Davidson College. He is the founding director of the Genome Consortium for Active Teaching (GCAT), which connects undergraduates with research-quality genomic learning materials. He won the American Society for Cell Biology’s Bruce Alberts Excellence in Education Award, the Genetics Society of America’s Elizabeth Jones Excellence in Education Award, the Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching award from Davidson College, and he was elected as an AAAS Fellow in Education. He a founding co-Editor-in-Chief of CBE-Life Sciences Education and is a charter member of the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER). ​

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Christopher Paradise                           
Chris Paradise is Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies at Davidson College. In addition to introductory biology, Paradise teaches ecology, entomology, and several topical seminar courses such as ecotoxicology and renewable natural resources. He is interested in assessment of learning and incorporating evidence-based pedagogy into his courses.

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Laurie Heyer                                           
​Laurie Heyer is John T. Kimbrough Professor and Chair of Mathematics and Computer Science. She teaches a course in bioinformatics and a year-long sequence in Calculus and Modeling, with applications in life sciences. She attended the first meeting that produced the Vision and Change report, and has done pioneering work to integrate mathematical modeling in biology teaching and research.

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