Have you found that your students need more support to succeed in their college biology courses? Are you curious about ways to incorporate research-backed teaching and learning strategies in your course?

Join us as we dive into the research behind evidence-based teaching practices that improve learning outcomes and support student equity. You will collaborate with like-minded colleagues across institutions while building a course module in the Codon Learning platform.

Workshop goals:

• Identify ways that transparent and measurable learning objectives can be used effectively by your students.

• Connect different parts of the Codon Learning platform with the evidence-based practices they support, such as high-structure course design and metacognition.

• Design a high-structure module in Codon Learning that you can share with students and colleagues.

This event is free to attend. You’re welcome to join as an individual or as a team of instructors. To fully participate in the do-it-yourself (DIY) components of the workshop, please bring a computer. Register today to secure your spot:

FACILITATORS

Dr. Kelsey Metzger (University of Minnesota) is interested in learning about how students think about their learning and engage in self-assessment of knowledge, and the practices that instructors can implement in their courses to help students become more successful, self-regulated learners. She is currently the president of the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research.

Dr. Alexa Clemmons is Codon’s Director of Product. After earning her Ph.D. in genetics at the University of California San Diego, Alexa transitioned to discipline-based education research at the University of Washington. Her postdoctoral work unpacked the AAAS Vision and Change core competencies by first defining measurable learning outcomes and then developing curriculum mapping tools. During her PhD and postdoc, Alexa got to teach a variety of courses, trying her hand at the evidence-based teaching approaches that Codon promotes—and learning their joys and challenges. At Codon, Alexa directs the platform’s feature development, with the goal of making evidence-based teaching and learning practices more effective and easier to use.

Curious about Codon?

Check out two of our most popular courses:

Introducing the Life Sciences by Scott Freeman

Genetics by Jenny Knight and Christy Fillman

Have questions about the workshop?

We have answers! Get in touch with us at info@codonlearning.com.