ACUBE 50^TH Annual Meeting

October 26-28, 2006

Millikin University

Decatur, IL

The Revolution and Evolution of Biology Education:
Where 50 Years Can Take Us

FINAL Program

Thursday, October 26th

12:30-2:30 PM

Pre-Conference Field Trip: Mari-Mann Herb Farm

Led by Maribeth King, Mari-Mann founder

Meet at Registration Area

1^st Floor Leighty-Tabor Science Building (LTSC) for van. Those w

3:00-5:00 PM

Pre-Conference Field Trip: Rock Springs Conservation Area

Led by Judy Parrish, Millikin University

drive on theirr own to the herb farm may continue to Rock springs

3:00 - 5:00 PM

Steering Committee Meeting

LTSC 301

6:00 - 8:00 PM

Registration and Reception

H'ors d'oerves

Registration: 1^st floor LTSC

Reception: LTSC 115

8:00 - 9:00 PM

Opening Session

Welcome to ACUBE:

ACUBE President: Ethel Stanley,
Beloit College

Welcome to Millikin University

Jamie Comstock, VP of Academic Affairs,

Millikin University

Greetings from the Conference Chairpersons

Program Chair: Conrad Toepfer,
Brescia University
Local Arrangements Chairs: Harold Wilkinson,
Neil Baird, Millikin University

OPENING PRESENTATION (Public Welcome to Attend)

Marc Abrahams, Editor

Annals of Improbable Research

"Improbable Research and the Ig Nobel Awards"

LTSC 001

9:15 - 10:15 PM

Steering Committee Meeting

LTSC 301

Friday, October 27th

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration table

(Register, pay dues, buy T shirts, etc.)

1^st Floor LTSC

7:15 - 8:20 AM

Hot Breakfast

(Mentors and Mentees meeting or sit by Interest Group)

Richards Treat University Center (RTUC): Fireplace and Parquet Rooms

7:30 - 10:30 AM

Field Trip: Birding, Macon County Conservation District

Led by David Horn, Millikin University

Meet at Registration Area

1^st Floor LTSC

9:00 AM - Noon and 2:00 - 5:00 PM

SUSTAINING MEMBER EXHIBITS

LTSC 224

8:30- 10:00 AM

CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSION I

The Bioscene of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow; Stephen Daggett, Avila University

Video and Digital Cameras in the Modern Biology Classroom, Or How I Got Rid of My Stereoscope and Enabled My Students to Document Everything!; Dick Wilson, Rockhurst University (emeritus)

A Martian Invasion of Teachable Moments for Environmental Science; Abour H. Cherif¹, David Morabito¹, Robert Aron¹, Jerry Adams², and Jeremy Dunning³, ¹DeVry University, ²Columbia College, ³Indiana University

Teaching the Process of Scientific Inquiry; Teresa Gonya¹, Paul Whitaker², and Richard Hein³, ¹University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, ²University of Wisconsin-Marathon County, ³University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc

LTSC 208

LTSC 115

ADM 006

LTSC 209

10:00 - 10:30 AM

POSTER SESSION I

Refreshments provided

A Semester-Long Learning Experience with Aquatic Ecosytems in General Biology; Chad Scholes, Rockhurst University**

Developing a Genetic Interaction Map of Cytoplasmic Dynein in Neurospora crassa; Laura Salem¹, Sarah Lamb¹, Robert Schnittker², and Mike Plamann², ¹Rockhurst University, ²University of Missouri-Kansas City

Biosafety Education: Drawing Language and Speeches; Marco Antonio Ferreira da Costa, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

1 Librarian + Teaching Faculty = Successful Collaborations!; Andrea Dinkelman, Iowa State University

Snake Oil or Cure: An Investigation of How & Why It Works; Melanie Anastasio and Christine Bezotte, Elmira College

Teaching Without a Net: A Student-Driven Environmental Biology Course; Conrad Toepfer, Brescia University

Histodetective: Using Forensic Pathology to Teach Histology; Lynn Gillie and Mary Anne Perks, Elmira College

The Development and Use of Two-week Long Learning Cycle Blocks (LCBs) in a Freshman General Biology Course for Non-majors; John Rushkin, Dick Boutwell, Cary Chevalier, Melissa Daggett, Todd Eckdahl, and Sandie Seeger, Missouri Western University

Zebrafish Gene Expression Research in a Molecular Biology Course; Lisa Felzein, Rockhurst University

Using Case Studies Online and Face-to-Face to Facilitate Information Transfer in Human Biology for Social Work Majors; Lucinda Swatzell, Southeast Missouri State University

"From Cob to Corporation:" A Seemingly Simple Genetics Laboratory that Requires Complex Problem Solving; Cynthia Horst, Carroll College

Enhancing Student Learning by Creating a Monitored Core Curriculum Coupled to Faculty Development; Cynthia Horst and Susan Lewis, Carroll College

New Approaches to First-Year Biology Labs: Moban Landings; Eric Thobaben, Carroll College

Virtual Poster Presentations; Eric Thobaben, Carroll College

Posters: LTSC 221

Refreshments: Located between LTSC 224 and 221

10:30 - 11:15 AM

CONCURRENT PAPER SESSION I

From Tourist to Ecotourist to Conservation Biologist: Planning Travel Courses to Teach Biology and Responsible Global Citizenship; Judy Damery Parrish, Millikin University

The Essential Physics of the Human Body: An Interactive Learning Module for Nursing and Health Science Students; Mahmoud Khalili¹, Jeremy Dunning², Dianne M. Jedlicka³, Abour H. Cherif³, Robert Aron³, Frank Burrows⁴, ¹Northeastern Illinois University, ²Indiana University, ³DeVry University, ⁴Pearson Custom Publishing

Random Design: A New Paradigm for Creation; Richard Colling, Olivet Nazarene University

Toward a Culturally Inclusive Science Curriculum; Angela Bauer-Dantoin and Donna Ritch, University of Wisconsin Green Bay

LTSC 208

ADM 006

LTSC 115

LTSC 209

11:30 - 12:30 PM

Luncheon and First Business Meeting

First and Final Call for Nominations!!
Out of this World Teaching Idea contributions

RTUC Fireplace and Parquet Rooms

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Luncheon Program

Celeste Carter, Foothills Community College

"Building a Biotechnology Program at Foothill
Community College: Lessons Learned and Future

Trends"

RTUC Fireplace and Parquet Rooms

1:45 - 2:30 PM

CONCURRENT PAPER SESSION II

The Dover Decision; Neil Baird, Millikin University

Report from the International Problem Based Learning Conference Lima, Peru; Margaret Waterman, Southeast Missouri State University

The First-Year Seminar�Setting Students Up for Success;

Katherine O. Clair and Robert E. Page, Arizona State University

LTSC 209

LTSC 115

LTSC 208

2:45 - 3:15 PM

POSTER SESSION II

Refreshments provided

Posters from morning available for review:

Posters: LTSC 221

Refreshments: Between LTSC 224 and 221

3:00 - 5:00 PM

Field Trip 1: Wabash Railroad Depot Antique Mall and Merchant Street shops

Led by Karen Baird, Richland Community College

Field Trip 2: Behind the scenes tour of Scovill Zoo

Led by David Webster, Assistant Director Scovill Zoo

Meet at Registration Area

3:30 - 4:15 PM

CONCURRENT PAPER SESSION III

The History of NSF-funded Teacher Education; Mary Czech, Lourdes College

Skill-Specific Assessments in Introductory Cell Biology and Biochemistry Courses.

Melissa A. F. Daggett and Benjamin D. Caldwell, Missouri Western State University

Easy to Use Physiology Lab Kits from iWorx/CB Sciences; Steve Andre, iWorx/CB Sciences

Note: This presentation will extend until 4:45

LTSC 115

LTSC 208

LTSC 209

5:00 PM

ACUBE Committee Meetings

Web Committee Meeting

LTSC 202

6:00 - 7:00 PM

Social Hour

Cash bar

RTUC Fireplace and Parquet Rooms

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Dinner and Second Business Meeting

(two-minute speeches prior to dinner; balloting after dinner, new officers announced at end of presentation)

The 2006 Out of this World Teaching Idea Award

RTUC Fireplace and Parquet Rooms

8:00 - 9:00 PM

Dinner Program

Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College

Director, Genome Consortium for Active Teaching

" Biology Education 2056: Balancing Innovation

with Improvement."

RTUC Fireplace and Parquet Rooms

Saturday, October 28th

7:30 - 8:45 AM

Continental Breakfast (by Interest Group)

RTUC Fireplace and Parquet Rooms

7:45 - 8:45 AM

Bioscene Editorial Board Meeting

RTUC Fireplace and Parquet Rooms

9:00 AM - 11:15 AM and
12:15 - 1:30 PM

SUSTAINING MEMBER EXHIBITS

LTSC 224

8:45 - 9:30 AM

CONCURRENT PAPER SESSION IV

Engaging Non-Science Undergraduate Students in a Practical Human Biology Course; Christine Bezotte, Elmira College

Integrating the Scholarship of Teaching and Research: A Study of Window-Bird Collisions at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois; David J. Horn, Millikin University

A Scientific "Holistic" Approach to Nutrition and Health; Dianne M. Jedlicka¹, Abour H. Cherif¹, Sujata Verma², Robert Aron¹, and Frank Burrows³, ¹DeVry University, ²Ivy Tech State College, ³Pearson Custom Publishing

LTSC 115

LTSC 208

ADM 006

9:45 - 11:15 AM

CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSION II

Collaborative Case-Based Study of Genetic and Infectious Disease Via Free Molecular Biology Computer Simulations and Internet Conferencing; Mark Bergland and Karen Klyczek, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Wouldn't Less Be Better? A Round-table Discussion of Content in Secondary and Undergraduate General Biology Texts; Marya Czech, Lourdes College

Investigation Spaces: An Emerging Model for Online Research and Collaboration; Ethel Stanley¹, Margaret Waterman², and Stephen J. Everse³, ¹BioQUEST, Beloit College, ²Southeast Missouri State University, ³University of Vermont

Art as Experience: Arts Integration into the Science Classroom; JoElla Eaglin Siuda, Illinois Institute of Art @ Chicago

ADM 006

LTSC 208

ADM 005

LTSC 115

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Luncheon and Third Business Meeting

Resolutions:

Brenda Moore, Truman State University

Executive Secretary Report:

Tom Davis, Loras College

Bioscene: