Table 1 Timeline of activities and assessments associated with implementation of Avida-ED in LB145 S14 and LB145 F14
From: An Avida-ED digital evolution curriculum for undergraduate biology
Spring 2014 | Fall 2014 | ||||
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Week | Activities/assessments | Location | Week | Activities/assessments | Location |
Week 1 | Â | Â | Week 1 | Â | Â |
Week 2 | Â | Â | Week 2 | Â | Â |
Week 3 | Â | Â | Week 3 | Lab book distributed; introduction to Avida-ED, including lecture/video/demo and tutorial; Abr question (pre-test) | Lab |
Week 4 | Â | Â | Week 4 | Introductory exercise quiz due; exercise 1 assigned | Lab |
Week 5 | Â | Â | Week 5 | Exercise 1 group data explored; exercise 2 assigned; exercise 2 data explored; Avida-ED/clam case tie-in | Lecture/lab |
Week 6 | Â | Â | Week 6 | Exercise 3 assigned; guidelines and expectations for proposal distributed | Lab |
Week 7 | Â | Â | Week 7 | Demonstration of the proposal presentation; rubric for proposal and presentation distributed | Lab |
Week 8 | Introduction to Avida-ED, including lecture/video/demo and tutorial | Lecture | Week 8 | Student proposal presentations | Lab |
Week 9 | Tutorial assignment | Lecture | Week 9 | Feedback on proposals; poster guidelines and expectations distributed, with the scoring rubric | Lab |
Week 10 | Mini-lecture | Lecture | Week 10 | Avida-ED research | Lab |
Week 11 | Â | Â | Week 11 | Avida-ED research | Lab |
Week 12 | Exam questions | Lecture | Week 12 | Avida-ED research; Abr question (post-test) | Lab |
Week 13 | In class activity | Lecture | Week 13 | Poster presentations in the BEACON center; peer evaluation of posters | N/A |
Week 14 | Activity debrief; Abr question | Lecture | Week 14 | Â | Â |
Week 15 | Avida-ED user’s survey | Lecture | Week 15 | Avida-ED user’s survey | Lecture |
Week 16 | Exam questions | Lecture | Week 16 | Â | Â |