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April 12, 2023 - 12:00 PM CST
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Dr. Diann Jordan and Dr. Claudia Ihl will lead the discussion on:

My ROSE Fellowship Journey
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Teaching Climate Change

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Dr. Diann Jordan:
Dr. Jordan’s discussion will highlight her experiences as a ROSE Fellow, how she changed her general biology course for nonscience majors to a more engaging course, what worked and what didn’t work and how those changes improved student outcomes and learning experiences. I became a fellow during the COVID Pandemic in 2020 and implemented the course trials during Fall 2021. Although I have always incorporated new teaching methods in the classroom, the ROSE Fellowship offered me a network of scientists and educators to share ideas and resources and made my transition process easier. My goal was to lecture less and use writing as a way of engaging students with learning biology concepts. I achieved this goal for my selected class. I will discuss what new strategies I learned, what were some of the challenges I faced trying to teach themes and writing during and “after” COVID-19 and how I improved student outcomes.
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Dr. Claudia Ihl: 
Climate change is of great concern in western Alaska, because it clearly affects everybody's lives through changes in sea ice patterns, more frequent storms, and shifts in the distributions of marine and terrestrial animals that are vital for Alaska Native people's subsistence lifestyles. But students also must understand the wider and global consequences of climate change and how these may affect life on the planet in the future. I created a class to teach the basics of climate change to rural Alaska students who have little or no previous exposure to science. I will present some techniques I used in the class to help students understand our planet's climate history in deep time, the mechanisms behind past and currents climate change, how scientists gather climate change evidence, and what we can do to mitigate our impact on the climate. I will discuss challenges, successes and frustrations I have encountered along the way.
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As always ROSE seminars use the ZOOM platform. Anyone interested in participating remotely in the meeting can access it by going to zoom.us, clicking "Join a Meeting", and entering the meeting code: 924 5637 3078.  You can also join the meeting via smartphone using the free ZOOM app.
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* If you would like to test-drive ZOOM or need the password, please contact:
​ Jeff at evolve@uab.edu.

The ROSE network is funded by the following sponsors:

UAB STEM Initiative

The materials on this website are based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. RCN-UBE-1826988.