Bringing balloons to today’s #BI111 class to illustrate phototrophism on plants (and some extras to make some animals for fun)
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On days like this (with freezing temperatures, heavy snowfall & lots of cases of flu locally) that I am happy I’ve kept delivering #BI111 in hybrid format, so classes are accessible to all!
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With population genetics on deck for #BI111 this week, preparations for HWE exercises for 1100+!students means lots of card-sorting!
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With ~24h until my first #BI111 lectures, time for a quick technical check!
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Demonstrating how phylogenetic trees can rotate around their nodes and still tell the same story! #BI111 #SciArt (ping @bbolker.bsky.social)
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Taylor Swift holding 2 of her cats Benjamin Buttons and Olivia Benson
One of the (many) reasons I use cat fur/trait genetics to illustrate those principles in my #BI111 class (with the bonus I get to talk about of the ear phenotypes of Benjamin Buttons (L) and Olivia Benson (R))!
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I like to think that live streaming @explore.org before my #BI111 classes makes the job of the campus tour ambassadors easier when they take prospective @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social students in between lectures. #CATS111 CV @louisedawe.bsky.social
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Today’s tech setup for hybrid #BI111 class on plant reproduction: document cam + webcam + usb microscope (plus teaching cart with separate laptop to monitor Zoom students)
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A group of students on stage in a line. Each wears a name tag indicating which type of plant cell they are portraying)
Other #BI111 section’s tree!
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Role-playing exogenous secondary growth in today’s #BI111 class!
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Photo of several dozen pins depicting different parts of a vascular plant (e.g. xylem cells, leaves, vascular cambium, bark etc…)
Annual biology-button-making marathon session to prepare for tomorrow’s #BI111 active learning exercise on secondary growth in plants! #SciArt
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Tutorial room containing a number of graduate and undergraduate students learning about the next tutorial protocols
Meeting with the awesome team of #LaurierBiology TAs, IAs and staff as we prepare for the next #BI111 tutorial!
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Phylogenetic tree made from pipes showing relationship between cats, lizards, crocodiles and birds (with critters decorated with the assistance of 9yo!)
Teaching about phylogenies and tree-reading in todays #BI111 class (with critters decorated with help from 9yo)!
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Picture taken from above of a table covered in piles of playing cards.
Sorting out ~2700 playing cards to prepare for next week’s Hardy-Weinberg activities in #BI111
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Reviewing the principles of genetic inheritance (using 🐈 🧬 examples) in today’s #BI111 lectures! #CATS111 #DressForTheJobYouWant
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Overall a pretty good set of back-to-back #BI111 intro lectures! This year enrolment has topped 900 students (combined) but it was an enthusiastic group (of course the microphone didn’t work)
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A photo showing a collection of pins with various biological themes, such as birds, fish, chromosomes etc…
With #BI111 lectures starting tomorrow, time for the traditional (last-minute) replenishment of my participation pin supply (made from pictures cut from a very old intro biology textbook)!
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I really enjoyed it (and tried to incorporate it into my #BI111 lectures in species concepts for what it’s worth)!
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