This weekend I attended and presented at ASMCUE (American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Education) where we discussed how to integrate science communication into undergraduate STEM curriculum. At the end of this post is my presentation along with a few rubrics you can use in your own classroom Ask yourself this: How many of your STEM […]Read Post ›

These past 6 months have been NUTS hence the lack of action on my site but due to some major changes this site is about to get re-vamped Surprise twists and turns We are NOT moving….yep got bamboozled by Uncle Sam BIG TIME. I wrote earlier that I was resigning from my unicorn assistant professor […]Read Post ›

I love trying new ways to teach biology in my classroom. Sometimes my ideas and active learning techniques work and sometimes they completely tank. My students always know when I am trying something new and are usually open to my crazy ideas because it means they don’t have listen to “Hollander blah blah blah” at […]Read Post ›

*Disclaimer: This blog post should have been written two weeks ago* Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending “Creating Effective Active Learning Environment in Large (and Small) Lecture Classes presented by Dr. George Stanley of LSU. In his presentation he gave some excellent tips and techniques that anyone teaching a STEM and non-STEM […]Read Post ›

One of my favorite responsibilities while teaching at a predominantly undergraduate institution (PUI) was mentoring and advising students. I still do it. Just this past weekend I met with two former students this weekend to map out their degree programs and discuss how to request research experience from professors and prepare for the MCAT.   If […]Read Post ›