Today was a quieter day for me at Plant Biology. I missed a lot of sessions and just was more internally focused today, though I did do a bit of networking, which was good, got my CV reviewed, gave my business card to a lot of people. As with many things, I do have a … Read more
I went for a run this morning at 6:15am. It is now 20 past midnight. In between was day one of Plant Biology. And yes, I was there the whole day, or interacting with people at the conference that whole time. I’ve been getting known more and more for being the “twitter person” at Plant BIology … Read more
Education Minisymposium (#27) Wednesday 3:45-5:10, Room 101 I-J Berkley Walker: The Sounds of Science collaboration between plant biologists and music composition students Sue Wick: Sharing the Wealth – Mentoring other colleagues and the next generation of undergraduate teachers in evidence-based (scientific) teaching. Marian Quain: Introducing basic biotechnology teaching techniques in high schools in Jessamina Blum: Introducing … Read more
The following was originally posted on the Quiet Branches Blog. Plant Biology is the name of the annual meeting organized by The American Society of Plant Biologists- ASPB (& sometimes co-organized with partner plant science societies from around the world). This is one gathering of the plant science community, one of the bigger ones that … Read more
The Plant Biology 2015 Education Workshop Wednesday 12-1:30, Room 205 A-D Lessons on How to Study: Evidence from Cognitive Psychology Guest moderator: Nate Kornell, Williams College Learn which study methods are effective, and which, despite what we might think, are not. In this workshop, we will discuss research from cognitive psychology that shows which study … Read more