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American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS)
American Fern Society (AFS)
American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT)
Botanical Society of America (BSA)
Botanical Society of France
Canadian Botanical Society (CBA)
Canadian Phytopathological Society (CPS)
Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA)
Canadian Society of Horticultural Science (CSHS)
Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (CSPB)
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International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT)
Plant Canada (PC)
Mycological Society of America/Mycological Section (MSA)

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Monday, July 27th

Monday, July 27th, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Hall D/The Shaw Conference Centre
Session P: Contributed Posters: Teaching Section Poster Session
Presiding: Madhav P. Nepal, South Dakota State University
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PTE001July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreA call to train: Graduate teaching assistants, writing, and the STEM curriculum
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Poster: Teaching SectionGostel, Morgan; Verhoeven, Anne; Edwards, Cody W.; Schwebach, J. Reid.Writing instruction
graduate students
undergraduate education
preparing future faculty
PTE002July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreExperimentation with Invasive Honeysuckle Biomass to Develop Art Medium
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Poster: Teaching SectionKhezri, Mariya; Krakos, Kyra Neipp.teaching
art medium
invasive species
PTE003July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreAn active learning demonstration of artificial selection: Showing the effects of domestication and drought stress on carrots and lettuce
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Poster: Teaching SectionMcAssey, Edward; Heyduk, Karolina; Leebens-Mack, James H.; Burke, John.Domestication
Active learning
Carrot
Lettuce
climate change
PTE004July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentrePlant hormones in Relation to Vegetative Growth and Seed and Pod Development in Green Beans
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Poster: Teaching SectionSingh, Surat; Moses, Elgan; Mehroke, Jarnail; Singh, Santokh.plant growth
phytohormones
Seed Development
starch
PTE005July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreEnriched Educational Experience for the Undergraduate Plant Physiology Students
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Poster: Teaching SectionSingh, Santokh.undergraduate research
experiential learning
inquiry-driven
assessment for learning
PTE006July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreIntroducing the primary research literature via trade books in an introductory botany class
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Poster: Teaching SectionHarley, Sue.general education
concept maps
PTE007July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreMaking the transition from traditional to online and hybrid plant biology courses in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University (ASU)
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Poster: Teaching SectionScott, Brenton; Pate, Amy; Mullins, Guy; Pigg, Kathleen B..teaching
online learning
icourse
best practices
plant biology course
hybrid classes
PTE008July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreDevelopment of a New Undergraduate Plant Physiology Lab Project on Plant Hormones and Nitrate Reductase Activity and Levels in Barley Leaves
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Poster: Teaching SectionMoses, Elgan; Mehroke, Jarnail; Singh, Santokh.nitrate
nitrate reductase
cytokinin
undergraduate research
Nitrogen Assimilation

Tuesday, July 28th

Tuesday, July 28th, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm · Salon 9/The Shaw Conference Centre
Session 34: Contributed Papers: Teaching Section I
Presiding: Madhav P. Nepal, South Dakota State University; Carina Anttila-Suarez, Skyline College
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34001July 28th 8:00 amSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreFrom Plant Press to Bioinformatics: Professional Development Workshops for Science Teachers in a Rural Setting
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Oral PaperNepal, Madhav P.; Browning, Larry M.; Miller, Matthew L..Botanical Activities Aligned to NGSS
Next Generation Science Standards
K-12 Science Framework
SETI^2: STEM Enhancement Teacher Institute: Sustained, Effective Teacher Interaction
Rural Enhancement of Science Instruction
Bioinformatics in School Classrooms
Teachers Training in Tribal School
NCLB-Title II Projects
34002July 28th 8:15 amSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreHelping Transfer Students: Drafting Passport Learning Outcomes and Proficiency Criteria for Natural Science General Education Courses
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Oral PaperNepal, Madhav P.; Turner, Robert; Shea, Patricia A..Interstate Passport Initiative
Interstate Student Transfer Pathways
Passport Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Proficiency Criteria (PC)
Natural Science General Education Courses
34003July 28th 8:30 amSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreConnecting Students with Collections
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Oral PaperRobson, Diana Bizecki.Collections
Museums
virtual exhibit
blogs
Prairie
34004July 28th 8:45 amSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreInquiry-Based Research in the Undergraduate Genetics Lab: Lessons Learned
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Oral PaperTuominen, L.K..inquiry
authentic research
genetics
undergraduate education
progressive guided inquiry
Phylogenetics
gene expression
phytoene desaturase
34005July 28th 9:00 amSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentrePlant-based Secondary Lesson Plans Developed as Broader Impact Materials for Grassland Research
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Oral PaperGerber, Daniel Timothy.broader impacts
secondary education
34006July 28th 9:15 amSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreTaken for Granite? A Case Study Analysis of Rock and Substrate Interpretation in Botanical Gardens
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Oral PaperClary, Renee.botanical gardens
rock gardens
geoliteracy
plant blindness
34007July 28th 9:30 amSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreBringing flat plants to life: An education-science collaboration in hands-on botany at the National Herbarium of Canada
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Oral PaperDoubt, Jennifer; Kilian, Maggie.herbarium
authentic research
outreach
public engagement
museum
July 28th 9:45 amSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreBreak
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34009July 28th 10:15 amSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentrePopular Botany and the Baby Boomers
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Oral PaperKeeler, Kathleen.science outreach
botany blogs
communicating science
popular botany
34010July 28th 10:30 amSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreSpecimens and Inmates: A synergy that benefits many
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Oral PaperWilkinson-Lamb, Sara; Barkworth, Mary E.; Gayou, Sean Anthony.Inmates 
Collections
donations 
new taxa
34011July 28th 10:45 amSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentrePersonal BioBlitzing increases biodiversity awareness, excitement of science, and engages people at all educational and age levels
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Oral PaperStruwe, Lena; Howe, Natalie; Irizarry, Ivelisse; Lorusso, Nicholas; Kruger, Ariel; Pollock, Nicholas; Loarie, Scott R..science outreach
citizen science
biodiversity
education
digital tools
biodocumentation
app
observation data
taxonomy
species
life on Earth
34012July 28th 11:00 amSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreCataloging local flora as a resource for undergraduate field labs and the local community
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Oral PaperButko, Alicia F.; Goodrich, Katherine R..plant blindness
science outreach
undergraduate education
34013July 28th 11:15 amSalon 9/The Shaw Conference Centre#notthatkindofweed: Using spontaneous weedy plants in elementary to college level education
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Oral PaperBlake, Jennifer; Struwe, Lena.secondary education
undergraduate education
K-12 science education
informal education
weeds
34014July 28th 11:30 amSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreTeaching botany skills to a new student generation formed by our digital and instant world - learning how, when, and what?
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Oral PaperStruwe, Lena.education
botany blogs
internet
digital tools
plant blindness
information
teaching
knowledge
Tuesday, July 28th, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm · Salon 9/The Shaw Conference Centre
Session M26: Meeting: BSA Teaching Section Meeting
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July 28th 12:00 pmSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreTeaching Section Meeting
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Tuesday, July 28th, 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm · Salon 9/The Shaw Conference Centre
Session 44: Contributed Papers: Teaching Section II
Presiding: Madhav P. Nepal, South Dakota State University; Carina Anttila-Suarez, Skyline College
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44001July 28th 1:30 pmSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreBauhaus Botany: Invasive honeysuckle as an integrative teaching tool
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Oral PaperKrakos, Kyra Neipp.invasive species
honeysuckle
integrative learning
cross-discipline teaching
44002July 28th 1:45 pmSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreThe F- word: What should botany and other biology students learn about Fungi?
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Oral PaperVolk, Thomas.mycology
Fungi
#GeeWhiz
integrative learning
#BotanyIsCoolToo
education
44003July 28th 2:00 pmSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreDeveloping dichotomous keys based on local flora: Improving student learning and increasing engagement in an introductory botany course
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Oral PaperGarrett, Patrick Charles; Hoven, Brian M.; Peebles-Spencer, Jessica; Bowen, Anna.dichotomous keys
field botany
undergraduate education
44004July 28th 2:15 pmSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreThe Role of Herbaria in Developing Species Identification and Awareness Products
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Oral PaperMetsger, Deborah.Herbaria
biodiversity
fieldguide
Plant identification
herbarium specimen
Nomenclature
standardization
quality control
44005July 28th 2:30 pmSalon 9/The Shaw Conference CentreConnecting Students to Citizen Science and Curated Collections
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Oral PaperKrimmel, Erica R.; Linton, Debra L.; Marsico, Travis D.; Monfils, Anna; Morris, Ashley; Ruhfel, Brad.herbarium
Collections
iNaturalist
Digitization
students
curriculum
Symbiota

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