Here’s our preliminary schedule for BC Bio. We will update this post as additional information is released. Note that ALL talks and session will be held in the Library, room L305. This room cannot be accessed by the main Library entrance. You must enter either via the Commons entrance, or the side entrances, which is directly across from the Science building. Signs will be posted to help you find it. There are both elevators and stairs to get you to the third floor.
BC Bio 2023 Schedule
| 8:30 AM | Arrival & Registration |
| 8:50 AM | Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, Administrative notes |
| 9:00 AM | Talk 1: Pam Kalas & Team, UBCV. Title: Honoring the hidden sides of pedigree analysis and (maybe?) debunking the myth of genetic essentialism. |
| 9:30 AM | Talk 2: Aisling Brady, North Island University. Title: Ungrading a First-Year Biology Lab Course. |
| 10:00 AM | Talk 3: Richard Plunkett, UBCO. Title: Back to the Classroom: Pedagogical Methods and Student Social Interactions After COVID-19 Restrictions |
| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 11am -12pm |
Plenary Speaker: Sumer Seiki (See additional information below).
Talk Title: Making Positive Impacts: Connecting social justice and science instruction |
| 12-1pm | Lunch (provided for in-person registrants) |
| 1:00 PM | Talk 4: Miranda Meents & Erin Barley, SFU. Title: Curriculum Mapping of Technical Skills Coverage |
| 1:30 PM | Talk 5: Evelyn Sun. UBCV. Title: From in vitro to in silico: Re-envisioning a wet lab course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) into a data science experience |
| 2:00 PM | Talk 6: Andis Klegeris, UBCO. Developing and assessing problem-solving and critical-thinking skills of undergraduate students. |
| 2:30 PM | Break |
| 3:00 PM | Roundtable Discussions (see below) |
| 3:30 PM | End of BC Bio – Brief Wrap Up & Acknowledgements |
Afternoon Roundtable Discussions
We will have space for roughly 5 attendees per table. Please be advised that this portion of the day will not be accessible via Zoom. Live streaming will end after Talk 6.
- Anti-Racism & Indigenization of Science (Facilitator: Marina Tourlakis, Quest U)
- AI in Education & Pedagogy (Facilitator: Jason Toal, Educational Consultant for Technology Projects & Strategy, UBCO)
- Ungrading/ Alternative Grading (Facilitator: Aisling Brady, North Island University)
- Designing & Implementing Open Educational Resources for students (Facilitator: Mathew Vis-Dunbar, Data & Digital Scholarship Librarian)
- Labs & Experiential Learning (Facilitator: Ken Savage, UBC Okanagan)
- Student Engagement & Mentoring. (Facilitator: Zoe Soon, UBC Okanagan)