Using Digital Learning to Flip a Non-majors Biology Course and Create a Student-centered Environment
Join Stacy Ochoa from University of California, San Diego and Morgan Mouchka from University of California, San Diego as they share their experience of redesigning and implementing a large-lecture course, General Biology.
Professor Stacy Ochoa, University of California, San Diego
Professor Morgan Mouchka, University of California, San Diego
In this session, we share our experience of redesigning and implementing a large-lecture course, General Biology, using a student-centered approach to make biology more relevant, accessible, and applicable to non-science majors. We discuss how we took advantage of Pearson’s digital learning platforms (Mastering Biology and Learning Catalytics) to “flip the classroom."
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Professor Stacy Ochoa, University of California, San Diego
Stacy Ochoa is the educational and program coordinator for the IRACDA postdoctoral fellowship at UC San Diego and a biology lecturer at San Diego State University (SDSU). She completed her postdoctoral research in Dr. Oegema’s lab at UC San Diego where she worked on a project that aimed to generate a systems-level view of embryogenesis in C. elegans. At SDSU, she works on several biology curricular re-design projects including non-majors General Biology course and a course based undergraduate research experience (CURE) lab using planarians to study stem cell regeneration. With these courses, she conducts science education research to better understand the effectiveness of the re-designs and how students’ attitudes and interests affect learning. She hopes to become a professor at a primarily undergraduate institution where she can continue to incorporate effective teaching strategies and expose and foster students towards careers in science.
Professor Morgan Mouchka, University of California, San Diego
Morgan Mouchka is currently an IRACDA postdoctoral fellow at University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Working in the Meyer laboratory in the Department of Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution, she investigates how viruses evolve to shift hosts. She also conducts science education research to better understand how student attitudes and interests affect learning. As an instructor at San Diego State University, she redesigned General Biology to be more relevant and applicable to non-science majors. Morgan earned her BS in Biology from Oregon State University and her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Cornell University. As a graduate student, she was recognized with two awards: the Outstanding Teaching Assistant for Undergraduate Biology and the Dean’s Prize for Distinguished Teaching. She hopes to become a professor at a primarily undergraduate institution where she can continue to develop and employ innovative teaching strategies that accommodate diverse learners.