Anja Møgelvang successfully defended her doctoral dissertation “Cooperative Learning in Undergraduate STEM Education: Applications and Outcomes” at the University of Bergen on March 14th 2023. We warmly congratulate her for her achievement and new title. Anja becomes bioCEED’s third candidate to complete her degree after Torstein N. Hole and Lucas...
What connotations does Open Science have among scholars in the biological sciences, and how do they view its relevance in research, teaching, and supervision? These questions generated a research article in PLOS ONE that can inform educators with interest in Open Science and its relevance in teaching and learning. The...
It is the annual reporting time of the year! bioCEED is proud of all we have accomplished during 2022 and we would like to share it with our readers. For example, a peak into the annual report shows: We continue to support bioHIVE, a learning community involving our Students as...
There is a lot that bioCEED can offer students in terms of resources on our webpage, but that might also be the problem, it is too much. The solution was to build a filter-tab on our webpage that makes it easier to filter out the resources relevant for the students....
This year’s MNT-konferansen “Utdanning for fremtidens arbeidsliv” took place in Stavanger, Hotel Radisson Blu Atlantic on March 16th-17th. bioCEED contributed with posters, articles and corresponding presentations. The full list of bioCEED contributions and authors is found below. What challenges do students face in introductory STEM courses, and how can instructors help? S.S....
In January, bioCEED (via Sehoya Cotner) joined an international group of ocean-science educators in Cape Town, South Africa for “Teaching SDGs and ocean science in higher education.” This three-day workshop was sponsored by the IAU (Association Internationale des Universités) Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development (HESD) cluster, and the...
We are happy to share the latest published contribution to Bikuben student journal “Examining Microalgae as a Substitute to Soybean in the Production of Aquafeed“, a review by Hannah L.A. Gaustad, Oda Bellika Kjæmpenes, Paulina Pokusa. “Soybeans are a valuable resource for aquaculture because they can be used in aquafeed....
Are you looking for new ways to assess students’ practical skills and generic competencies from lab and field teaching? Then listen to an episode from ColdCast – the northernmost podcast in the world hosted by the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS). At UNIS, a project on how we prepare, assess...
This spring we are fortunate to have two new student representatives contributing to our various aspect of bioCEED activities at UNIS. Line Framnes Voldmo and Solvår Tørres Berntsen are both bachelor students from the University of Tromsø (UiT) and came to UNIS in January 2023 to be a part of...
Anja Møgelvang and Jorun Nyléhn have just published a new article on Cooperative Learning in undergraduate STEM education. Abstract The development of sense of belonging and generic skills may be considered important to succeed in higher education and in life and may be enhanced through student group work. For group...
Our study on the effect of digital cooperative learning compared to digital lectures on biology students’ sense of belonging, scientific confidence, generic skills, and loneliness is now published. Abstract Identifying evidence-based teaching and learning strategies that can ease teacher challenges and mitigate student concerns in digital settings becomes increasingly important....