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Perceptions Of Sport Science Students On The Potential Applications And Limitations Of Blended Learning In Their Education: A Qualitative Study, Justin Keogh, Lisa Gowthorp, Michelle Mclean May 2017

Perceptions Of Sport Science Students On The Potential Applications And Limitations Of Blended Learning In Their Education: A Qualitative Study, Justin Keogh, Lisa Gowthorp, Michelle Mclean

Justin Keogh

This study sought to gain insight into blended learning-naive sports science students' understanding and perceptions of the potential benefits and limitations of blended (hybrid) learning, which has been defined as the thoughtful integration of face-to-face and online instructional approaches. Five focus groups, each comprising 3-4 students from either the undergraduate or postgraduate sports science programmes were conducted. The focus groups were facilitated by a researcher who was not involved in sports science. Audio recordings of the focus groups were transcribed verbatim. NVivo software was used to code the transcripts to identify the themes and subthemes. Students generally had little initial …

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Perceptions Of Sport Science Students On The Potential Applications And Limitations Of Blended Learning In Their Education: A Qualitative Study, Justin Keogh, Lisa Gowthorp, Michelle Mclean May 2017

Perceptions Of Sport Science Students On The Potential Applications And Limitations Of Blended Learning In Their Education: A Qualitative Study, Justin Keogh, Lisa Gowthorp, Michelle Mclean

Lisa Gowthorp

This study sought to gain insight into blended learning-naive sports science students' understanding and perceptions of the potential benefits and limitations of blended (hybrid) learning, which has been defined as the thoughtful integration of face-to-face and online instructional approaches. Five focus groups, each comprising 3-4 students from either the undergraduate or postgraduate sports science programmes were conducted. The focus groups were facilitated by a researcher who was not involved in sports science. Audio recordings of the focus groups were transcribed verbatim. NVivo software was used to code the transcripts to identify the themes and subthemes. Students generally had little initial …

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Perceptions Of Sport Science Students On The Potential Applications And Limitations Of Blended Learning In Their Education: A Qualitative Study, Justin Keogh, Lisa Gowthorp, Michelle Mclean May 2017

Perceptions Of Sport Science Students On The Potential Applications And Limitations Of Blended Learning In Their Education: A Qualitative Study, Justin Keogh, Lisa Gowthorp, Michelle Mclean

Michelle McLean

This study sought to gain insight into blended learning-naive sports science students' understanding and perceptions of the potential benefits and limitations of blended (hybrid) learning, which has been defined as the thoughtful integration of face-to-face and online instructional approaches. Five focus groups, each comprising 3-4 students from either the undergraduate or postgraduate sports science programmes were conducted. The focus groups were facilitated by a researcher who was not involved in sports science. Audio recordings of the focus groups were transcribed verbatim. NVivo software was used to code the transcripts to identify the themes and subthemes. Students generally had little initial …

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Sequence Annotation & Designing Gene-Specific Qpcr Primers (Computational), Ray A. Enke Oct 2016

Sequence Annotation & Designing Gene-Specific Qpcr Primers (Computational), Ray A. Enke

Ray Enke Ph.D.

This class tested protocol will guide students through the steps for the following activities:
  • Obtaining and annotating genomic DNA and mRNA sequence information
  • Designing primers for quantitative PCR (qPCR) analysis of a cDNA library

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Qpcr Primer Standard Curve Assay (Wet Lab) + Kegg Pathway Analysis (Computational), Ray A. Enke Oct 2016

Qpcr Primer Standard Curve Assay (Wet Lab) + Kegg Pathway Analysis (Computational), Ray A. Enke

Ray Enke Ph.D.

This class tested protocol will guide students through the steps for the following activities:
  • analyzing qPCR standard curve data to determine primer efficiency
  • analyzing differential gene expression experimental qPCR data
  • applying KEGG pathway analysis of selected candidates genes

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Qpcr Analysis Of Differential Gene Expression (Wet Lab), Raymond A. Enke May 2016

Qpcr Analysis Of Differential Gene Expression (Wet Lab), Raymond A. Enke

Ray Enke Ph.D.

This class tested protocol will guide students through the steps for the following activities:
  • Analyze qPCR data to determine normalized gene expression for candidate genes identified from an RNA-Seq data set
  • Set up additional or repeat experimental qPCR reactions
  • Create a draft poster outlining the methods & data collected during the 6-week RNA-Seq analysis lab module

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1st Strand Cdna Synthesis From Total Rna (Wet Lab), Raymond A. Enke May 2016

1st Strand Cdna Synthesis From Total Rna (Wet Lab), Raymond A. Enke

Ray Enke Ph.D.

This class tested protocol will guide students through the steps for the following activities:
• Construct a cDNA library representative of total cellular messenger RNAs

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Pathway Analysis Of Differentially Expressed Genes (Computational), Raymond A. Enke May 2016

Pathway Analysis Of Differentially Expressed Genes (Computational), Raymond A. Enke

Ray Enke Ph.D.

This class tested protocol will guide students through the steps for the following activities:
  • Conduct gene ontology (GO) pathway analysis of statistically and biologically significant differentially expressed genes (DEGs)
  • Sort and organize lists of DEGs in MS Excel spreadsheets based on biological function

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Dissection & Rna Isolation From Embryonic Chicken Retina (Wet Lab), Raymond A. Enke May 2016

Dissection & Rna Isolation From Embryonic Chicken Retina (Wet Lab), Raymond A. Enke

Ray Enke Ph.D.

This class tested protocol will guide students through the steps for the following activities:
  • Dissect retina & cornea from developing chicken embryos
  • Extract total cellular RNA from tissues for downstream gene expression analysis

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Rna Gel & Spectrophotometer Analysis (Wet Lab), Raymond A. Enke May 2016

Rna Gel & Spectrophotometer Analysis (Wet Lab), Raymond A. Enke

Ray Enke Ph.D.

This class tested protocol will guide students through the steps for the following activities:
  • Determine quantity & purity of total RNA using a spectrophotometer
  • Determine the quality of total RNA using native agarose gel electrophoresis (no formaldehyde required)

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Analysis Of Rna-Seq Alignments Using Dna Subway Green Line (Computational), Raymond A. Enke May 2016

Analysis Of Rna-Seq Alignments Using Dna Subway Green Line (Computational), Raymond A. Enke

Ray Enke Ph.D.

This class tested protocol will guide students through the steps for the following activities:
  • Review basic steps of RNA-Seq bioinformatics analysis in DNA Subway Green Line
  • View and run basic analytics of RNA-Seq data set in DNA Subway Green Line

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Creating Custom Rna-Seq Data Tracks In The Ucsc Genome Browser (Computational), Raymond A. Enke May 2016

Creating Custom Rna-Seq Data Tracks In The Ucsc Genome Browser (Computational), Raymond A. Enke

Ray Enke Ph.D.

This class tested protocol will guide students through the steps for the following activities:
  • Create your own custom data tracks in the UCSC Genome Browser
  • Visualize RNA-Seq TopHat alignment data as custom tracks in the UCSC Genome Browser
  • Integrate RNA-Seq alignment data with other genome-wide data sets

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Undergraduate Research Communities: A Powerful Approach To Research Training, Scott Kight Jun 2006

Undergraduate Research Communities: A Powerful Approach To Research Training, Scott Kight

Scott Kight

We applied the concept of learning communities, whereby students develop their own ideas in cohort-based settings, to undergraduate research training. This creates powerful research communities where students practice science from observation to experimental design to interpretation of data. We describe a biology program, but the approach suits many discovery-based disciplines.

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