Dr. Rose Amrhein

Bio:
Rose Amrhein is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She received her bachelor’s degree in Zoology from Juniata College. She then went on to complete a master’s degree in Primate Behavior and Ecology at Central Washington University. During this time, she conducted field research on the social behaviors of Tibetan macaques in China. She recently completed her PhD in Biology at the University of Louisville where her work focused on variation in monkey social behaviors in the Caribbean. She has been a teach assistant for numerous biology classes and labs throughout her time in graduate school and has instructed environmental science courses at the University of Louisville and Spalding University. While at the University of Louisville she also assisted in the lesson design and implementation of an Anatomy and Physiology lesson using virtual reality.

Abstract:
A dynamic and engaging learning environment is vital to student learning. When designing courses, it is also imperative to make content accessible for all students. In this seminar, I will discuss some of the ways I incorporate active learning and Universal Design strategies to meet these goals. To further engagement I also make a directed effort to connect course material to real world scenarios that students can relate to. These strategies can be adapted to a variety of formats including online courses or large lectures where some strategies may be otherwise difficult to implement.