Dr. Barbara Ehlting

Dr. Barbara Ehlting
Position
Associate Teaching Professor
Biology
Contact
Office: PCH 005
  • Current Courses:
    • Section Plant Physiology in Cell biology and physiology Biol186
    • Cell Biology Biol360
    • Applied Molecular Biology Biol 388
    • Directed Studies in Communication in Biological Sciences Biol 490K
  • Past Courses Taught:
    • Modern Biology Biol150A
    • Genetics Biol230
    • Biotechnology Biol401A
    • Plant Physiology Biol366
    • Higher plants Biol324

Scholarly Activities: 

Projects:

  • Helping students to destress before exams: Therapy dogs and other strategies
  • Active learning in times of AI: cases studies instead of midterm examinations in Biol388
  • Participating in compiling first year Biology textbook with open resource access for BC
  • Co-Hosting Pro D days for Highschool science teachers
  • Developing digital escape rooms for formative course summary assignments
  • Organizing committee for the ‘March for Science’ in April 2017.

Outreach: 

  • Explore UVic
  • Science rendezvous: Biology room open house for grade K-12
  • Judge at Vancouver Island Science Fair

Presentations: 

  • ‘Let’s talk about teaching’ conference August 2017 at UVic with the topic ‘Why attending lectures if you can read the textbook?’