You're part of the Bio 121 CSLO 3 Run 3 pilot this fall. Here's what that means and what it asks of you, in the order you'll do it. The whole ask is about ten minutes of Hub work, plus one class period where you proctor.
| Instrument | Same 8-item scientific-method quiz as Runs 1 & 2 · ~15 min · ungraded, no new content |
| When | The class period right after Lab 6 ("How Enzymes Function") |
| Passcode | CATALASE — same for every section, every run; you give it in class |
| Your time | ~10 min on the Hub + one proctored period |
Enter your CCC email, select the section(s) you're teaching, set your own access code. You'll also confirm your enrollment and when you plan to run Lab 6 for each section — an estimate is fine, and you can update it anytime from your dashboard. Locked out later? There's a "Forgot code" link on the sign-in screen that emails you a reset.
From your dashboard you can open the student view — the study guide (8 concepts, tied to the catalase/H₂O₂ lab) and the quiz itself. Take the quiz once as a test student (first name "test", any last initial) so it's familiar before you're in front of your class. You'll enter the passcode just as a student will — the walkthrough is the full student experience. Discard the test record when you're done.
A 2-minute pre-flight check — tick all five and you're proctor-ready:
Students take it on their phone or a classroom PC — the Hub works on either — and it runs about 15 minutes. Same instrument as Runs 1 and 2; no new content, and you don't grade anything. Give the CATALASE passcode when you're ready for everyone to begin.
These are the two sub-skills item analysis flagged as this cycle's remaining floor — you'll see them called out in the Hub, along with a short pedagogical-strategies guide for teaching them.
Seven brief questions that populate from your section's own results — no separate survey, no separate paperwork. This is Run 3's closing-the-loop report.
| Weeks 1–5 | Register on the Hub, take the test-student walkthrough, and post the student study-guide announcement (below) in your D2L shell. |
| Your Lab 6 week | Section-dependent. Proctor the quiz in the class period right after Lab 6, and give students the CATALASE passcode then. |
| Within a week | Answer the reflection questions on the Hub. |
| April 2027 | First Friday: cycle closes with Form 3B. Nothing you need to do then — I compile from your reflection responses. |
| Study guide | The 8 concepts your students will be tested on, each tied to a moment in the catalase/H₂O₂ lab. |
| The quiz itself | Take it in student view (as "test") to see exactly what your students experience, passcode and all. |
| Full instrument + rationale | The questions, correct answers, and the reasoning behind each, in your faculty view, so your Lab 6 wrap-up can target what the items actually ask. |
| Pedagogical-strategies guide | Evidence-based moves for teaching the scientific-method sub-skills, especially predictions and positive controls (being added this coming week). |
| Quiz passcode | CATALASE, shown on your dashboard. |
| Your section dashboard | Item-level results populate in real time as students complete the quiz. |
| Reflection panel | Seven brief questions using your section's own data. This is Run 3's closing-the-loop report. |
Faculty view is scoped to your own section(s). Department-level reporting is aggregate. Students enter first name and last initial only — no ID numbers, no email.
| It's a pilot | First cycle running through the Hub end-to-end; Christos has tested it end-to-end. If anything looks off — during setup or in the moment while you're proctoring — text or email me and I'll sort it on the spot. You can't break anything, and I'd rather hear about it immediately than after. If a problem can't be resolved right then, we revert to a Brightspace quiz mirror for your section and I collect the item-level data from you manually. The goal is to have Run 3 return item-level data at capture — not to force the tool if it isn't working for your section. |
| Lab manual | In the new Bio 121 lab manual, "How Enzymes Function" is Lab 6, not Lab 5. Lab content unchanged; the position shifted after the metric-system-and-microscopy split. Your syllabus sequencing may need a small update if you haven't made it already. |
| Support | I'll walk anyone through their section setup individually — about two minutes. First-time Bio 121 CSLO assessment faculty get a brief primer before we start. Reach out anytime. |
Questions welcome. Thanks in advance for making Run 3 the run that finally captures item-level data across all eight sections.
— John
Easiest way: paste it as plain text. Start a new announcement in your D2L shell (headline: Bio 121 — Scientific Method Study Guide (review before our enzyme lab)), click the button below, then paste into the editor. The study-guide link stays visible and clickable — no special formatting needed.