I definitely would recommend this class because it is very well structured if you are into flipped classroom style of learning. The material is very much a review of AP Biology. I took it with Dr.Maloy and Dr.B which was really cool because they would switch off lecturing and pick topics that they were passionate about. It is easy class if you are into Biology.

Everything covered in this course is a repeat of AP Biology, so if you took that in high school and remember the content it’s a breeze. However, it can be pretty challenging for those who didn’t. It is also somewhat dependent on your pod group (which exists for the entire 7 series), because the group test counted for 100% of your test grade. That being said, Dr. Braybook is a funny, engaging lecturer who was very understanding of students and truly cared about our learning. When I took this course, Braybook and Maloy taught it together with a flipped classroom. This meant that we independently learned novel material from the textbook outside of class and reviewed content or practiced questions in lecture. Flipped classrooms are very beneficial if you stay on top of your own work, that is, spending a couple of hours outside of class taking detailed notes and really digesting the nitty gritty of the textbook. However, if you have any questions over material or need some extra practice, there are plenty of resources available including LA weekly practice questions and office hours.

A large part of your grade in this class comes from doing assignments on different websites. Make sure you are frequently checking when every assignment on every website is due, as I lost a lot of easy points due to the complexity of the grading system.

I took Dr. B in a course where Dr. Maloy also taught. They kind of did a switch off on who was leading 3/4 of the way through the course. Dr. B was really nice. She was open to joking around once in a while, and I liked the dynamic that she and Dr. Maloy had.

The class isn't super easy, but it isn't wildly hard either. There were launchpad assignemts due every tuesday and Thursday in the morning. Lots of reading. I didn't do alot of it, which could be why I got a C+. Their lectures are engaging enough, they allow for questions, we had learning pod groups where we're supposed to collaborate with them at the end of the class on an assignment. The assignment isn't for points, it's just for learning. The midterms and final were a multiple choice test you'd do by yourself and then you'd go over that test with a group of students and you'd discuss what the answers were. If you realized one of your answers was wrong, you'd write why the answer was wrong and what the correct answer was. That really helpful for my grade
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The course itself is a class you have to keep paying attention to. You have to give it at least your 80% attention to get a good grade. Read the assigned readings, pay attention in class.

Discussion wasn't attendance mandatory, but you should go cause you go over the right answer during discussion. Furthermore, I would suggest making a friend for those weeks where you have take home discussions.

I think I can get that each of the activities is aimed to make us understand more about the course, but I really think the inverted structure falls short. The pre-class reading guides and learning pod assignments often covered things that are talked about next lecture and without the lecture information would be hard to do by ourselves.

Lecturers are good but I don't like the way this course is structured. Don't like the flipped classroom format because lectures feel too slow but all learning is done outside of the classroom.

The posting of the lecture slides and learning goals was the most helpful. The practice PALs were also great practice for the AOLs.