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Name and Credentials:<\/h4>\nName and Credentials:<\/h4>\nAmy Zielinski, PhD<\/p>\n
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BIO131: Anatomy & Physiology II Lecture<\/p>\n
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BIO131 Lab<\/p>\n
Human Biology (past semesters)<\/p>\n
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This grant will use an educational brainstorming technique called \u201cnotice and wonder\u201d in an interactive online setting using Moodle forums. Students will be presented with a clinical issue, question, or scenario and be asked to respond with 1) what they notice about it and 2) what they are wondering about it. Additionally, students will provide a response to one of the wonderings of their peers. Reading and evaluating complex scenarios in an environment with essentially no incorrect answer, it will help students develop the ability and confidence to think critically about human physiology. Furthermore, by replying to the wonderings of their classmates, students will develop the ability to do outside research in order to synthesize information and write their responses.<\/p>\n
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This project will allow students to critically evaluate clinical issues \u2013 an ability that will help them not only with understanding and answering complex exam questions, but also will be a huge asset to them in their eventual careers. Additionally, this project will provide a means of communication and participation between every student in the course, and this interaction will help to strengthen in person classroom communication as well.<\/p>\n
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BS, Biological Sciences, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo<\/p>\n
MS, Biological Sciences, SUNY at Buffalo<\/p>\n
Ph.D., Biological Sciences, SUNY at Buffalo<\/p>\n
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I began at Trocaire in January of 2017 \u2013 I\u2019m just beginning my third year as an instructor here.<\/p>\n
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Students deserve an environment that enables learning, the tools they need for success, and a sense of capability and confidence in their own aptitude. I believe it is my duty as an instructor to not only be able to effectively translate complex topics into materials that can be understood by my students, but also to design courses that ultimately set up students for success. It is truly our responsibility as educators to ensure that each learning opportunity makes a significant contribution to the student\u2019s ultimate professional goals.<\/p>\n
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Although my dissertation research was focused on post-transcriptional regulation of the mRNA that encodes the primary photosynthetic enzyme in plants, my academic interests since beginning at Trocaire have shifted to all things involved with the human body and its physiologic processes. I\u2019m interested in and continually reading the newest research in the field of human health, most specifically pertaining to metabolism, nutrition, endocrinology, and pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n
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Since beginning at Trocaire I have been elected as a Faculty Senator, served on\/chaired several standing committees of Faculty Senate, been promoted to Assistant Professor, served as Faculty Marshall for two Trocaire Commencements, served on a Middle States working group, and participated twice in the Community School Initiative that partners Trocaire College with South Park High School.<\/p>\n
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I love fitness and spend my evenings teaching group fitness classes for Catalyst gyms!\u00a0 I teach Body Pump, a barbell weightlifting class, and Body Combat, a mixed martial arts-inspired cardio kickboxing class. I would love to in the near future also get certified to teach yoga and\/or barre. I spend my weekends singing with my cover band UltraViolet (I also play the guitar and harmonica too \u2013 a little!)\u00a0 Professor by day; rock star by night.<\/p>\n
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Name and Credentials: Amy Zielinski, PhD Course Grant is Being Developed in: BIO131: Anatomy & Physiology II Lecture Other Courses Taught: BIO131 Lab Human Biology (past semesters) Faculty Initiative Grant project: This grant will use an educational brainstorming technique called \u201cnotice and wonder\u201d in an interactive online setting using Moodle forums. Students […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":774,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,48,22,9,125,10],"tags":[214,15,224,206,62,20],"class_list":["post-773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-achievements","category-education","category-employees","category-faculty-voices","category-higher-education","tag-anatomy-physiology","tag-buffalo","tag-dr-amy-zielinski","tag-faculty-initiative-grant","tag-healthcare","tag-trocaire-college"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n