Beth Acton
fellow contributor

Beth Acton

SALTISE Fellow

John Abbott College, Montreal

Faculty

Education and background
Expertise
Presentations
Education and background

University of Toronto
Doctor of Philosophy
Physiology
2000-2006

McGill University
Bachelor of Science
Honours Biochemistry
1997-2000

Expertise

Case Study Teaching in Science, National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, May 2017

Presentations

2024 SALTISE Conference

S3 - Supporting Instructors Teaching en Français in Multi-Level Classrooms

2023 SALTISE Conference

Implementation of Case Studies in Scientific Disciplines

SALTISE Event

Early Career Teaching at the College Level

Contributions

Photo by Richard Horvath from Unsplash.
STEM Biology

Biologist Says: Mini-Game for Recalling Biology Terms

A familiar and easy to implement game to help students with recall of biological terms.

Photo by National cancer institute from Unsplash
STEM Biology

BioQuest: Mini-Game for Categorizing Biology Terms

A fun consolidating activity at the end of a topic or unit to help students categorize and consolidate biological terms.

STEM Biology

Hemoglobin Hustle: An Adaptation of Race for the Hat

Used the Race for the Hat activity to create a Jeopardy-style session on blood & blood disorders for a pathophysiology class.

Water rat - Photo by Matt Seymour, Unsplash.
STEM Biology

Evolution of Sexual Reproduction: Construct a Species

Students construct a fictional animal species by selecting traits related to sexual reproduction.

Health science

COPD Pathophysiology: Construct One Patient Description

Create a clinical presentation for a COPD patient, linked to pathophysiology & differentiated from other COPD conditions

STEM Biology

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

STEM Biology

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia