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COVID-Adapted BIOL 3251, Spring 2020
Lab Instructors:
Section 01 (T 9:15-11:05 am)
Section 03 (W 11:30-1:20 pm)
Section 04 (W 1:50 3:40 pm)
Section 08 (F 10:35 – 12:35 pm)
• Carol Freund Taylor, Ph.D.
• Phone: (615) 898-2466
• email: carol.taylor@mtsu.edu
Section 02 (T 3:15 – 5:05 pm)
Section 09 (F 1:00 – 2:50 pm)
• Alex Romer
• email: Asr4x@mtmail.mtsu.edu
Section 06 (R 9:15 – 11:05 am)
Section 05 (W 4:10 – 6:00 pm)
• Ashlin Harris
• email: aph3b@mtmail.mtsu.edu
Lab Coordinator:
• Rebecca Seipelt-Thiemann, Ph.D.
• (also answers to Dr. S, Dr. S-T)
• phone: (615) 904 – 8393
• email: rebecca.seipelt@mtsu.edu
Communication Expectations
*All correspondence should be made through MTMail (especially something that needs
immediate attention. D2L email is not checked regularly.
*Emails will be responded to in a reasonable time during the work day (8a–4p). Emails
received after those hours or on weekends will be returned the following work day (unless
there is urgency to the email).
Office Hours are available for students to
request 1:1 meetings via Zoom or D2L chat.
Just email your instructor at her/his MTSU
email address at least 24 hours in advance
to request a specific 15 minute time during
his/her normal office hours (emails above).
Tutoring Spot Hours, which are open
question/answer sessions, will be
conducted using the Zoom – links on D2L,
times are noted below.
Instructor
Office Hours (request a 15 minute 1:1
meeting by email at least 24 hrs in
advance)
Tutoring Spot Hour(s) – open
session for questions in Zoom
(see links on D2L)
Freund Taylor
M, F 1-3 pm (SCI 2121)
T 1-2 pm
Romer
T, 9:30-10:30; W 9:30-11:30; F 10:30-
11:30 am
F 9:30-10:30 am
Harris
T, R 3:30-5:30 pm (DSB 125 B)
W, R 2-3 pm
Seipelt-Thiemann
n/a
M 8:30-9:30 am
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Class Plan – We’ve re-designed this course so that you can complete it [sort of] at your own
weekly pace by downloading the materials from D2L, completing the protocols, and
uploading the requested documents by the requested dates and times (see revised
schedule). We are trying to make helpful videos and directions, as well as being available to
answer questions using email and a video conferencing platform called Zoom. We thank you
for your patience and understanding as we are just as overwhelmed with this as you are. If
you are having trouble with adhering to due dates due to illness, being called into work at a
healthcare-related job, childcare, elderly care, etc., please let us know your situtation.
Class Time Interaction Plan – Your instructor will be available during your lab instruction time
using a conference call in a program called Zoom. Zoom sessions are not required, they are
for you to get the help you may need to complete the course. Zoom meeting details will be
posted on D2L. Since zoom limits the call time to 40 minutes, there will be 2 blocks for each
section. To ensure people have the support they need, the class will be divided into 2
groups. Your instructor will assign you to group A or group B. Group A will start when your
class time starts and last for 40 minutes. The second (group B) will start 20 minutes later
(which is 1 hour after the start of your original class time) and last for 40 minutes. Please
consider these times as help sessions for you to ask questions about protocols or
assignments and to complete your protocols. Dr. S-T will be making “walk–through” videos