As I had both Dr. Braybrook and Dr. Maloy, I will be putting this review under both of their names. (TDLR; Do all (if not extra) prep work before lecture, study learning outcomes/previous classwork, and read AOL questions carefully. Also go to office hours/CLC if you can)

Personally, I found this course's content to be similar to what I learned in AP Biology, which I took junior year. The flipped classroom format just meant that I learned everything in the textbook beforehand and then reviewed it in class. Because of this, I found the homework very time consuming, but I was making my own notes in addition to the reading guides assigned. The lectures were relatively easy to understand because I did that extra work.

Dr. Braybrook and Dr. Maloy both clearly care about their students, and they are also excellent teachers. I can't say much about how they are in a smaller group setting like office hours since I never went (lol), but I do think that they would be willing and able to answer any question. In lecture, their explanation for iClicker questions and content in general always made sense. Clicker questions are quite easy compared to the AOLs, and they aren’t graded on correctness. Discussion sections are definitely helpful, especially if you are confused on something from the lecture, so I’d highly recommend going.

Each of the three AOLs had two parts, the individual score and the group score. In the tests themselves, there were quite a few questions that would be meant to trip you up, but theoretically, you could do horribly in the individual, but still do somewhat well when you took the test with your group. However, the improvement from the group portion will definitely depend on who you're working with.

When I studied for tests, I usually started by reviewing iClicker and PALs. Afterwards, I would write out all the learning outcomes needed for the AOL, plus all the necessary concepts needed to answer that outcome. Then I would review the CLC worksheets, recorded review sessions specific to the particular AOL, and any new graphs we learned (this last part definitely helped out a lot). Going to CLC sessions and office hours (which I rarely did) throughout the quarter would probably be very beneficial, so I'd go to those as often as you can.

Grading in this class was a point system that was quite fair (mostly based on AOLs), but take advantage of extra credit so you have some buffer. Hope this was helpful, and don’t worry too much about this class if you need to take it, you’ll be just fine!

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.

Dr. Maloy and Braybook make a good pair. Their personalities complement each other and overall makes the class more interesting. She is very kind and easy going. I get the feeling she genuinely cares about her students and their understanding of the material. Sometimes I think she can benefit from being more concise and giving direct answers. Overall, highly recommend.

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.

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.

Professor Braybrook is very nice and helpful to her students. I took her class with Professor Maloy and they complimented each other very well. I definitely learned a lot from her lectures and I liked how she utilized clicker questions a lot. She may not be as good as explaining concepts as Professor Maloy, but I believe it was still worth it to attend her office hours. She is very knowledgable about certain topics, especially the ones she lectured on. The class itself was pretty difficult though. You definitely need to spend time studying and mastering concepts.