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Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education: Summary of Two Workshops
Appendix B
October Workshop Agenda and Participants List
AGENDA
Workshop on Linking Evidence and Promising Practicesin STEM Undergraduate Education
Monday, October 13, 2008
8:00 a.m.
Introductions
8:30 a.m.
Framing the workshop
Susan Singer, Carleton College
9:00-10:15 a.m.
Session 1: Scenario-, Problem-, and Case-Based Teaching and Learning
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Appendix B
October Workshop Agenda and Participants List
AGENDA
Workshop on Linking Evidence and Promising Practices in STEM Undergraduate Education
Monday, October 13, 2008
8:00 a.m.
Introductions
8:30 a.m.
Framing the workshop
Susan Singer, Carleton College
9:00-10:15 a.m.
Session 1: Scenario-, Problem-, and Case-Based Teaching and Learning
Moderator: Kenneth Heller, University of Minnesota
9:00 a.m.
Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning
David Gijbels, University of Antwerp
9:15 a.m.
Evaluating Case-Based Teaching
Mary Lundeberg, Michigan State University
9:30 a.m.
Use of Complex Problems in Teaching Physics
Tom Foster, Southern Illinois University
9:45-10:15
Discussion of presentations
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10:15-10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Session 2: Assessment to Guide Teaching and Learning
Moderator: Susan Singer, Carleton College
10:30 a.m.
Concept Inventories in the Sciences
Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University
10:45 a.m.
Concept Inventories in Engineering
Teri Reed-Rhoads, Purdue University
11:00 a.m.
Identifying and Addressing Student Difficulties in Physics
Paula Heron, University of Washington
11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Discussion of presentations
12:00-12:45 p.m.
Working lunch: Discuss morning presentations
12:45-2:30 p.m.
Session 3: Structuring the Learning Environment
Moderator: William B. Wood, University of Colorado, Boulder
12:45 p.m.
The Effectiveness of Studio Courses at RPI
Karen Cummings, Southern Connecticut State University
1:00 p.m.
Redesigning Large Classes for Learning (1):
Project SCALE-UP
Robert Beichner, North Carolina State University
1:15 p.m.
Redesigning Large Classes for Learning (2):
Developing and Assessing Problem-Solving Skills in Online Student Groups
Marcy Osgood, University of New Mexico
1:30 p.m.
Redesigning Large Classes for Learning (3):
Active Learning Strategies for Introductory Geology Courses
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
1:45-2:30 p.m.
Discussion of presentations
2:30-2:45 p.m.
Break and transition to small groups
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2:45-3:30 p.m.
Small-group discussion of Sessions 1-3
Discussion questions:
Which practices have the strongest evidence?
Where are the gaps in the evidence?
What kinds of outcomes are commonly assessed?
Are these sufficient for establishing effectiveness?
What kinds of assessments were used to measure these outcomes?
How adequate are these assessments, and are new assessments needed to accurately measure all possible outcomes?
Do you see ways that the evidence across the different practices converges?
What are the implications for broad dissemination of the practices?
What are the implications for future research on these practices?
3:30-4:00 p.m.
Report out by small groups
4:00-5:15 p.m.
Session 4: Doing Science—Providing Research Experiences
Moderator: David Mogk, Montana State University
4:00 p.m.
Evaluation of the University of Michigan UROP Program
Sandy Gregerman, University of Michigan
4:15 p.m.
Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education
Donald Wink, University of Illinois, Chicago
Gabriela Weaver, Purdue University
4:30-5:15 p.m.
Discussion of presentations
5:15 p.m.
Adjourn for the day
Tuesday October 14, 2008
8:00-8:30 a.m.
Introductions
8:30-10:15 a.m.
Session 5: Faculty Professional Development
Moderator: Kenneth Heller, University of Minnesota
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8:30-8:45 a.m.
Professional Development of Graduate Students/Teaching Assistants
Donald Gillian-Daniel, University of Wisconsin, Madison
8:45-9:00 a.m.
Workshops by a Professional Society for New Physics Faculty
Ken Krane, Oregon State University
9:00-9:15 a.m.
Changing Undergraduate STEM Instruction
Cathy Manduca, Carleton College
9:15-9:30 a.m.
Effectiveness of Faculty Professional Development
Diane Ebert-May, Michigan State University
9:30-10:15 a.m.
Discussion of presentations
10:15-10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30-11:15 a.m.
Session 6: Systemic Change in Undergraduate STEM
Moderator: Melvin George, University of Missouri
10:30-11:00 a.m.
Diffusion of Promising Practices
Melissa Dancy, Johnson C. Smith University
Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University
11:00-11:30 a.m.
Discussion of presentations
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Small-group discussions
Discussion questions:
Discuss the evidence related to faculty professional development.
How strong is the evidence base? What does it tell us about how best to support faculty development?
What does it tell us about the role of faculty development in reform of undergraduate STEM education?
Discuss the role of evidence in diffusion of promising practices and implications for future directions for both research and practice.
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12:00-12:45 p.m.
Lunch and continue small-group discussions
12:45-1:15 p.m.
Report out by small groups
1:15-2:30 p.m.
Session 7: Future Directions
Moderator: Susan Singer, Carleton College
Reflections on Linking Evidence and Promising Practices in STEM
James Fairweather, Michigan State University
Responses and Next Steps
Workshop Steering Committee
Final questions and answers
2:30 p.m.
Adjourn
PARTICIPANTS
Speakers
Robert Beichner, North Carolina State University
Karen Cummings, Southern Connecticut State University
Melissa Dancy, Johnson C. Smith University
Diane Ebert-May, Michigan State University
James Fairweather, Michigan State University
Tom Foster, Southern Illinois University
David Gijbels, University of Antwerp
Don Gillian-Daniel, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Sandra Gregerman, University of Michigan
Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University
Paula Heron, University of Washington
Ken Krane, Oregon State University
Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University
Mary Lundeberg, Michigan State University
Cathy Manduca, Carleton College
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
Marcy Osgood, University of New Mexico
Teri Reed-Rhoads, Purdue University
Gabriela Weaver, Purdue University
Donald Wink, University of Illinois, Chicago
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Invited Guests
Susan Albertine, American Association of Colleges and Universities
Deborah Allen, National Science Foundation
Myles Boylan, National Science Foundation
David Burns, National Center for Science and Civic Engagement
Beth Cady, National Academy of Engineering
Heather Dobbins, University of Maryland
Catherine Frey, National Science Foundation
Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University
Howard Gobstein, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland
Bruce Grant, Widener University
Jack Hehn, American Institute of Physics
Helen King, Helen King Consultancy
Mary Kirchhoff, American Chemical Society
James Lancaster, Board on Physics and Astronomy, National Research Council
David Mandel, Carnegie-IAS Commission
Cathy Middlecamp, Wisconsin Center for Education Research
Susan Millar, Wisconsin Center for Education Research
Martha Narro, iPlant Collaborative, University of Arizona
Jeanne Narum, Project Kaleidoscope
Karen Kashmanian Oates, National Science Foundation
Catherine O’Riordan, American Institute of Physics
Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering
Dexter Perkins, University of North Dakota
Muriel Poston, Skidmore College
Jennifer Presley, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
Christine Maidl Pribbenow, Wisconsin Program for Science Teaching
Linda Ravan, American Geological Institute
Merilie Reynolds, American Geological Institute
Terry Rhodes, American Association of Colleges and Universities
James Stith, American Institute of Physics
Jodi Wesemann, American Chemical Society
Suzanne Westbrook, iPlant Collaborative, University of Arizona
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