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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: October Workshop Agenda and Participants List." National Research Council. 2011. Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education: Summary of Two Workshops. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13099.
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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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: October Workshop Agenda and Participants List." National Research Council. 2011. Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education: Summary of Two Workshops. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13099.
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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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: October Workshop Agenda and Participants List." National Research Council. 2011. Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education: Summary of Two Workshops. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13099.
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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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: October Workshop Agenda and Participants List." National Research Council. 2011. Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education: Summary of Two Workshops. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13099.
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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.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: October Workshop Agenda and Participants List." National Research Council. 2011. Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education: Summary of Two Workshops. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13099.
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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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: October Workshop Agenda and Participants List." National Research Council. 2011. Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education: Summary of Two Workshops. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13099.
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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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: October Workshop Agenda and Participants List." National Research Council. 2011. Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education: Summary of Two Workshops. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13099.
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Numerous teaching, learning, assessment, and institutional innovations in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education have emerged in the past decade. Because virtually all of these innovations have been developed independently of one another, their goals and purposes vary widely. Some focus on making science accessible and meaningful to the vast majority of students who will not pursue STEM majors or careers; others aim to increase the diversity of students who enroll and succeed in STEM courses and programs; still other efforts focus on reforming the overall curriculum in specific disciplines. In addition to this variation in focus, these innovations have been implemented at scales that range from individual classrooms to entire departments or institutions.

By 2008, partly because of this wide variability, it was apparent that little was known about the feasibility of replicating individual innovations or about their potential for broader impact beyond the specific contexts in which they were created. The research base on innovations in undergraduate STEM education was expanding rapidly, but the process of synthesizing that knowledge base had not yet begun. If future investments were to be informed by the past, then the field clearly needed a retrospective look at the ways in which earlier innovations had influenced undergraduate STEM education.

To address this need, the National Research Council (NRC) convened two public workshops to examine the impact and effectiveness of selected STEM undergraduate education innovations. This volume summarizes the workshops, which addressed such topics as the link between learning goals and evidence; promising practices at the individual faculty and institutional levels; classroom-based promising practices; and professional development for graduate students, new faculty, and veteran faculty. The workshops concluded with a broader examination of the barriers and opportunities associated with systemic change.

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