Friday April 11, 2014
Earth Sciences Building (ESB), 2207 Main Mall
Morning session
(9:30am–noon, ESB Room 1012)
9:30am - Sarah GilbertAnnual overview of CWSEI activities
9:50am - Simon Peacock, Dean of Science
Teaching & Learning Initiatives in the Faculty of Science: Looking Ahead
10:30am - Carl Wieman
- Designing homework to build expertise
- Better ways to review (with Jane Maxwell)
11:15am - Patricia Schulte, Professor (Zoology) and CWSEI Life Sciences Director
Revealing and addressing student misconceptions - reflections from the Biology classroom
Poster Session
(noon–2pm, ESB Atrium, 1st floor)Faculty and Science Teaching & Learning Fellows have put together posters on what’s happening in the Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy, and Statistics CWSEI programs.
Title |
Author(s) |
|---|---|
| A two-stage review activity for the first day of class |
Jane Maxwell, Chad Atkins, Dan Bizzotto, & Carl Wieman |
| Research-based instructional strategies in a course on the role of chemistry in solving global challenges |
Kerry Knox & Gregory Dake |
| Mapping an integrated course in experimental chemistry |
Kerry Knox, Joshua Bates, Guillaume Bussiere, Vishakha Monga, Christine Rogers, José Rodríguez Núñez, & Robin Stoodley |
| Student Perceptions of Teaching and Learning in Intro Organic Chemistry |
Ashley Welsh & Jackie Stewart |
Title |
Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Using the CWSEI Approach to Updating Computer Science Systems Courses |
Donald Acton |
| Extending and Improving the Role of Deliberate Practice in CPSC 259 |
Edwin Knorr |
| Misconceptions and Concept Inventory Questions for Hash Tables and Binary Search Trees |
Steve Wolfman & Kuba Karpierz |
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Title/Abstract |
Author (s) |
|---|---|
| Changing the Teaching Culture in a Large Research Oriented Department |
Francis Jones, Brett Gilley, & Sara Harris |
| Student Learning Experiences in EOAS – and other correlated data | Francis Jones, Brett Gilley, & Sara Harris |
| Student Mental Models of the Greenhouse Effect |
Sara Harris & Anne Gold |
| Climate Change Education: Validation of assessment questions and retention of concepts | Isabel Shinnick-Gordon |
Title |
Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Content first, jargon second: an assessment of the influence of technical vocabulary on conceptual learning |
Megan Barker & Lisa McDonnell |
| Big classes, big teaching teams, big challenges… some successes! Implementing and evaluating course transformations in first-year biology |
Martha Mullally & Megan Barker |
| Beyond the Content: Improving student problem solving in genetics | Lisa McDonnell & Martha Mullally |
| The influence of peer discussion on the quality of student written explanations |
Laura Weir & Mandy Banet |
Title |
Author(s) |
|---|---|
| The Math Educational Resources Wiki | Carmen Bruni, Christina Koch, Bernhard Konrad, Michael Lindstrom, Iain Moyles, William Thompson, on behalf of the entire MER wiki team |
| An Online Discussion Forum in Undergraduate Mathematics: One Department’s Experience | Wes Maciejewski |
Title |
Author(s) |
|---|---|
| A Flipped Approach To Large-Scale First-Year Physics Labs | Georg Rieger, Michael Sitwell, James Carolan, & Ido Roll |
| Surveying the first year physics labs: Developing a coding scheme for open-response survey questions | Sophie Berkman, Joss Ives, Georg Rieger, & Jared Stang |
| Techniques for teaching critical thinking in a first year physics laboratory | Natasha Holmes & Doug Bonn |
| Physics & Astronomy Teaching Assistant Professional Development Program | Sophie Berkman, Liam Huber, Jonathan Massey-Allard, & Natasha Holmes |
| Using a delayed learning test to measure learning in two-stage collaborative exams | Joss Ives |
| Longitudinal Physics Attitude (CLASS) Data | Jim Carolan, Louis Deslauriers, & Alex MacDonald |
Title |
Author(s) |
Recent Developments in the Transformation of Statistics Courses With Highlights on Study Skills Workshops and Lab TA Surveys | Gaitri Yapa & Bruce Dunham |
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Afternoon Workshops
(2–4pm) Track 1 in ESB 10122-3pm: Teaching Large Classes - activity design, strategies, tips
3-4pm: Setting expectations with students about teaching and learning
Framing approaches worksheet for Setting expectations workshop
Track 2 in ESB 5106 (5th floor)
2-3:30pm: A Hands-on Workshop on Evaluating Teaching Enhancement Projects
