Teresa Burns Monday, January 29, 2018 12:00 noon INSCC 110 (Auditorium) Light lunch served at 11:30 in the INSCC Lobby PHYS 103 at Coastal Carolina University is a physical science course for non-science majors that can be used to satisfy general education requirements and is a physical science choice for elementary education majors. For […]
Read MoreDeepa Chari Tuesday, January 23 12:00 noon INSCC 110 Light lunch at 11:30 a.m. in INSCC Lobby Epistemic framing forms an important part of students’ abilities to learn physics through problem solving. It reveals how students make sense of a given problem and what knowledge is considered appropriate by them to solve that problem. […]
Read More<<Hugo Rossi Lecture Series Rehumanizing Mathematics: Should That Be Our Goal? Rochelle Gutiérrez, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign This presentation is co-hosted by CSME and the College of Education. Abstract: For far too long, we have embraced an “equity” standpoint that has been poorly defined (Gutierrez, 2002) or constantly shifting (NCTM, 2008). It has been difficult to […]
Read MoreAlice Olmstead Tuesday, January 16 12:00 noon INSCC 110 (Auditorium) Light lunch served at 11:30 in the INSCC Lobby Abstract: In this talk, I will describe a multi-year, collaborative course redesign effort that I co-led in the Astronomy department at the University of Maryland, College Park. I worked with a tenured faculty member, a […]
Read MoreClaudia De Grandi Thursday, January 11 12:00 noon INSCC 110 (Auditorium) Light lunch served at 11:30 in the INSCC Lobby Abstract: With the goal of improving STEM accessibility and inclusivity, I and my collaborators have implemented a series of pedagogical interventions to increase students’ engagement and learning in an introductory physics course geared […]
Read MoreThe Center for Science and Mathematics Education (CSME) is pleased to present the CSME Exchange, an interactive brown bag discussion for UofU faculty, instructors and staff. The next CSME Exchange is: Working together to enhance mentorship and undergraduate research in the College of Science Please join us for a discussion of how the Office of Undergraduate […]
Read More<<Hugo Rossi Lecture Series Why did they think that? The use and development of mathematical knowledge for teaching at the undergraduate level Natasha Speer, University of Maine November 30, 2017 3:30pm reception and refreshments in 228 JWB 4pm lecture in 335 JWB This presentation is co-hosted by CSME and the Department of Mathematics View the […]
Read MoreThe Center for Science and Mathematics Education (CSME) is pleased to present the CSME Exchange, an interactive brown bag discussion for UofU faculty, instructors and staff. The next CSME Exchange is: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Utilizing Student Data Mike Martineau Scott Mikos UofU Office of Budget & Institutional Analysis (OBIA) Thursday, Nov 9, 2017 INSCC room […]
Read MoreThe Graduate School, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Natural History Museum, and Center for Science and Mathematics Education are co-sponsoring a day of science communication events with NPR correspondents Joe Palca and Madeline Sofia: Monday, October 23, 2017 9-10am – Science communication as a career – Madeline Sofia (for graduate students and postdocs – registration required) […]
Read More<<Hugo Rossi Lecture Series Supporting students in building interdisciplinary connections across physics and biology Chandra Turpen, University of Maryland October 5, 2017 This presentation is co-hosted by CSME and the Department of Physics & Astronomy (A video of this presentation is NOT available online) Abstract: Our research team [1] has been engaged in the iterative […]
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