Due to Covid-19 precautions, this event has been cancelled. Physics education research in higher education: What can we learn from the top-cited papers in the Physical Review? Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University Friday, April 3, 2020 Abstract Physical Review Physics Education Research (PRPER) was established in 2005 to be the archival research […]
Read MoreONLINE LECTURE: Insights from Two National Studies of Precalculus through Calculus 2 Chris Rasmussen, San Diego State University Thursday, April 9, 2020 Download the presentation slides Abstract In this presentation I report on results and insights from two national studies of Precalculus through Calculus 2. The first project, Progress through Calculus, is an investigation of the […]
Read MoreJoin us for the next Hugo Rossi lecture, hosted by the College of Education: Equity in Mathematics Education as an Exercise in Benevolence Erika C. Bullock, University of Wisconsin-Madison Thursday, March 5, 2020 3:30-4:30pm in SAEC 1220 (College of Education’s Research Hub) reception at 3pm Abstract Over time, the equity conversations in mathematics education […]
Read MoreUncorking Curricular Bottlenecks to Student Success in STEM Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University Wednesday, February 27, 2019 The inability of incoming students to advance past the traditional first-year calculus sequence is a primary cause of attrition in engineering programs across the country. Similar curricular bottlenecks exist in other STEM disciplines, and in many ways, across […]
Read More<<Hugo Rossi Lecture Series Collectively Improving Our Teaching: Department-wide Efforts in Scientific Teaching that Produced Classroom Transformations, Unanticipated Discoveries, and Scholarly Publications Kimberly D. Tanner, San Francisco State University Thursday, April 12, 2018 in ASB 210 3:30pm reception 4-5pm lecture This presentation is co-hosted by CSME and the Department of Biology. Abstract: Many efforts to improve science teaching in higher education focus on a […]
Read More<<Hugo Rossi Lecture Series Concept-Building Approaches: How do Students’ Approaches Affect their Performances in Chemistry Courses? Gina Frey, Washington University in St. Louis September 25, 2017 This presentation was co-hosted by CSME and the Department of Chemistry Abstract: One primary goal of many STEM courses is for students to learn complex problem-solving skills. However, what STEM instructors […]
Read More<<Hugo Rossi Lecture Series How do we use research on teaching and learning to influence our teaching? Diane M. Bunce – The Catholic University of America October 4, 2016 This presentation is co-hosted by CSME and the Department of Chemistry. Download the presentation slides here View the presentation video, below. There is a lot of professional buzz […]
Read More<<Hugo Rossi Lecture Series Inclusive Excellence in STEM David Asai, HHMI Thursday, March 15, 2018 Abstract: Excellence requires diversity. A diverse group of problem solvers is better positioned to find innovative solutions; the more difficult the problem, the greater the benefit of diversity in finding the solution. An organization committed to excellence encourages and […]
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 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 […]
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