Weekly lunch discussions expand knowledge of discipline-based science education research and can include:

• faculty members discussing practical issues involving implementation and assessment of innovative curricula in their classes
• group discussions of papers from discipline-based science education research with a focus on practical issues in adaptation and implementation at Pitt 
• workshops led by faculty members who conduct science education research
• informal discussions to foster close collaboration and sharing of ideas among the faculty engaged in scholarship of teaching and learning in the natural sciences.
• discussions between faculty and graduate students to promote synergy.
• for more information, click here: Informational video about dB-SERC Weekly Lunch Discussions

The weekly lunch discussions have been occurring since mid-may 2014. Below, we provide more information on the lunches organized so far (topic and paper discussed, discussion participants and a summary of the issues discussed). 

Nov 26, 2018: Transforming "Introduction to Physics 2" into a flipped classroom course

• Discussion leader: Dr Matteo Broccio
• Talk participants
  • ​Ashley Bober
  • Burhan Gharaibeh
  • Chandralekha Singh
  • Daniel Mosse
  • Danny Doucette
  • Dave Nero
  • Jackie Powell
  • Joe Grabowski
  • Kyle Whitcomb
  • Matteo Broccio
  • Michelle Ward
  • Paul Justice
  • Peter Bell
  • Robert Devaty
  • Sandra Katz
  • Sonja Cwik
  • Yasemin Kalender
  • Ericka Huston
  • Megan Splettstoesser
  • Jim Mueller

Nov 19, 2018:  Productive Struggle

• Discussion leader: Dr Bilge Yurekli
• Dr Yurekli's Presentation
• Talk participants
  • ​Armin Schikorra
  • Chandralekha Singh
  • Danny Doucette
  • Dave Nero
  • Ericka Huston
  • Jackie Powell
  • Kyle Whitcomb
  • Linhong Wang
  • Matteo Broccio
  • Meghan Bechman
  • Meredyth Anne Wegener
  • Peter Bell
  • Russell Clark
  • Sean Garrett-Roe
  • Yasemin Kalender
  • Robert Devaty
  • Mary Kay Stein
  • Maksim Gomanko
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown
  • Michelle Colvin
  • Paul Justice

Oct 24-25, 2018:  Dean Zollman Talk and Workshop

• Discussion leader: Dr Dean Zollman
• Talk and Workshop
• Talk participants
  • ​Barbara Kucinski
  • Bilge Yurekli
  • Burham Gharaibeh
  • Chandralekha Singh
  • Danny Doucette
  • Dave Nero
  • Deb Artim
  • Eric Kuo
  • Ericka Huston
  • Jackie Powell
  • Jane Wallace
  • Kyle Whitcomb
  • Kyle Whittinghill
  • Ly Malespina
  • Maksim Gomanko
  • Melanie Good
  • Paul Justice
  • Peter Bell
  • Robert Devaty
  • Russell Clark
  • Si Wang
  • Sonja Cwik
  • Yasemin Kalender
  • James Mueller
  • Sherif Khattab
• Workshop Participants
  • Barbara Kucinski
  • Chandralekha Singh
  • Danny Doucette
  • Dave Nero
  • Kyle Whitcomb
  • Maighdlin Anderson
  • Meredyth Wegener
  • Nolan Weinlader
  • Paul Justice
  • Peter Bell
  • Robert Devaty
  • Russell Clark
  • Tianping Gu
  • Yasemin Kalender
  • Yuze Zhang
  • Zehua Wang

Oct 14, 2018:  Second Opinion

• Discussion leader: Dr Nancy Pfenning
• Presentation
• discussion participants
  • Welkin Pope
  • Emily Braham
  • Dave Nero
  • Kirill Kiselyov
  • Peter Bell
  • Russell Clark
  • Ericka Huston
  • Sean Garrett-Roe
  • Jessica Wandelt
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown
  • Denise Korzon
  • Jackie Powell
  • Sherif Khattab
  • Kyle Whittinghill
  • Kyle Whitcomb
  • Z. Yasemin Kalender
  • Danny Doucette
  • Nancy Pfenning
  • Chandralekha Singh

Oct 1, 2018:  Students in Cognitive Development Learn to Apply Knowledge and Communicate Effectively through Blog Posts for Parents

• Discussion leader: Dr Melissa Libertus and Emily Braham
• discussion participants
  • Russell Clark
  • Sean Garrett-Roe
  • Eric Kuo
  • Meghan Bechman
  • Danielle M. Andrews-Brown
  • Meredyth Anne Wegener
  • Kirill Kiselyov
  • Michelle Colvin 
  • Ericka Huston
  • Sera Thornton
  • Brianna Reed
  • Jessica Wandelt
  • Jaclyn Powell
  • Emily Braham
  • Dave Nero
  • Yasemin Kalender
  • Welkin Pope
  • Si Wang
  • Kyle Whitcomb
  • Chandralekha Singh

Sept 24, 2018:  Increasing the pass rate of biology 1-repeating students and increasing student persistence in STEM

• Discussion leader: Dr Erica McGreevy (presenting work done in collaboration with Dr Kathryn Gardner and Dr Nancy Kaufmann)
• Presentation
• discussion participants
  • Brianna Reed
  • Chandralekha Singh
  • Dan Wetzel
  • Danielle M. Andrews-Brown
  • Danny Doucette
  • Dave Nero
  • Dawn C. Bisi
  • Erica McGreevy
  • Ericka Huston
  • Jackie Powell
  • Jessica Wandelt
  • Joseph Grabowski
  • Julia Spears
  • Kyle Whitcomb
  • Meghan Bechman
  • Meredyth Anne Wegener
  • Rebecca Bortz
  • Russell Clark
  • Sean Garrett-Roe
  • Sera Thornton
  • Sherif Khattab
  • Suzanna Gribble
  • Welkin Pope
  • Yasemin Kalender
  • James Mueller

Sept 17, 2018:  Development of a TA training program for introductory physics labs

• Discussion leader: Russell Clark
• Presentation
• discussion participants
  • ​Yasemin Kalender
  • Eric Kuo
  • Armin Schikorra
  • Ericka Huston
  • Ly Malespina
  • Russell Clark
  • Kirill Kiselyov
  • Sonja Cwik
  • Meghan Bechman
  • David Nero
  • Paul Justice
  • Melanie Good
  • Kyle Whitcomb
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown
  • Roger Mong
  • Erin Fierro
  • Kyle Whittinghill
  • Yangqiuting Li
  • Maksim Gomanko
  • Nancy Pfenning
  • Qian Song
  • Raphael Monroy
  • Logan Rice
  • James Mueller
  • Chandralekha Singh
  • Danny Doucette

Sept 12, 2018:  Possibilities and challenges for teacher-student interactions in the classroom

• Discussion leader: Eric Kuo
• discussion participants
  • ​Deb Artim
  • Natasha Baker
  • Pete Bell
  • Sean Garrett-Roe
  • Paul Justice
  • Yasemin Kalender
  • Sherif Khattab
  • Valerie Oke
  • Jessica Wandelt
  • Meredyth Wegener
  • Kyle Whittinghill
  • Kyle Whitcomb
  • Chandralekha Singh
  • Danny Doucette
  • Burham Garaibeh
  • James Mueller

Sept 5, 2018:  Creating a Comprehensive Bank of Materials for Use in Statistics and Probability for Business Management

• Discussion leader: Bryan Nelson, Statistics
• discussion participants
  • ​Jenna Carlson
  • Sean Garrett-Roe
  • Haitao Liu
  • Welkin Pope
  • Russell Clark
  • Kirill Kiselyov
  • Linda Neely Yurasits
  • Denise Korzon
  • Joe Grabowski
  • Barbara Kucinski
  • Rebecca Bortz
  • Danielle M. Andrews-Brown
  • Dave Nero
  • Meghan Bechman
  • Yasemin Kalender
  • James Mueller
  • Byran Nelson
  • Chandralekha Singh

August 20, 2018:  The effect of in-class activities and web-based homework on exam performance in a large-enrollment, lecture-based psychology course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Jennifer Ganger, psychology
• presentation
• discussion participants
  • ​Meghan Bechman
  • Russell Clark
  • Marc Coutanche
  • Yasemin Kalender
  • Kirill Kiselyov
  • Barbara Kucinski
  • Dave Nero
  • Kim Payne
  • Welkin Pope
  • Armin Schikorra
  • Chris Schunn
  • Margaret Vines
  • Carol Washburn
  • Stephen Weber
  • Meredyth Wegener
  • Linda Neely Yurasits
  • Kristen Butela
  • Nancy Pfenning
  • Burhan Gharaibeh
  • Kevin Shaver
  • Sean Garrett-Roe

August 6, 2018:  Aligning teaching methods and students' learning needs: Active learning vs. traditional classrooms in mathematics

• Discussion leader: Dr. Armin Schikorra, mathematics
• presentation
• discussion participants
  • Matteo Broccio
  • Russell Clark
  • Jason DeBlois
  • Tom Everest
  • Sean Garrett-Roe
  • Joe Grabowski
  • Paul Justice
  • Kirill Kiselyov
  • Barbara Kucinski
  • Emily Marshman
  • Jeremiah Morgan
  • Dave Nero
  • Kim Payne
  • Welkin Pope
  • Chandralekha Singh
  • Julia Spears
  • Kyle Whitcomb
  • Kristen Butela

July 16, 2018: Utilizing technology to advance engagement and availability in large lecture general chemistry courses

• Discussion leader: Dr. Michelle Ward, chemistry
• presentation
• discussion participants
  • Valerie Oke
  • Danny Doucette
  • Sherif Khattab
  • Jackie Powell
  • Joe Grabowski
  • Sera Thornton
  • Joe Horne
  • Kim Payne
  • Sean Garrett-Roe
  • Barbara Kucinski
  • Nancy Kaufmann
  • Dave Nero
  • Abby Bogdan
  • Yasemin Kalender
  • Jennifer Ganger
  • Welkin Pope
  • Emily Marshman
  • Chandralekha Singh
  • Nafis Karim
  • James Mueller
  • Tamika Madison

July 9, 2018:  Personalized student learning in a large science classroom

• discussion leader: Dr. Candice Damiani, biological sciences
• presentation
• discussion participants
  • Danny Doucette
  • Jennifer Ganger
  • Sean Garrett-Roe
  • Paul Justice
  • Sherif Khattab
  • Kirill Kiselyov
  • Barbara Kucinski
  • Emily Marshman
  • Dave Nero
  • NAthan Ong
  • Kim Payne
  • JAckie Powell
  • Chandralekha Singh
  • Jane Wallace
  • Carol Washburn
  • Rashid Williams-Garcia
  • Yasemin Kalender
  • Paula Grabowski
  • James Mueller
  • Nancy Kaufmann
  • Joe Grabowski
  • Kyle Whitcomb
  • Ericka Huston

June 27, 2018: Strategies to Enhance Student Learning and Motivation based on Principles of Cognitive Science

• Discussion leader: Dr. Tim Nokes-Malach, psychology and LRDC
• Presentation 
• discussion participants

June 11, 2018: Interventions that enhance student motivation and learning

• Discussion leader: Dr. Kevin Binning, psychology & LRDC
• presentation
• discussion participants
  • Ryan Alvarado, mathematics
  • Anne Carlson, biological sciences
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Soniya Gadgil
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Burhan Gharaibeh, biological sciences
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Sherif Khattab
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Nathan Ong
  • Jessica Robertson, biological sciences
  • Kevin Shaver
  • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy
  • Elizabeth Whiteman
  • Scott Stuckman 
  • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy

May 29, 2018: Incorporating storytelling in a biology course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
• presentation
• discussion participants
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Anne Carlson, biological sciences
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • James Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Kim Payne, biological sciences
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Sera Thornton, UCTL
  • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences

May 14, 2018: Reflection on incorporating guided inquiry activities for mathematics in chemistry

• discussion leader: Dr. Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
• presentation
• discussion participants
  • Meghan Bechman, biological sciences
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Melinda Ciccocioppo, psychology
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Jennifer Ganger, psychology
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Melanie Good,physics and astronomy
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Susan Shaiman, communication and science disorders
  • Sera Thornton, UCTL
  • Evgeni Trofimov, mathematics
  • Eugene Wagner, chemistry
  • Stephen Weber, chemistry
  • Rashid Wiliams-Garcia, neurobiology
  • Emily Marshman, physics and astronomy, dB-SERC
  • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy, dB-SERC

April 9, 2018: Assessing the efficacy of inquiry-based labs in physics 

• Discussion leader: Dr. Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
• presentation
• discussion participants
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy, dB-SERC
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy

March 26, 2018: Preliminary outcomes of a social belonging intervention in physics 

• Discussion leader: Dr. Kevin Binning, psychology
• presentation
• discussion participants
  • Ayres Freitas, physics and astronomy
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy, dB-SERC
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Jenny Ganger, psychology
  • Jessicca Wandelt, biological sciences
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences 
  • Kim Payne, biological sciences
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Meghan Bechman,biological sciences
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Burtan Gharaibeh, biological sciences
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
  • Roger Mong, physics and astronomy
  • Jim Mueller, Physics and astronomy

March 19, 2018: Implementation of 3-D virtual experiments in physics

• Discussion leader: Dr. Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
• Presentation
• discussion participants
  • Danielle Andrws-Brown, geology and environmental sience
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Kim Payne, biological sciences
  • Welkn Pope, biological sciences
  • Armin Schikorra, mathematics
  • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy, dB-SERC
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Ryan Alvarado, mathematics
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy

March 13, 2018: Imagining The Future of Education with Online Technology

• Discussion leader: Dr. Zhongzhou Chen, University of Central Florida
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Sera Thornton, UCTL
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Jeremiah Morgan, mathematics
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • John Radzilowicz, UCTL
  • Peter Drain, school of medicine
  • Linda Neely Yurasits, CHS
  • Ericka Huston, chemistry
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Lin Demoise, CHS
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Kyle Whitcomb, physics an astronomy
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy

February 28, 2018: Assessing outcomes of an interdisciplinary laboratory curriculum in chemistry and biology

• Discussion leader: Dr. Kitty Liu, chemistry
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Deb Artim, neuroscience
  • Dawn Bisi, biological sciences
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astrnoomy
  • John Milligan, chemistry
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Brianna Reed, biological sciences
  • Jessica Robertson, biological sciences
  • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Sera Thornton, UCTL
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Rashid Williams-Garcia, neurobiology

February 12, 2018: Implementation of a course focused on practical data science skills

• Discussion leader: Dr. Lucas Mentch, statistics
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • David Boone, biomedical informatics
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Jennifer Ganger, psychology
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy
  • Geoffrey Hutchison, chemistry
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • James Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Daniel Mosse, computer science
  • Sherif Khattab, computer science
  • Juan Manfred, mathematics

February 2, 2018: Implementation of a new data science course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Sung Kyu Jung, statistics
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Meghan Bechman, biological sciences
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Jennifer Ganger, psychology
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological science
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Klaus Libertus, psychology
  • Ruth Mihalyi, CHS
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Welkin Pope, biological science
  • Jane Wallace, economics
  • Linhong Wang, mathematics
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Sheng Xiong, mathematics
  • Yao Xiong
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy

January 22, 2018: Using fillable templates to learn cell biology concepts

• Discussion leader: Dr. Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Klaus Libertus, psychology
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Davie Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Kim Payne, biological sciences
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Armin Schikorra, mathematics
  • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Yao Xiong, LRDC
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy

January 17, 2018: Reflection on a course transformation in a Psychology Research Methods Laboratory Course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Klaus Libertus, psychology
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Deb Artim, neuroscience
  • Meghan Bechman, bio. sci. 
  • Jennifer Ganger, psychology
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Abel Koury, psychology
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Kim Payne, bio. sci. 
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Sybil Streeter, psychology
  • Sera Thornton, UCTL
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Rashid Williams-Garcia, neurobiology
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Nancy Kaufmann, bio. sci. 
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy

December 8, 2017: Learning improvement in higher education

• Discussion leader: Dr. Brian Leventhal, James Madison University
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Meghan Bechman, bio. sci. 
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Laurie Cochenour, UCTL
  • Danny Doucette, phys. and astro.
  • Burhan Gharaibeh, bio. sci. 
  • Suzanna Gribble, bio. sci. 
  • Yasemin Kalender, phys. and astro.
  • Nafis Karim, phys. and astro. 
  • Rae Mancilla, UCTL
  • Lindsay Onufer, UCTL
  • Katie Sinagoga, bio. sci. 
  • Zuzana Swigonova, bio. sci. 
  • Natasha Tokowicz, psychology
  • Jane Wallace, economics
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, phys. and astro.
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, phys. and astro. 

November 30, 2017: Discussion about a flipped mathematics course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Russell Schwab, mathematics dept., Michigan State University
• Discussion participants
  • Ryan Alvarado, mathematics
  • Angela Athanas, mathematics
  • ShiTing Bao, mathematics
  • Meghan Bechman, biological sciences
  • Rebecca Bortz
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Ming Chen, mathematics
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Juan Manfredi, mathematics
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • John Radzilowicz, UCTL
  • Armin Schikorra, mathematics
  • Kevin Shaver, economics
  • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy
  • Evgeni Trofimov, mathematics
  • JAne Wallace, economics
  • Linhong Wang, mathematics
  • Carol Washburn, UCTL
  • Sheng Xiong, mathematics
  • Jason Deblois, mathematics
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Katherine Wolfe, economics

November 20, 2017: Engaging student scientists to enhance understanding of forest degradation and promote inquiry-based scientific skills 

• Discussion leader: Dr. Walter Carson, biological sciences
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Natash Baker, biological sciences
  • Meghan Bechman, biological sciences
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Ruth Mihalyi, CHS
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Linda Neely Yurasits, CHS
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
  • Kim Payne, biological sciences
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Armin Schikorra, mathematics
  • Jean Schmidt, biological sciences
  • Azita Seyed Fadaei, physics and astronomy
  • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Jessica Wandelt, biological sciences
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental sciences
  • Lou Yurasits, CHS
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Kevin Wu
  • Sera Thornton
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Busham Gharaibel

November 15, 2017: Developing a new statistical learning and data science course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Lucas Mentch, statistics
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Meghan Bechman, biological sciences
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Burhan Gharaibeh, biological sciences
  • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Ruth Mihalyi, CHS
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
  • Jonathan Rubin, mathematics
  • Azita Seyed Fadaei, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Eric Swanson, physics and astronomy
  • Sera Thornton, UCTL
  • Evgeni Trofimov, mathematics
  • Jane Wallace, economics
  • Linhong Wang, mathematics
  • Sheng Xiong, mathematics
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy

November 8, 2017: Incorporating inquiry and critical discourse in a chemistry course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Eugene Wagner, chemistry
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Ryan Alvarado, mathematics
  • Deb Artim, neuroscience
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Lingfeng Liu, chemistry
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Roger Mong, physics and astronomy
  • Hannah Morris, chemistry
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Azita Seyed Fadaei, physics and astronomy
  • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Tamika Madison, chemistry

October 30, 2017: Implementing guided inquiry mathematics activities in a chemistry course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Ryan Alvarado, mathematics
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • ShiTing Bao, mathematics
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Lillian Chong, chemistry
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Azita Seyed Fadaei, physics and astronomy
  • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Dana Miller-Cotto, psychology
  • John Milligan, chemistry
  • Barry Moore, chemistry
  • James Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Kim Payne, biological sciences
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • John Radzilowicz, UCTL
  • Jonathan Rubin, mathematics
  • Armin Schikorra, mathematics
  • Susan Shaiman, communication and science disorders
  • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences
  • Sera Thornton, UCTL
  • Eugene Wagner, chemistry
  • Linhong Wang, mathematics

October 23, 2017:Social-belonging intervention in a large enrollment physics course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Kevin Binning, psychology
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Ryan Alvarado, mathematics
  • ShiTing Bao, mathematics
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Susie Chen, psychology
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Azita Seyed Fadaei, physics and astronomy
  • Ayres Freitas, physics and astronomy
  • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Abel Koury, psychology
  • Haitao Liu, chemistry
  • Ruth Mihalyi, CHS
  • John Milligan, chemistry
  • James Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Armin Schikorra, mathematics
  • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences
  • Patience Stanicar, Investing now
  • Sybil Streeter, psychology
  • Sera Thornton, UCTL
  • Evgeni Trofimov, mathematics
  • Jane Wallace, economics
  • Jessica Wandelt, biological sciences
  • Linhong Wang, mathematics
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Even Witherspoon, psychology

October 16, 2017: Incorporating cooperative learning activities in a large introduction to environmental science course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Kyle Whittinghill, Dr. Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Ryan Alvarado, Mathematics
  • Meghan Bechman, biological sciences
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Jennifer Ganger, psychology
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Ericka Huston, chemistry
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Barry Moore, chemistry
  • Michelle Morgan, chemistry
  • James Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Lindsay Onufer, UCTL
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • John Radzilowicz, UCTL
  • Armin Schikorra, mathematics
  • Azita Seyed Fadaei, physics and astronomy
  • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences
  • Sera Thornton, UCTL
  • Eugene Wagner, chemistry
  • Jessica Wandelt, biological sciences

October 9, 2017: The purposes of grading student work

• Discussion leader: Emily Marshman
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Lesley Ashmore, biological sciences
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Haitao Liu, chemistry
  • John Milligan, chemistry
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Armin Schikorra, mathematics
  • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Sybil Streeter, psychology
  • Sera Thornton, UCTL
  • Jessica Wandelt, biological sciences
  • Carol Washburn, UCTL
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental sciences
  • Linhong Wang, mathematics
  • Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Kim Payne, biological sciences
  • Ericka Huston, chemistry

October 2, 2017: Students in Cognitive Development Learn to Apply Knowledge and Communicate Effectively through Blog Posts for Parents

• Discussion leaders: Melissa Libertus, Emily Braham (psychology)
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Yasemin Kalender, phys. and. astro.
  • Meghan Bechman, bio. sci.
  • Welkin Pope, bio. sci. 
  • Azita Seyed Fadaei, phys. and astro.
  • Katie Sinagoga, bio. sci. 
  • Sera Thornton, UCTL
  • Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
  • Dave Nero, phys. and astro.
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geol. and env. sci. 
  • James Mueller, phys. and astro.
  • Nafis Karim, phys. and astro.
  • Jennifer Ganger, psychology
  • Kirill Kiselyov, bio. sci. 
  • Zuzana Swigonova, bio. sci. 
  • Kim Payne, bio. sci. 
  • Jessica Wandelt, bio. sci. 
  • Danny Doucette, phys. and astro. 
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, phys. and astro.
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, phys. and astro. 
  • Ruth Mihalyi, CHS

September 25, 2017: Learning with hierarchical templates in cell biology

• Discussion leader: Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Deb Artim, neuroscience
  • Lesley Ashmore, biological sciences
  • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy
  • Suzanna Gribble, biological sciences
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
  • James Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Azita Seyed Fadaei, physics and astronomy
  • Zuzana Swigonova, biological sciences
  • Sera Thornton, UCTL
  • Jessica Wandelt, biological sciences
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Linda Neely Yurasits, CHS
  • Lou Yurasits, A&S advising center
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC physics and astronomy
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy

September 18, 2017: Expanding the physics exploration center with virtual experiments

• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • ShiTing Bao, mathematics
  • Megahn Bechman, biological sciences
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Haitao Liu, chemistry
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Kim Payne, biological sciences
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Azita Seyed Fadaei, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Jessica Wandelt, biological sciences
  • Linhong Wang, mathematics
  • Stephen Weber,chemistry
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy

September 11, 2017: Helping repeating students in biology

• Discussion leaders: Dr. Nancy Kaufmann, Dr. Erica McGreevy (biological sciences)
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Lesley Ashmore, biological sciences
  • Natasha Baker, biological sciences
  • Anne Carlson, biological sciences
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Suzanna Gribble, biological sciences
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
  • Tara Meyer, chemistry
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
  • Linda O'Reilly, biological sciences
  • Kim Payne, biological sciences
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Azita Seyed Fadaei, physics and astronomy
  • Sybil Streeter, psychology
  • Zuzana Swigonova, biological sciences
  • Jessica Wandelt, biological sciences
  • Marcie Warner, biological sciences
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Linda Neely  Yurasits, CHS undergraduate studies
  • Lou Yurasits, CHS undergraduate studies

September 6, 2017: Relevant and Inquiry Based Laboatory Experiences for the Honors General Chemistry Curriculum

• Discussion leader: Dr. Eugene Wagner, chemistry
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Natasha Baker, bio. sci.
  • Rebecca Bortz, bio. sci.
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
  • Azita Fadaei, physics and astronomy
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Joe Horne, UCTL
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Barbara Kucinski, LRDC
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Michelle Morgan, chemistry
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Welkin Pope, bio. sci.
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Jean Schmit, bio. sci.
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Margaret Vines, chemistry
  • Stephen Weber, chemistry
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Young Ahn
  • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy
  • Tamika Madison, chemistry

August 7, 2017: Transforming Math Education in Chemistry

• Discussion leader: Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC
  • Jennifer Laaser, chemistry
  • Dana Miller-Coto 
  • Meghan Bechman, biological sciences
  • Stephen Weber, chemistry
  • Jessica Robertson, biological sciences
  • Linda Neely Yurasits, CHS
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Ruth Mihalyi
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Azita Seyed Fadaei, school of education
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Kenneth Jordan, chemistry
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dBSERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy

June 26, 2017: The use of clickers to support improved self-assessment in introductory science courses

• Discussion leader: Dr. Beth Lindsey, Penn State Greater Allegheny (Megan Nagel co-author, Penn State Greater Allegheny)
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC
  • Linda Neely Yurasits, CHS
  • Charline Rowland
  • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
  • Cristina Zepeda, psychology LRDC
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Susan Maleckar
  • Halina Werner
  • Tahirah Walker, CTL
  • Carol Washburn, CTL
  • Joel Brady, CTL
  • Anne Carlson
  • Margaret Vines
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Abby Bogdan, Seton Hill University
  • Megan Nagel, Penn State Greater Allegheny
  • Sybil Streeter, psychology
  • John Radzilowicz, CTL
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Sera Thornton, CTL

June 12, 2017: Flipping the script: Innovating large undergraduate lectures with principles from cognitive science

• Discussion leader: Dr. Tim Nokes-Malach, LRDC
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Carol Washburn, UCTL
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Lindsay Onufer, UCTL
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Scott Fraundorf, psychology
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Lesa Skukan
  • John Radzilowicz, UCTL
  • Cristina Zepeda, psychology
  • Sybil Streeter, psychology
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Tahirah Walker, UCTL
  • Jennifer Ganger
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC

May 31, 2017: Reflecting on a course transformation focused on developing an assessment bank in statistics

• Discussion leader: Dr. Nancy Pfenning, statistics, and Dr. Brian Leventhal
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Carrie Demmans Epp, LRDC
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chris Schunn, LRDC
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • Emily Marshman, dBSERC
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Joe Horne, UCTL
  • John Radzilowicz, UCTL
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Linda Neely Yurasits, CHS
  • Lindsay Onufer, UCTL
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Michael Giazzoni, CHS
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy

May 15, 2017: Transforming a large introductory environmental science course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
• Discussion participants
  • Marcie Warner, biological sciences
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
  • John Radzilowicz, UCTL
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Maggie Bennewitz, medicine
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Linda Yurasits, CHS
  • Klaus Libertus, psychology
  • Jessica Wandelt, biological sciences
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dBSERC
  • Chandralekha Singh, dBSERC, physics and astronomy
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry

April 17, 2017: Reflections on flipping, formative assessment, and student group work in a computer science course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Adam Lee, computer science
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Danielle Andrews-Brown
  • Diane Litman
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Linda Neely Yurastis, college in high school
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Abby Bogdan, physics, Seton Hill University
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Lillian Chong, chemistry
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry

April 10, 2017: There's more than one way to solve for T: A discussion of the goals of scientific problem-solving instruction

• Discussion leader: Dr. Eric Kuo, LRDC
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Margaret Bennewitz, medicine
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Linda Neely Yurastis, undergraduate studies
  • Jean Schmidt, biological sciences
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • John Radzilowicz, UCTL
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy

April 4, 2017: Implemention of an honors component in a neuroscience course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Debra Artim, neuroscience
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
  • Linda Neely Yurasits, College in high school
  • Laurel Roberts, biological sciences
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC physics and astronomy

March 27, 2017: Integrating biology and chemistry laboratory courses

• Discussion leader: Dr. Kitty Liu, chemistry
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Chris Schunn, LRDC
  • John Radzilowicz, UCTL
  • Carol Washburn, UCTL
  • Jean Schmit, biological sciences
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Michael Giazzonin, CHS
  • Linda Neely Yurasits, CHS
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Jessica Wandelt, biological sciences
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Abby Bogdan, Seton Hill University
  • Suzanna Gribble, biological sciences

March 21, 2017: Running the first iteration of "Physics of the human body"

• Discussion leader: Dr. Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Eugene Wagner, chemistry
  • Adam Leibovich, physics and astronomy
  • John Radzilowicz, UCTL
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Michael Giazzoni, CHS
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Linda Neely Yurasits, CHS
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Jim Mueller, physics anda stronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy

March 14, 2017: Approaches to infusing argumentation in introductory undergraduate STEM courses

• Discussion leaders: Carina Rebello and Sanjay Rebello, Purdue University 
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Peter Drain, medical school
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • John Radzilowicz, UCTL
  • Michzel Giazzoni
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Eben Witherspoon
  • Ross Higashi
  • Laura Betancur, psychology
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Lisa Strabryla
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Nathan Herring, physics and astronomy

February 20, 2017: Evaluation of a course transformation involving technology in a guided inquiry chemistry course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
• Presentation
• Handout
• Discussion participants
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Chris Schunn, LRDC
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Jennifer Laaser, chemistry
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Stephen Weber, chemistry
  • Debra Artim, Neuroscience
  • Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC/physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC/physics and astronomy
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy

January 30, 2017: Increasing interactivity in a psychology course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Klaus Libertus, psychology
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Chris Schunn, LRDC
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Haitao Liu, chemistry
  • Daniel Lambrecth, chemistry
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Ben Rottman, psychology
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Katie Pompeani
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Sybil Streeter, psychology
  • Jackie Powell, chemistry
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Laurel Roberts, biological sciences
  • Jessica Wandelt, biological sciences
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dBSERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dBSERC, physics and astronomy
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy

January 23, 2017: Implementing inquiry based labs in science courses

• Discussion leader: Dr. Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
• Presentation
• discussion participants
  • Lillian Chong
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Adam Leibovich, physics and astronomy
  • Carol Washburn, UCTL
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Jean Schmidt, biological sciences
  • Abby Bogdan, physics-Seton Hill University
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy

January 17, 2017: How the Summer Institute on Undergraduate STEM Education informs instruction in introductory biology courses at Pitt

• Discussion leader: Zuzana Swigonova, biological sciences
• http://dbserc.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/Swigonova_dB-SERC_January17.2017.pdfPresentation
• Discussion participants
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Jean Schmidt, biological sciences
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC
  • Kim Payne, biological sciences
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Jessica Wandelt, biological sciences
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
  • Laurel Roberts, biological sciences
  • Steve Weber, chemistry
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Tiffaney Czapski, biological sciences 

November 28, 2016: Implementation of peer reviewed presentations in a biology course

• Discusion leader: Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
• Discussion participants
  • Carrie Demmans Epp, LRDC
  • John Radzilowicz, CIDDE
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Jaclyn Powell
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Nafic Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy 
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy

October 25, 2016: Incorporating honors supplements into an introductory science course

• Discussion leader: Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
• Discussion participants
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Adam Leibovich, physics and astronomy
  • John Radzilowicz, CIDDE
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Jean Schmidt, biological sciences
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • James Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Daniel Mosse, computer science

October 14, 2016: How people learn: A scientist's perspective

• Discussion leader: Jose Mestre, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Discussion participants: 
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Adeetee Bhide, psychology
  • Abby Bogdan, physics (Seton Hill University)
  • Peter Drain, medical school
  • Scott Fraundorf
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Suzanna Gribble, biological sciences
  • Joe Horne, CIDDE
  • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
  • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC
  • Klaus Libertus, psychology
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Laurel Roberts, biological sciences
  • Jessica Robertson, biological sciences
  • Jean Schmidt, biological sciences
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE
  • Zuzana Swigonova, biological sciences
  • Tim Nokes-Malach, LRDC
  • Cristina Zepeda, psychology
  • Ben Rottman, psychology
  • Natasha Baker, biological sciences     
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences

October 3, 2016: Integrating Undergraduate Curriculum with Research-based Laboratory Courses

• Discussion leader: Kitty Liu, chemistry
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Ericka Huston, chemistry
  • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Jaclyn Powell
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • John Radzilowicz, CIDDE
  • Elia Crisucci, biological sciences
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Julie Breckenridge, neuroscience, CIRTL
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy

September 26, 2016: Transitioning to inquiry based labs

• Discussion leader: Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Elia Crisucci, biological sciences
  • Adam Leibovich, physics and astronomy
  • Ericka Huston, chemistry
  • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Lillian Chong
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Donna Naples, physics and astronomy
  • Abby Bogdan, physics (Seton Hill University)
  • Jaclyn Powell 
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Emily Marshman , dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy

September 12, 2016: Peer reviewed presentations in a biology course

• Discussion leader: Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • John Radzilowicz, CIDDE
  • Elia Crisucci, biological sciences
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Joe Horne, CIDDE
  • Yanqing Wang, LRDC
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Suzanna Gribble
  • Jessica Wandelt
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Stephen Weber
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Lauren Herckis, CMU
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy / dB-SERC
  • Emily Marshman, physics and astronomy / dB-SERC
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Tanner Wallace, psychology
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE

August 15, 2016: Creating a Comprehensive Bank of Assessments for Use in a Statistics Course

• Discussion leader: Brian Leventhal (PhD student, education)
• Presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Ben Rottman, psychology
  • Chris Schunn, LRDC psychology
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Eric Kuo, LRDC psychology 
  • John Radzilowicz, CIDDE
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy

August 1, 2016: Reflections on the implementation of a flipped, large enrollment introductory science course

• Discussion leader: Dr. David Nero, physics and astronomy
• Discussion presentation
• Discussion participants: 
  • Karen Curto, biological sciences
  • John Radzilowicz, CIDDE
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Anne
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Adam Leibovich, physics and astronomy
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Laurel Roberts, biological sciences
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Klaus Libertus, psychology
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy

July 11, 2016: Less lecture, more doing: Increasing interactivity and student engagement in a psychology course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Klaus Libertus, psychology
• Discussion participants
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Joe Horne, CIDDE
  • Carrie Demmans Epp, LRDC
  • Ben Rottman, psychology
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Anne Carlson, biological sciences
  • Scott Fraundorf, LRDC
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Natasha Tokowicz, psychology
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Sam Donovan, biological sciences
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Marlissa Amole, psychology
  • Jennifer Ganger, 
  • Caitlin Rice
  • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
  • Leanne Elliot
  • John Radzilowicz, CIDDE
  • Elizabeth Hirshorn, 
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy

June 20, 2016: Using technology to scale up innovative research-based introductory laboratories

• Discussion leader: Dr. Welkin Pope, biological sciences
• Discussion participants
  • John Radzilowicz, CIDDE
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
  • Jessica Robertson, biological sciences
  • Natasha Baker, biological sciences
  • Kim Payne, biological sciences
  • Chris Schunn, psychology LRDC
  • Klaus Libertus, psychology
  • Joe Horne, CIDDE
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences

June 1, 2016:  Improving student group work and performance in a computer science course

• Discussion leader: Bill Garrison, Computer science
• Discussion presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Anita Schuchardt, LRDC
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Daniel Mosse, computer science
  • John Radzilowicz, CIDDE
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Yanqing Wang, LRDC
  • Carrie Demmans Epp, LRDC
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Jean Schmidt, biological sciences
  • Natasha Baker, biological sciences
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Adam Lee, computer science
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences

May 16, 2016: Findings of a flipped, large enrollment introductory science course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
• Discussion presentation
• Discussion participants
  • ​Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Yanqing Wang, LRDC
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Carrie Demmans Epp, LRDC
  • Klaus Libertus, psychology
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • John Radzilowicz, CIDDE
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • James Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC

April 4, 2016: Partnership between CIDDE and the Biological Sciences Department: Supporting curricular transformations of Large Laboratories

• Discussion leaders: Dr. Jean Schmidt, biological sciences, and Dr. Joel Brady, CIDDE
• Discussion presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Carrie Demmans Epp, LRDC
  • Haitao Liu, chemistry
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Alison Hale
  • Valerie Oke, 
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Elia Crissuci, biological sciences
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Suzanna Gribble, 
  • Chris Schunn, LRDC
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy

March 30, 2016: Course transformation involving smart-phones, tablets, and laptops in a guided inquiry course

• Discussion leader: Dr. Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
• Discussion presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Stephen Weber, chemistry
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Joe Grabowski, Chemistry
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • John Radzilowicz, CIDDE
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Ericka Huston, chemistry

March 21, 2016: Implementation of a Course Transformation in Large Undergraduate Psychology Lectures

• Discussion leader: Dr. Tim Nokes-Malach, psychology
• Discussion participants
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Cristina Zepeda, psychology
  • March Coutanche, psychology
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Sybil Streeter, psychology
  • Ben Rottman, psychology
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Brendan Barstow, psychology
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Laura Morett

March 14, 2016: Individualized approaches to learning

• Discussion leader: Dr. Carol Washburn and Cressida Magaro, CIDDE
• Lunch presentation
• Discussion participants
• Karen Curto
• Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
• Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
• Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
• David Nero, physics and astronomy
• Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
• Jean Schmidt, biological sciences
• Ericka Huston, chemistry
• Barbara Kucinski, psychology
• Jessica Knab, CIDDE
• Meiyi Song, CIDDE
• Robin Florentin
• Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
• Debra Artim, neuroscience
• Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
• Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
• Lisa Limeri, biological sciences

February 29, 2016: Implementation of flipping in a large enrollment, introductory science course

• Discussion Leader: Dr. David Nero, physics and astronomy
• Lunch presentation
• Lunch summary
• Discussion participants
  • Haitao Liu, chemistry
  • Anita Schuchardt, LRDC
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Travis Hurst, physics and astronomy
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Chris Schunn, LRDC
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Kathy Puskar, nursing
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Daniel Mosse, computer science

February 22, 2016: Implementing clickers in a large, introductory statistics class

• Discussion Leader: Dr. Kehui Chen, statistics and psychiatry
• Lunch presentation
• Lunch summary
• Discussion participants
  • ​Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Nicholas Farnan, computer science
  • Lauren Herckis, CMU
  • Scott Streiner, engineering
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Margaret Bennewitz, medicine
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Ben Rottman, psychology
  • Chris Schunn, psychology
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy

February 15, 2016: Using technology to scale up innovative research-based introductory laboratories

• Discussion leader: Welkin Pope, biological sciences
• Lunch presentation
• Discussion participants
  • ​David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Karen Curto, biological sciences
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Lingfeng Liu, chemistry
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Suzanna Gribble, biological sciences
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Jean Schmidt, biological sciences
  • Elia Crisucci, biological sciences
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • James Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy

 

February 8, 2016: Introducing students in large enrollment psychology courses to scientific journal articles

• Discussion leaders: Adeetee Bhide, Natasha Tokowicz, psychology
• Lunch presentation
• Discussion participants
  • ​Scott Fraundorf, statistics
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Barbara DelRaso, dBSERC, PQI
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Ben Rottman, psychology
  • Sam Donovan, biological sciences
  • Suzanna Gribble, biological sciences
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Sybil Streeter, psychology
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy

February 1, 2016: Helping your students engage with self-study tools

• Discussion leaders: Chandralekha Singh, Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
• Lunch presentation
• Discussion participants
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Peter Drain, dept. of cell biology
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Nicholas Farnan, computer science
  • Lauren Herckis, CMU
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Ericka Huston, chemistry
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Anita Schuchardt, LRDC
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Laura Zapanta, biological sciences
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Jim Mueller,  physics and astronomy
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry

   January 25, 2016: Reflections on integrating modeling instruction throughout a large lecture introductory biology course 

• Discussion leader: Lisa Limeri and Dr. Sam Donovan, biological sciences
• Lunch presentation
• Discussion participants
  • ​Anita Schuchardt, LRDC
  • Ryan Sayer, physics
  • Barbara Kucinski
  • Karen Curto
  • Paula Grabowski, biological sciences
  • Russell Clark, physics
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Joe Horne, CIDDE
  • David Nero, physics
  • Jean Schmidt, biological sciences
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics
  • David Swigon, mathematics
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics

December 7, 2015:Implementing a chemistry lab safety course   

• Discussion leader: Ericka Huston, chemistry
• Lunch presentation
• Discussion participants
  • ​Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE
  • Valerie Oke, biology
  • Chris Schunn, LRDC
  • Kirill Kiseylov, biology
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Jessica Robertson
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy

November 30, 2015:Innovating large undergraduate psychology lectures with learning principles from cognitive science   

• Discussion leader: Dr. Tim Nokes-Malach, psychology
• Lunch presentation
• Lunch summary
• Discussion participants
  • ​Carrie Demmans Epp, LRDC
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Suzanna Gribble, biological sciences
  • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Ericka Huston, chemistry
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
  • Sybil Streeter, psychology
  • Chris Schunn, LRDC
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Anita Schuchardt, LRDC
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy

November 9, 2015: Implementation of student response systems in large enrollment introductory statistics classes    

• Discussion leader: Dr. Kehui Chen, statistics and psychiatry
• Lunch presentation
• Lunch summary
• Discussion participants
  • ​Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Kirill Kiselyov, Biological sciences
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Irene Mena
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE

November 2, 2015: Transforming a core computer science course from small to large classroom format   

• Discussion leader: Adam Lee, computer science
• Lunch presentation
• Lunch summary
• Discussion participants
  • ​Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Ericka Huston, chemistry
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Thomrongsale Kosiyatrakul, computer science
  • Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry

October 21, 2015: Implementation of flipping in a large enrollment science course  

• Discussion leader: Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
• Lunch presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Eric Swanson, physics and astronomy
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Ryan Alvarado, mathematics
  • Robert P. Devaty, physics and astronomy
  • Istran Danko

October 16, 2015: The challenges and possibilities of meaningful assessment in introductory STEM courses

• Discussion leader: David Hammer, Tufts University
• Lunch presentation
• Discussion participants
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Jean Schmidt, biological sciences
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Elia Crisucci, biological sciences
  • Anita Schuchardt, LRDC
  • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Adam Leibovich, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Alexandru Maries
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy

October 5, 2015: Authenticity in Teaching  

• Discussion leader: Ben Rottman and Tim Nokes-Malach, psychology department
• Lunch presentation
• Lunch summary
• Articles discussed during the lunch
• Discussion participants
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE
  • Chris Schunn, psychology
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Sam Donovan, Biological sciences
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Cristina Zepeda, psychology
  • Kelly Boden, psychology
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Anita Schuchardt, LRDC
  • Elizabeth Rochan
  • James Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Sarah Grubb, biological sciences
  • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy,dB-SERC
  • Emily Marshman, physics and astronomy, dB-SERC

September 28, 2015: Developing a chemistry laboratory safety course   

• Discussion leader: Ericka Huston, department of chemistry
• Ericka Huston's presentation
• Lunch summary
• Discussion participants
  • ​Joe Horne, CIDDE
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Jean Schmidt, biological sciences
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • George Bandik, chemistry
  • Peter Bell, chemistry
  • James Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy

September 21, 2015: Taking Reflective Teaching to the Next Level   

• Discussion leader: Scott Franklin, Rochester Institute of Technology
• Scott Franklin's presentation
• Discussion participants
  • ​Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Debby Farkas, WISER
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Scott Streiner, engineering
  • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
  • Ellen Kelsey, biological sciences
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Anita Schuchardt, LSAP
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biologial sciences
  • Zuzana Swigonova, biological sciences
  • Jean Schmidt, biological sciences
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Travis Hurst, physics and astronomy
  • James Mueller, physics and astronomy
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Robert P. Devaty, physics and astronomy
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Sarah Grubb, biological sciences
  • Brian D'Urso, physics and astronomy
  • Suzanna Gribble, biological sciences

September 16, 2015: Integrating modeling instruction through large enrollment introductory biology courses    

• Discussion leader: Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
• Lisa Limeri's presentation
• Modeling recitation worksheet
• Lunch summary
• Discussion participants
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Anne Carlson,biological sciences
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Alison Hale, biological sciences
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Jean Schmidt,biological sciences
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE
  • Zuzana Swigonova, biological sciences
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Sam Donovan, biologial sciences
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy

September 9, 2015: Using smart phones, tablets, and laptops in a guided inquiry physical chemistry course    

• Discussion leader: Dr. Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
• Dr. Garrett-Roe's POGIL worksheet
• Dr. Garrett-Roe's presentation
• Discussion participants
  • ​Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Chad Hershock, CMU Eberly center
  • Debby Farkas, WISER
  • Debra Artim, neuroscience
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Anita Schuchardt, LSAP
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • David Waldeck, chemistry
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Lisa Limeri, biological sciences
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy

August 31, 2015: Introducing students to scientific journal articles in Introduction to Psychology  

• Discussion leader: Adeetee Bhide, psychology, and Dr. Natasha Tokowicz, psychology
• Adeetee Bhide's presentation
• Discussion summary
• Discussion participants
  • ​Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
  • Marc Coutanche, psychology
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Tim Nokes-Malach, psychology
  • Ben Rottman, psychology
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Chris Schunn, psychology
  • Natasha Tokowicz, psychology
  • Eugene Wagner, chemistry
  • Adeetee Bhide, psychology
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE
  • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy

August 21, 2015: Low cost approach for designing authentic learning experiences in upper-level laboratories 

• Discussion leader: Dr. Nancy Pfenning, statistics
• Dr. Pfenning's presentation
• Discussion summary
• Discussion participants
  • ​Joel Brady, CIDDE
  • Matteo Broccio, Physics and astronomy
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Sam Donovan, biological sciences
  • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
  • Joe Horne, CIDDE
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Calvin Lutz, statistics
  • David Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Ben Rottman, psychology
  • Jean Schmidt, biological sciences
  • Zuzana Swigonova, biological sciences
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy

August 3, 2015: Low cost approach for designing authentic learning experiences in upper-level laboratories 

• Discussion leader: Dr. Brian D'Urso, Physics and Astronomy
• Dr. D'Urso's presentation
• Discussion summary
• Discussion participants:
  • ​Margaret Bennewitz, medicine
  • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • Elia Crisucci, biology
  • Peter Drain, department of cell biology
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
  • Joseph Horne, CIDDE
  • Ericka Huston, chemistry
  • Nancy Kaufmann, biology
  • Kirill Kiselyov, biology
  • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC
  • Tim Nokes-Malach, psychology
  • Kim Payne, biology
  • Nancy Pfenning, statistics
  • Welkin Pope, biology
  • Ben Rottman, psychology
  • Ryan Sayer, physics and astronomy
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
  • Robert P. Devaty, physics and astronomy 
  • Alexandru Maries, dB-SERC
  • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC/physics and astronomy

July 20, 2015: Design of large enrollment flipped introductory science courses 

• Discussion leader: Dr. Matteo Broccio and Dr. David Nero, Physics and Astronomy
• Discussion Summary
• Dr. Broccio's presentation
• Dr. Nero's presentation
• Discussion participants:​
  • Debra Artim, Neuroscience
  • Jason DeBlois, Mathematics
  • Sean Garrett-Roe, Chemistry
  • Joe Grabowski, Chemistry
  • Lauren Herckis, Eberly Center for Teaching, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Joe Horne, CIDDE
  • Ericka Huston, Chemistry
  • Christof Keebaugh, Physics and Astronomy
  • Kiril Kiselyov, Biological Sciences
  • Adam Lee, Computer Science
  • Welkin Pope, Biological Sciences
  • Laurel Roberts, Biological Sciences
  • Ryan Sayer, Physics and Astronomy
  • Jean Schmidt, Biological Sciences
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE
  • Scott Streiner, Engineering
  • Eugene Wagner, Chemistry
  • Carol Washburn, CIDDE
  • Robert P. Devaty, Physics and Astronomy
  • Emily Marshman, Physics and Astronomy
  • Elia Carsucci, Biological Sciences
  • Chandralekha Singh, Physics and Astronomy/dB-SERC

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July 1, 2015: Using technology to scale up innovative research-based introductory laboratories

• Discussion leader: Dr. Welkin Pope, Biological Sciences
• Dr. Pope's presentation
• Discussion summary
• Discussion participants:​
  • Matteo Broccio, Physics and Astronomy
  • Elia Crisucci, Biological Sciences
  • Brian D'Urso, Physics and Astronomy
  • Sean Garret-Roe, Chemistry
  • Joe Grabowski, Chemistry
  • Paula Grabowski, Biological Sciences
  • Corinne Gray, Biological Sciences
  • Ericka Huston, Chemistry
  • Christof Keebaugh, Physics and Astronomy
  • Barbara Kucinski, Psychology
  • Kitty Liu, Chemistry visitor
  • Alexandru Maries, dB-SERC
  • Emily Marshman, Physics and Astronomy
  • Matt Miller, Engineering
  • David Nero, Physics and Astronomy
  • Kim Payne, Biological Sciences
  • Jessica Robertson, Biological Sciences
  • Ryan Sayer, Physics and Astronomy
  • Jean Schmidt, Biological Sciences
  • Chris Schunn, Psychology/LRDC
  • Chandralekha Singh, Physics and Astronomy/dB-SERC
  • Meiyi Song, CIDDE
  • Zuzana Swigonova, Biological Sciences
  • Ling Qing Xu, Biological Sciences

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February 23, 2015: Strategies for improving diversity in STEM

• Discussion leader: Dr. Ming-Te Wang, School of Education/Psychology/LRDC
• Discussion summary
• Discussion participants:
  • ​​Matteo Broccio, Physics and Astronomy
  • Jessica Degol, Psychology in Education
  • Robert Devaty, Physics and Astronomy
  • Suzanna Gribble, Biological Sciences
  • Joe Horne, CIDDE
  • Ellen Kelsey, Biological Sciences
  • Kirill Kiselyov, Biological Sciences
  • Arthur Kosowsky, Physics and Astronomy
  • Barbara Kucinski, Psychology
  • Lisa Limeri, Biological Sciences
  • Alexandru Maries, dB-SERC
  • Emily Marshman, Physics and Astronomy
  • James Mueller, Physics and Astronomy
  • Ryan Sayer, Physics and Astronomy
  • Chandralekha Singh, Physics and Astronomy/dB-SERC
  • David Turnshek, Physics and Astronomy

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