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Weekly Lunch Discussions
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.
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).
April 18, 2022: Ecological Belonging Interventions
- Discussion Leaders: Dr. Jeremy Levy (Physics) and Dr. Kevin Binning (Psychology)
- This discussion was held online
April 11, 2022: Equity and Inclusion in Science Courses.
- Discussion Leaders: Dr. Chandralekha Singh, Yangqiuting Li, Sonja Cwik, and Ly Malespina (Physics)
- This discussion was held online
April 4, 2022: Engaging student scientists to promote inquiry based scientific skills
- Discussion Leaders: Dr. Walter Carson (Biological Sciences)
- This discussion was held online
March 28, 2022: Instructor Talk Moves and Student Reasoning in Undergraduate STEM Classrooms
- Discussion Leaders: Dr. Abdi Warfa (University of Minnesota)
- This discussion was held online
March 21, 2022: Integrating a Mindfulness Resource in a Large Undergraduate STEM Course
- Discussion Leaders: Dr. Brian Galla (School of Education)
- This discussion was held online
March 14, 2022: Supporting Teachers to Encourage the Pursuit of Undergraduate Physics for Women
- Discussion Leaders: Dr. Zahra Hazari (FIU)
- Video
- This discussion was held online
February 28, 2022: Measuring Mindset
- Discussion Leaders: Dr. Lisa Limeri (Texas Tech)
- Video
- This discussion was held online
February 21, 2022: Storytelling in Cell Biology
- Discussion Leaders: Dr. Kirill Kiselyov (Biological Sciences)
- Video
- This discussion was held online
February 14, 2022: Backchannel for In-Class Questions and Student Belonging
- Discussion Leaders: Dr. Perry Samson (University of Michigan)
- Video
- This discussion was held online
February 7, 2022: Physician Workforce Diversity
- Discussion Leaders: Dr. John Burkhardt (University of Michigan)
- Video
- This discussion was held online
January 31, 2022: Identifying and lessening challenges for students with anxiety and depression
- Discussion Leaders: Katelyn Cooper (Arizona State University)
- Video
- This discussion was held online
January 24, 2022: Research Methods for Psychology: Flipping, Grading, and Cheating
- Discussion Leaders: Ben Rottman (Psychology)
- Video
- This discussion was held online
January 10, 2022: Preparing for a New Semester
- Discussion Leaders: Chandralekha Singh (Physics)
- Video
- This discussion was held online
If you are looking for Lunch Discussions from previous years, you can find them at the following links: