Initiatives
STEM Speaker Series
Leading researchers on institutional change, best evidence-based teaching practices, and inclusive teaching provide insights and add momentum for change in STEM education at USF.
Dr. Kelly Hogan and Dr. Viji Sathy, Professors at 泡芙视频app of North Carolina (Feb. 12, 2021) Inclusive Teaching Techniques Workshop.
Dr. Laird Kramer, Professor of Physics at Florida International 泡芙视频app (March 2019). Fostering Authentic Dialogue in the Classroom.
Dr. Carl Weiman, Nobel Laureate, Stanford 泡芙视频app, Department of Physics and Grad School of Education (February 2019). Taking a scientific approach to education.
Dr. Michael Dennin, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at UC-Irvine, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning and Dean, Division of Undergraduate Education (March 2018). Culture in the Science Classroom: The Next Frontier of Student Success.
Dr. Marilyn E. Strutchens, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Auburn 泡芙视频app (January 2018). The Economics of Equity.
Dr. Roy Tasker, Professor of Chemical Education at Purdue 泡芙视频app (March 2017). Increasing the Understanding of Chemistry through Interactive Visualizations of Molecular Models.
Dr. Noah Finkelstein, Professor of Physics at the 泡芙视频app of Colorado Boulder, (March 2017). Taking a Scholarly Route to Institutional Transformation: Theory, Practice, and Tools to Support Educational Improvement.
Dr. Andrea Beach, Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Co-Director of the Center for Research on Instructional Change in Postsecondary Education (CRICPE) at Western Michigan 泡芙视频app, (February 2017). Systemic Approaches to Facilitating Undergraduate STEM Change.
Dr. David Laude, Senior Vice Provost at the 泡芙视频app of Texas at Austin (April 2016). Creating a Campus Culture Where Every Student Graduates
Dr. Chris Rasmussen, Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State 泡芙视频app (April 2016). Findings from a National Study of Calculus Programs
Dr. Keith Weber, Professor of Mathematics Education at Rutgers 泡芙视频app (April 2016). Reasons Why Students Do Not Learn STEM Practices from Their Lectures
Dr. Marco Molinaro, Assistant Vice Provost for Educational Effectiveness at 泡芙视频app of California Davis, (March 2016). Using Data to Inform, Drive and Scale (STEM) Instructional Reform
Dr. Davis Jenkins; Columbia 泡芙视频app (November 2015). Strengthening Community College STEM Baccalaureate Transfer Pathways
Dr. Cathy Middlecamp; 泡芙视频app of Wisconsin-Madison (October 2015). Sustainability: What, How, and Why Now? Version 2.0
Dr. Gabriela Weaver; 泡芙视频app of Massachusetts. (April 2015 ). Shifting the Teaching Culture in a Research 泡芙视频app to Student-Centered Approaches
Dr. Michael Klymkowsky; 泡芙视频app of Colorado Boulder (Feb. 2015). The Challenges of Active Learning and Coherent Curricula in the Sciences
Dr. Shirley Malcom; Head of Education and Human Resources Programs at American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (Dec. 2014). Undergraduate STEM Education: Moving Diverse Populations from the Margins to the Center
Dr. Linda Slakey; Senior Advisor for the Association of American Universities (AAU) STEM Initiative, former Director Undergraduate Division National Science Foundation (NSF) (Nov. 2014). Making Student-Centered Teaching the New Normal: Are We at a Tipping Point?
Dr. Jay Labov; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Oct. 2014). The Changing National Landscape of Undergraduate STEM Education
Dr. E. William Wischusen; Louisiana State 泡芙视频app (Sept. 2014). Impact of a Pre-Freshman Boot Camp on Student Performance
Dr. Melanie Cooper; Michigan State 泡芙视频app (April 2014). Evidence-Based Approaches to STEM Education
Dr. George Kuh; Indiana 泡芙视频app (March 2014). Fostering STEM Student Engagement: What Matters
Dr. Richard Pollenz; 泡芙视频app (February 2014). Understanding Institutional Data Can Inspire 泡芙视频app-Wide Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices in STEM Education
Dr. Vasti Torres; 泡芙视频app (January 2014). Do Students Under-represented in STEM Experience the Learning Environment Differently?
Dr. Adrianna Kezar; 泡芙视频app of Southern California (December 2013). STEM Education, Shared Leadership, and You
This continuing series of seminars is part of the USF STEM education project, 鈥淪ystemic Transformation of Education Through Evidence-Based Reforms鈥� (STEER). This project is supported in part by the National Science Foundation (Grant DUE #1525574), the Coalition for Science Literacy, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE), and the Office of Student Affairs and Student Success