Course II: Advancing Learning Through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching

Vanderbilt University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Michigan State University, Boston University — Summer 2016

Supported by the National Science Foundation, Grant No. 1347605

Primary Instructors: Derek Bruff, Ph.D., Trina McMahon, Ph.D., Bennett Goldberg, Ph.D., and Henry (Rique) Campa, III, Ph.D.

A MOOC (Massive Organized Online Community) that prepared STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) instructors to develop and implement teaching practices that advance the learning experiences and outcomes of both students and teachers.

Certification in College Teaching Institute

Michigan State University — May 2016

Primary Instructors: Judith Stoddart, Ph.D., Henry (Rique) Campa, Ph.D., Melissa McDaniels, Ph.D., Bennett Goldberg, Ph.D., Jeff Grabill, Ph.D., and Tammy Long, Ph.D.

This intensive series of workshops focused on teaching with technology, assessing student learning outcomes, creating effective learning environments, and developing teaching portfolios.

Promoting Student Success in the Classroom

Michigan State University — March 2016

Presenter: Vincent Tinto, Ph.D.

This workshop described the range of programs that have been effective in enhancing student success and emphasized the role of faculty in increasing student success.

Pathways to Scientific Teaching

Michigan State University — Fall 2015

Primary Instructor: Diane Ebert-May, Ph.D.

This graduate and postdoctoral seminar was intended to help students learn to develop a learner-centered framework for an introductory biology course of any kind and to develop and teach one instructional unit for that course.

Course I: An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching

Vanderbilt University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Michigan State University, Boston University — Fall 2015

Supported by the National Science Foundation, Grant No. 1347605, and the Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning

Primary Instructors: Derek Bruff, Ph.D., Trina McMahon, Ph.D., Bennett Goldberg, Ph.D., and Henry (Rique) Campa, III, Ph.D.

A MOOC that hosted instructional video lectures, implemented weekly quizzes and individual assignments, and supported a campus-wide learning community composed of graduate students, postdoctoral students, and faculty.

Moving Forward Using Backward Course Design: Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Instructional Activities, and Assessments

Michigan State University — November 2015

Presenter: Cori L. Fata-Hartley, Ph.D.

This workshop introduced the principles of Backward Design to its participants. 

Model, Meet Classroom.
​Classroom, Meet Model. 

Michigan State University — October 2015

Presenter: Stephen Thomas

This workshop introduced modeling technologies to its participants. The workshop also provided its participants with strategies for introducing modeling technology into the classroom, assessing student performance on modeling exercises, and meeting various accessibility requirements.

Structuring Successful Research Experiences

Michigan State University — November 2014

Presenters: Korine Wawrzynski, Ph.D., Justin Micomonaco, Ph.D., Stephanie Watts, Ph.D., and Dirk Colbry, Ph.D.

This workshop emphasized some of the opportunities and challenges related to mentoring undergraduate student researchers to its participants. The workshop also introduced various models for successfully incorporating undergraduate students into research teams, including specific examples from STEM faculty. 

What Works for Women at Work: Successful Strategies for Women in STEM

Michigan State University — October 2014

Presenter: Joan C. Williams, Ph.D.

In this workshop, Dr. Williams discussed her new book, What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know, in which she and her daughter and co-author, Rachel Dempsey, share tried and tested advice for women at work from the cubicle to the corner office, whether they are timid or assertive, black or white, juggling a family or single, twenty or sixty years old.

What Ideas Should We Be Teaching, and How Can We Assess Whether Students Have Learned Them?

Michigan State University — October 2014

Presenter: Melanie Cooper, Ph.D.

This workshop advocated for the use of evidence-based approaches to developing assessments that incorporate both the "big ideas" of a particular discipline and the practices of science and engineering.