Meeting schedule
From Purdue International Biology Education Research Group
Fall 2015 Meetings
Mondays from 11:45 am - 12:45 pm in Lilly Hall G456
Current PIBERG Affiliates and Former Members
Semester Theme
How can we structure education research knowledge to make it accessible and useful for writing?
Media:SciCARDDatabaseSchema082715.pdf links directly to the SciCARD Schema file.
Events
| Date | Presenter | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|
| August 31 | ALL | Organizational meeting |
| September 14 | Kathleen Jeffery | Topic: PIBERG Web Pages (send Kathleen your content). |
| September 21 | Nancy Pelaez | How can the SciCARD Schema be used to guide annotation and cataloging of the education research literature reviewed in reports on the RED, E-EDAT and the Critical Analysis of Primary Literature in a Master’s-Level Class? |
| September 28 | Stephanie Gutierrez | NSF graduate research fellowship proposal (NSF GRFP) feedback discussion RE: how instructors’ research experience contributes to the NGSS-recommended shift from concept-focus to practice-focused or concept-practice-integrated pedagogy. |
| October 5 | Richard Lie | What is an appropriate Theoretical Framework and lit to review for molecular visualization research? |
| October 12 | FALL BREAK | NO MEETING |
| October 19 | Stefan Irby and Richard Lie | NSF GRFP feedback RE: Using protein function prediction to promote hypothesis-driven thinking in undergraduate biochemistry education (Irby) and Using Problem Based Learning to Teach Experimental Design in the Context of Western Blots (Lie) |
| October 26 | Stephanie Gardner | Topic: Meeting discussion. Integrating Cognitive Science with Innovating Teaching in STEM Disciplines: Spatial Learning in STEM, September 18-19, 2015. |
| November 2 | Aaron Rogat | GeniConnect: Game-based learning, mentoring and laboratory experiences – a model for industry/after school partnerships. This project seeks to help middle school students learn genetics through a computer-based game, make connections to real world research and development in the biotech industry and raise interest in STEM careers. |
| November 9 | Alberto Rodriguez | What about a dimension of engagement, equity, and diversity practices? A critique of the next generation science standards (NGSS) J Res Sci Teach 52: 1031–1051, 2015. |
| November 16 | ALL present their own work | Topic: one-page PIBERG research summaries to upload to the web as pdfs |
| November 23 | Thanksgiving | NO MEETING |
| November 30 | Aakanksha Angra | Topic: From Novice to Expert: What is the reasoning used for graph choice and construction by novice students and expert professors in the biological sciences? |
| December 7 | Matthew Lira | Topic: Coordinating Literature in DBER: An effort to synthesize mechanistic reasoning in biology and physics education |
| January 25 | Presenter: New PIBERG Leader | Topic: Plan the Spring 2016 Calendar of Events |
Fall 2015 Officers
Webmaster: Kathleen Jeffery kjeffery@purdue.edu
Meeting Coordinator: Nancy Pelaez npelaez@purdue.edu
News Anchor: Aakanksha Angra aangra@purdue.edu
