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The Science of Teaching: Evidence-Based Approaches in Biology Education

School of Biological Sciences Seminar Program

The goal of these seminars and conversations on teaching is to engage in discussions about evidence-based education methods and teaching practices in our own division and in other departments, divisions, and institutions. Seminars will feature invited speakers, and conversations on teaching will be led by colleagues within the School of Biological Sciences. The times and days of the events will vary.

2022-23 Seminars

Portrait of Dr. Tracie Addy

Examining Undergraduate Thinking in Science using AI-based Evaluation of Constructed Responses

Dr. Kevin Haudek
Associate Professor, Teaching
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Michigan State

Friday, March 24, 2023

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (A roundtable discussion with Dr. Haudek will take place immediately following the talk.)
Host: Claire Meaders

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Portrait of Dr. Tracie Addy

What Inclusive Instructors Do

Dr. Tracie Addy
Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning
Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning and Scholarship Lafayette College

Friday, March 10, 2023

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (A 30 min extended Q&A discussion with Dr. Addy will take place immediately following the talk.)
Host: Claire Meaders

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Dr. Jenny Knight

Stimulating Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning: the Effects of Getting Students to Monitor Learning

Dr. Jenny Knight
Associate Professor
University of Colorado, Boulder

Friday, January 20, 2023

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (A workshop and discussion with Dr. Knight will take place immediately following the talk.)
Host: Jack Reddan

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Dr. Renee Link

Aligning Teaching Values and Assessment Practices with Scalable Specifications Grading

Renée Link, Ph.D.
Professor of Teaching
University of California, Irvine

Friday, November 18, 2022

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (A workshop and discussion with Dr. Link will take place immediately following the talk.)
Host: Melinda Owens

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Dr. Star Sharp

Challenges, Obstacles and Considerations for Establishing STEM Diversity Programs at Predominately White Institutions

Starlette M. Sharp
Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Friday, October 28, 2022

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (A roundtable discussion with Ms. Sharp will take place immediately following the talk.)
Host: Melinda Owens

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