Fall 2012
- Sept. 17 – Scott Freeman – Ph.D. University of Washington, Dept. of Biology
“Evidence-based Learning in Introductory Biology” - Nov. 5 – Jennifer Knight – Senior Instructor, Dept. of MCD Biology, UColorado – Boulder “Investigating Clicker Discussions: Students, Instructors, and Classroom Culture”
- Dec. 3 – Sam Pazicni – Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of New Hampshire
“From theory to practice: Research on the teaching and learning of chemistry”
Student Thesis Defenses:
- Dec. 7 – Rabindra Bajracharya
“Student understanding of definite integral using graphical representations” - Dec. 7 – Virginia Flood
“A phenomenological approach to understanding the role of bodily activity in chemical imagining” - Dec. 11 – Sarah Rizzo
“College students’ understanding of geometric transformations” - Dec. 19 – Ashley Young
“Teachers’ understandings of inquiry and reported use of scientific practices: A survey of NSTA conference attendees”