Lightning Talk Archive

  • Vision and Change and Interactions in General Education Life Science (IGELS) Courses

    The main goal of the IGELS (Interactions in General Education Life Science courses) Project is to determine the extent…

  • Teaching Data Science in Psychology Courses

    Data science is a growing academic and professional field that uses computer programming methods to gather and evaluate information…

  • What is a Skill-Based Curricular Overlay (SBCO), and how can it help your STEM teaching?

    This lightning talk will introduce a novel curricular framework, developed as part of an NSF-IUSE grant, that instructors across…

  • Team-Based Inquiry Learning in Lower Division Mathematics Courses

    Team-Based Inquiry Learning (TBIL) is a form of active learning that uses the structure of Team-Based Learning to facilitate…

  • Who participates in DataFest and why? Lessons learned from a 2-year long multi-institutional study

    As big data becomes ubiquitous in every aspect of our day-to-day lives, it is increasingly vital for students to…

  • The “Team Learning in Action” Project: A New Training Resource To Improve STEM Collaborative Spaces

    Active student engagement is essential for student success in STEM, and collaborative learning spaces that provide opportunities for problem-solving…

  • ZotGraph: Engaging Students with Complex Topics through Knowledge Graphs

    A core challenge in education is making the conceptual connections between different topics legible to students. We have developed…

  • The Critical Digital Pedagogy Project: Teacher Preparation for STEM Inquiry in Online Environments

    Prior to COVID-19 and the shift to fully online instruction, educator preparation programs were teaching candidates to use technology…

  • The Effects of Promoting Inclusive, Asset-Based Practice through Faculty Professional Development

    To better support engineering students and to create an inclusive educational environment, it is necessary to reimagine instructional methods…