Hosted by Skylight on Monday, April 9, 2018 in the Earth Sciences Building (ESB), 2207 Main Mall, UBC.
Morning Session (9:30am - 10:30am, ESB 1013)
- Introduction and highlights from teaching and learning in the Faculty of Science, Sara Harris (Associate Dean, Academic) and Gülnur Birol (Director, Skylight)
- Acknowledgement of graduate students participating in CIRTL this past year
- CWSEI Summary and Outcomes, Warren Code (Associate Director, Skylight)
- Scaffolding Authentic Practice in Environmental Sciences Prompted by Community-focused Videos, Tara Ivanochko (EOAS and Director, Environmental Science)
Student Panel (10:45am - 11:45am, ESB 1013)
- Featuring upper-year students in Science sharing experiences from their programs
Poster Session (11:45am - 1:30pm, ESB Atrium, 1st Floor)
Posters about teaching and learning projects from departments across the Faculty of Science.
Multi-Department
| Title | Authors | Affiliations | Keywords |
| Voting App - Enabling Distance-Ed/Online Students to have iClicker-like Group Experiences | Matthew Fung, Anthony Di Stefano, Josefina Rosado, Roland Stull | Computer Science; EOAS; CTLT | |
| A Curation of Examples of Educational Leadership within the Faculty of Science | Ashley Welsh, Sarah Bean Sherman, Sara Harris, Alice Campbell, Gulnur Birol, & Susan Allen | Computer Science; EOAS; Skylight; Faculty of Science Dean's Office | |
| Exploring student opinions on two-stage group-exams for development of best practices recommendations for group-exams | Analise Hofmann, Rosanne Persaud, Jared Stang, Joss Ives | Chemistry; PHAS; Genome Science & Technology | |
| Concept Mapping: Interdisciplinary Connections in Science | A. S. Terpstra, J. Charbonneau, C. J. Addison | Science Gateway | |
| An Overview on LTRs and Learning Technology Tools | Alan Zhang, Arslan Bhatti, Sunny He, Priscilla Babunga, Daniel Li | Skylight | |
| Bay View Alliance | Gulnur Birol, Lorne Whitehead, Pat Hutchings | Skylight | |
| Writing Across the Curriculum+: Science-Specific Support for Teaching Communication Skills | Shannon Obradovich, Meghan Aube, Loren Gaudet, Eric Jandciu, and Jackie Stewart | Skylight | |
| Overview of the BSc degree outcomes project: One size does not fit all | Ashley Welsh, Eric Jandciu, Gulnur Birol | Skylight (Science Centre for Learning and Teaching) | Degree outcomes; Faculty of Science; Development; Collaboration |
| Scientific literature as a tool for teaching science literacy in a first-year science course | Evelyn Sun, Alice Campbell, Gunilla Oberg | Microbiology & Immunology; IRES | Primary literature, First-year undergraduate, Science literary, Multidisciplinary |
| Piloting An Academic Scholars Program to Foster Student Engagement and Sense of Belonging in A First Year Science Course | Karen Smith, Daisy Li, Gülnur Birol, Ashley Welsh, Patty Hambler, Diana Jung | Microbiology & Immunology; Skylight; Student Health Promotions | academic tenacity, social belonging, self regulation, wellbeing |
| Wellbeing Learning Environments | Karen Smith, Daisy Li, Gülnur Birol, Ashley Welsh, Patty Hambler, Diana Jung | Microbiology & Immunology; Skylight; Student Health Promotions; VP Students | wellbeing, academic tenacity, social belonging , growth mindset, self-regulation |
Chemistry
| Title | Authors | Affiliations | Keywords |
| The Alchemy Project: Expert-Like Feedback and Decision Making Evolving Toward Learning Analytics | Russ Algar, Tanya Tan, Angela Wu, Hyojin Yi, Cormac Mollitor, Noureddine Elouazizi, Jackie Stewart | Chemistry; Skylight | Online homework, learning analytics, decision-making, interactive feedback |
Computer Science
| Title | Authors | Affiliations | Keywords |
| Mastery Learning at Scale | Elisa Baniassad and additional authors | Computer Science | mastery learning |
| Teaching Software Design/Development/Engineering with MOOCs | Gregor Kiczales, Elisa Baniassad, Reid Holmes | Computer Science | |
| Designing an Introductory Programming Course to Improve Non-majors' Experience | Jessica Q Dawson, Meghan Allen, Alice Campbell, Anasazi Valair | Computer Science; Skylight | CS for all, non-majors, introductory courses, blended learning, evaluation |
Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS)
| Title | Authors | Affiliations | Keywords |
| GeoSci.xyz: Open Source Educational Resources for the Geosciences | Lindsey Heagy, Seogi Kang, Doug Oldenburg, Rowan Cockett and the GeoSci Team | EOAS | collaboration, reproducibility, technology |
| Improving Student Application of 1st year Math and Physics Concepts in a 3rd year Earth Science Course | Sara Harris, Phil Austin, Nathan Roberson, Tara Ivanochko | EOAS | Math, Climate Change, Peer Instruction |
| Increasing Undergraduate Authentic Science Pedagogy using Community Focused Videos | Tara Ivanochko, Bradley Jackson, Michael Sider, Alison Jolley, Michael Lipsen | EOAS | |
| Live Episodes and Reruns of Virtual Field Trips | Alison Jolley, Ben Kennedy, Tim Stahl, Samuel Hampton, Thomas Wilson, Erik Brogt, Nathaly Reyna, Katherine Pedley, Alistair Davies, Pete Sommerville | EOAS; University of Canterbury |
Mathematics
| Title | Authors | Affiliations | Keywords |
| Professional Development for Graduate Student and Postdoc Instructors | Matt Coles | Mathematics; Skylight |
Microbiology and Immunology
| Title | Authors | Affiliations | Keywords |
| Scaffolding a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience in Microbiology Using Disciplinary Communication Assignments | David Oliver | Microbiology & Immunology |
Physics and Astronomy (PHAS)
| Title | Authors | Affiliations | Keywords |
| Banana Questions: Conceptual Learning in Physics 170, Mechanics for Engineers | James Charbonneau | PHAS | |
| Physics Lab Simulations Poster | Jeff Bale, Doug Bonn, Joss Ives | PHAS | Simulations, Labs, Inquiry Based Learning |
| Engaging reflective thinking during exam-like situations: Slowing students down on multiple-choice questions increases performance | Joss Ives and Jared Stang | PHAS | |
| How does self-reported extroversion and emotional stability relate to perception of group exams? | Laura Super, Jared Stang, Analise Hofmann, Patrick Dubois, Joss Ives | PHAS | Group-exams |
| Bringing Inquiry into the Astronomy 101 Labs | Linda Strubbe, Deborah Good | PHAS | |
| Student Engagement in Large Scale First Year Physics Courses | Lindsay Forestell | PHAS | |
| Factors Influencing Group Performance in Two-Stage Physics Exams: Group Size, Gender Composition, and Individual Score | Sizhe (Joy) Chen, Joss Ives, Jared Stang | PHAS | |
| 'Explain your reasoning' boxes in Physics multiple choice questions | Rachit Kumar | PHAS; Faculty of Education | |
| Illusions Of Gender Effects in Group Exams | Patrick Dubois, Sizhe (Joy) Chen, Joss Ives, Jared Stang | PHAS; Psychology |
Botany, Zoology (Biology)
| Title | Authors | Affiliations | Keywords |
| Cognitive load theory helps students learn programming and statistics | Laura Melissa Guzman, Matthew Pennell, Ellen Nikelski, Diane Srivastava | Zoology | |
| Creating opportunities for more structured student engagement with the primary scientific literature | Jaclyn Dee, Tammy Rodela, Natalie Schimpf | Botany; Zoology; CWSEI |
Other UBC Units
| Title | Authors | Affiliations | Keywords |
| Enhance Communications Networks' Learning Using Animation and Visual Aids. | A. Malik Nasser, Chen Feng, Victor Leung, & Rabab Ward | Faculty of Applied Science – ECE | |
| UBC Studios: Enhancing the Student Experience with Emerging and Digital Media Technologies | UBC Studios (Nadia Picco) | UBC Studios | |
| Harnessing new technologies in higher education with UBC’s Emerging Media Lab | Emerging Media Lab | UBC Emerging Media Lab |
TA Development Workshop (1:30pm - 3:00pm, ESB 1012)
- What do TA roles look like in different departments?
- What do departments do for development/support/training of TAs?
- How do they (departments and TAs) know that this development is effective?
This may offer ideas if your department is applying to UBC funding for its TA Training program; proposals are due in May (https://academic.ubc.ca/support-resources/teaching-learning/ta-training-programs).
