SEIRI Events
| 2020 SEIRI Seed Grant Symposium Date: Friday, December 10, 2021 Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Presenters: Danka Maric, Researcher, SEIRI Note: A showcase of innovative projects implemented by STEM faculty funded by the SEIRI Seed Grants. Click here to register |
| Are students Learning Workforce Skills? Investigating Teamwork Skills Development in the Geosciences Organizer: Sheila Summers Date: Monday, November 15, 2021 Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Location: UL 1126 Presenters: Samuel Cornelius Nyarko, Ph.D. Abstract Geoscience careers and occupations are due to increase by an average of about eleven percent in the next five years. Geoscience employers have increasingly called for student competency in three sets of skills – technical, field and non-technical/soft skills. Universities and geoscience departments already do a good job training technical and field skills, but often do not embrace teaching the “soft” skills that employers desire. One major skill identified by employers is teamwork, which is critical in geoscience-based activities. At the same time, educators seek to inculcate in students a stronger focus on the development of teamwork skills as they are useful for knowledge sharing and problem solving. This interconnected value of teamwork in both the workforce and academia means students’ preparation should include learning teamwork in the geoscience. However, before educators can design strategies that help students learn critical teamwork skills, we need to identify what these specific skills are, and how they are enacted in academic and professional employment settings. In this talk, I will share findings from a series of studies that identified and explored what geoscience employers consider as essential teamwork competencies, and how students develop teamwork skills in a case study of field-based learning. The rigor of qualitative and mixed method designs in education research will also be discussed. The results from these two-research series are consistent with prior research and theoretical perspectives, and draws attention to key issues relating to creating effective teamwork learning outcomes in STEM. Bio: Samuel C. Nyarko is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute at Indiana University & Purdue University, Indianapolis. He carries out research in diversity, equity and inclusion, collaborative learning practices and climate change education. He is a social constructivist and share in the philosophy that diversity in knowledge creation is the closest we can go to achieve accurate knowledge. Click here to register |
| Science education in the post-constructivist era: Bruno Latour and beyond Organizer: Sheila Summers Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2021 Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 am Presenters: Donald Wink, Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago Abstract Much of the work in science education and science education research in the last 40 years has emphasized the use of personal and social constructivist perspectives. This paralleled the emergence of the field of science studies, which took a similar perspective on the construction of knowledge. In education, these perspectives led to entirely new understandings and practices around instruction, assessment, and especially the use of interactive pedagogies such as peer-led team learning. This reflects the pre-eminence of discourse analysis as a tool for studying instruction and learning. However, this discourse orientation, in both science studies and science education, creates a fraught relationship with how to characterize the role of the natural world. In the last 25 years, post-constructivist have begun to emerge, including in the work of the philosopher/anthropologist Bruno Latour, whose notion of knowledge construction in collectives of humans and nonhumans will be the main focus of this talk. Examples of how Latour’s collective can restructure our understanding of science learning will be shared, as will insights obtained from parallel investigations in the environmental humanities and in material feminisms. Click here to register |
| Logic Models - The Design, Construction, and Evaluation of Effective Logic Models in Project Development Organizer: Sheila Summers Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Presenters: Tony Chase, Assistant Professor, School of Health & Human Sciences, IUPUI Danka Maric, Researcher, SEIRI SEIRI is offering a workshop for all faculty interested in learning about the development of Logic Models. Anyone applying for federal funding from NSF under the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) track, for a SEIRI Seed Grant, or for a CEG offered by CTL are especially encouraged to attend. Abstract Logic models are visual depictions that clarify the relationships between actions and expected results for a program/project. This workshop is aimed towards anyone interested in submitting proposals to agencies that require such elements. Some components of this workshop include: (i) building blocks of a typical logic model, (ii) the purpose and use of a logic model, and (iii) how to evaluate the quality of a logic model. Participants will be requested to bring examples of project contexts relevant to their own research. Presenters will also provide examples to illustrate ideas about the various styles and levels of complexity of logic models previously developed. At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to (i) understand the unique purpose behind each building block of a logic model, (ii) brainstorm ideas for their own project logic models, and (iii) use logic models to align their project goals with corresponding areas that could be evaluated. Additional reading prior to the workshop: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02057/nsf02057_3.pdf Registered participants will receive additional information, as well as the zoom link, via email prior to the workshop. Click here to register |
| SSG Information Session: Option 2 Organizer: Sheila Summers Date: Friday, October 1, 2021 Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Presenters: Danka Maric, Researcher, SEIRI We would like to share with you the latest SEIRI Seed Grant (SSG) solicitation. Categories for SSG 2021 will include the following levels (i) individual (ii) faculty team and (iii) department-wide levels. The final proposal applications are due by 11:59 PM EST on Monday, November 1, 2021. For information on the new SSG competition, please see: https://seiri.iupui.edu/doc/ssg/2021_May_SEIRI_Seed_Grant_Request_for_Proposals.pdf Click here to register |
| SSG Information Session: Option 1 Organizer: Sheila Summers Date: Thursday, September 30, 2021 Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Presenters: Danka Maric, Researcher, SEIRI We would like to share with you the latest SEIRI Seed Grant (SSG) solicitation. Categories for SSG 2021 will include the following levels (i) individual (ii) faculty team and (iii) department-wide levels. The final proposal applications are due by 11:59 PM EST on Monday, November 1, 2021. For information on the new SSG competition, please see: https://seiri.iupui.edu/doc/ssg/2021_May_SEIRI_Seed_Grant_Request_for_Proposals.pdf Click here to register |
| Why we are Still Talking about Leaving Organizer: Sheila Summers Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Presenters: Elaine Seymour, Director Emerita, Ethnography & Evaluation Research, University of Colorado at Boulder Note: Elaine Seymour presents a selection of her research team’s findings from their multi-methods, 5-year study reported in “Talking about Leaving Revisited: Persistence Relocation and Loss in Undergraduate STEM Education” (2019, Eds. Seymour and Hunter, Springer). She focuses on what contributors to student losses from STEM majors have and have not changed since the original 1997 (Seymour & Hewitt) study and what new contributors to loss have emerged. She presents the team’s new evidence on why particular student groups are most at risk and what factors contribute most to their persistence difficulties. This symposium is co-sponsored by Center for Teaching and Learning Click here to register |
| The Design, Construction, and Evaluation of Effective Logic Models in Project Development Organizer: Sheila Summers Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Zoom: https://iu.zoom.us/j/88197451665?pwd=Wk9uRStzS3RHd0Rqa3NMbWNrVGFJZz09 Presenters: Anthony Chase, Assistant Professor, School of Health & Human Sciences, IUPUI Annwesa Dasgupta, Postdoctoral Researcher, Evaluation specialist and proposal development specialist, OVCR, IUPUI Note: SEIRI is offering a workshop for all faculty interested in learning about the development of Logic Models. Anyone applying for federal funding from NSF under the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) track, for a SEIRI Seed Grant, or for a CEG offered by CTL are especially encouraged to attend. Click here to register |
| 2020 SEIRI Seed Grant Symposium Organizer: Sheila Summers Date: Friday, December 4, 2020 Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Zoom: https://iu.zoom.us/j/98694478778?pwd=cVJaTi9meWxQSUNJZWJqMUk2ODcwUT09 Presenters: Annwesa Dasgupta, Postdoctoral Researcher, Evaluation specialist and proposal development specialist, OVCR, IUPUI Note: A showcase of innovative projects implemented by STEM faculty funded by the SEIRI Seed Grants. Click here to register |
| The Design, Construction, and Evaluation of Effective Logic Models in Project Development Organizer: Sheila Summers Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020 Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Zoom: https://iu.zoom.us/j/98705511573?pwd=M2lRK0tiOEIvNENzaHJJSXJwUVM1QT09 Presenters: Anthony Chase, Assistant Professor, School of Health & Human Sciences, IUPUI Annwesa Dasgupta, Postdoctoral Researcher, Evaluation specialist and proposal development specialist, OVCR, IUPUI Note: Logic models are visual depictions that clarify the relationships between actions and expected results for a program/project. This workshop is aimed towards anyone interested in submitting proposals to agencies that require such elements. Some components of this workshop include: (i) building blocks of a typical logic model, (ii) the purpose and use of a logic model, and (iii) how to evaluate the quality of a logic model. Participants will be requested to bring examples of project contexts relevant to their own research. Presenters will also provide examples to illustrate ideas about the various styles and levels of complexity of logic models previously developed. At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to (i) understand the unique purpose behind each building block of a logic model, (ii) brainstorm ideas for their own project logic models, and (iii) use logic models to align their project goals with corresponding areas that could be evaluated. Click here to register |
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Other Local STEM Education Events
| Proposal Preparation Webinars Presented by NSF Program Directors: Kathleen Bergin and Sandra Richardson Please register for Proposal Writing Webinars for NSF Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education in collaboration with American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) will offer two 90-minute webinars about preparing proposals for the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. The first webinar on April 23 will center on Track 4: Research and the second webinar on April 25 will focus on Tracks 1-3 and Capacity Building. Register for the Webinars:
The submission date for all proposals for the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program is August 27, 2019. View the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program solicitation 17-541. Please note that this is the most current solicitation. click here for more information |
| Studying Gender in Physics Education Research: Beyond the Binary Speaker: Jennifer Blue When: Thursday, November 29, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Where: Science, Engineering & Technology III(LD) - LD 010 Abstract: Much work in physics education research, including much of my own, has examined differences in preparation, persistence, and performance between male and female students. click here for more information |
| ADVANCED Scientific Writing from the Reader's Perspective When: Wednesday, October 10, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Where: Health Information and Translational Sciences (HITS)(HS) - 110 Have you already attended or plan to attend the Scientific Writing course before October 10th? If so, join Dr. Gopen for a more in-depth look a scientific writing and learn advanced tips and methods for publishing your scholarly work. As in past years, Dr. Gopen will also conduct hour-long, individualized consultations. ONLY faculty members who participate in the day-long event will have access to the individual consultation registration. RSVP |
| Scientific Writing from the Reader's Perspective When: Tuesday, October 9, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Where: Health Information and Translational Sciences (HITS)(HS) - 110 As competition for external funding becomes more challenging, getting one's scholarly work successfully published is more important than ever. Dr. Gopen's approach is based on a single idea: learning to write for the reader allows the writer to control what readers learn. As in past years, Dr. Gopen will also conduct hour-long, individualized consultations. ONLY faculty members who participate in the day-long event will have access to the individual consultation registration. RSVP |
| Faculty Enrichment and Education Development (FEED): Networking for Researchers When: Monday, October 8, 5:15 PM - 7:00 PM Where: Walther Hall (R3) - C303/C305 Networking is a great way to cultivate productive relationships to advance your career. Both extroverts and introverts alike will benefit from investing in professional connections. This lecture will guide you through a systematic approach to networking, with readily applicable tips and concrete advice. RSVP |
| Structuring Your Research Paper When: Monday, October 8, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Where: Regenstrief - C209/210 Learn how to structure research papers, dissertations, and other reports effectively in order to get the readers' attention and facilitate navigation. This will enable you to get your message across to various audiences. RSVP |
| Using research to enhance learning of mechanics and electromagnetism beyond the introductory level Speaker: Bradley S. Ambrose, Dept. of Physics, Grand Valley State University When: Thursday, September 27, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Where: Science, Engineering & Technology III(LD) - LD 010 Research in physics and engineering education has demonstrated that traditionally taught introductory courses have minimal effect in developing conceptual understanding, problem solving skills, mathematical acuity, and scientific reasoning ability in most students. click here for more information; |
| Electrifying Education: Teaching Science With Frankenstein When: Saturday, May 19, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Where: The Indiana State Museum, 650 W. Washington St, Indianapolis, IN, 46204 Educators based at Arizona State University have designed Frankenstein200, a kit of hands-on activities that encourage kids of all ages to explore their creativity while thinking about responsible innovation. The Frankenstein200 kit, funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and available through the National Informal STEM Educators Network, explores three important questions: What is life? Why do we create? And what are our responsibilities as creators, scientists and engineers? RSVP |
| Recrafting Math Workshop When: Wednesday, May 16. 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Where: Sun King Brewing, 135 N. College Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46202 Indiana Humanities is excited to welcome our friends from Creativity Labs at Indiana University, who will teach us how to make a Barbie skirt, felt basket or fabric manipulated accessories while unveiling the math behind the craft—all while sipping Sun King beer. It’s crafty, mathy and a little bit drinky. We promise you won’t get another chance to do something quite like this anytime soon! RSVP |
| NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Target Audience: IUPUI and IUPUC Faculty interested in mentoring undergraduate researchers When: Friday, April 13, 10:00am - 12:00pm Where: University Library, Room 2115E This information session focuses on the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, which supports active participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. The next submission deadline is expected to be August 22, 2018. Proposals for REU Sites are for independent projects that engage several undergraduate students in research on a well-defined common theme. Proposals for REU Supplements are for support of one or two undergraduate students to participate in research under the auspices of a new or ongoing NSF-funded project. Discussion will cover proposal strategies, campus resources, and budgetary considerations. Food and drink are allowed in the session venue. Click here to register |
| Robert G. Bringle - Civic Engagement Showcase Organizer: Center for Service and Learning When: Tuesday, April 10, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST Where: IUPUI Campus Center This year's Showcase will honor faculty, staff, and community partners who exemplify IUPUI's commitment to deepen community engagement. The showcase will highlight the contributions of four IUPUI honorees. Poster presentations will once again be a part of the showcase. The event concludes with a formal recognition of those graduating students who have been awarded the prestigious William M. Plater Civic Engagement Medallion for exemplary commitment to serve their community during their college career. You are invited to attend any and all parts of the event. Click here for more information |
| ACS - Think Like a Molecule Sponsored: American Chemical Society Indiana Section and IUPUI School of Science Abstracts Due: April 6, 2018 11:59 PM Click here for more information |
| Education Pitch Organizer: Karen White When: Friday, February 9, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST Where: Kelley Business School, BS4095 This April, SDI Innovations will be sponsoring the first annual edupitch in partnership with the Purdue Foundry and Discovery Park. edupitch is a pitch competition with a focus on education. This is an opportunity for students, entrepreneurs, faculty, alumni, and staff to showcase their ideas for solutions in the education market. Ideas will range from early ideation pitches to finished products ready to launch. Some will be tech, some will be old-school—but the ideas will be new and innovative. |
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National STEM Education Events
| Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM (TIDES) Presented by: AAC&U 2020 TIDES Institute When: June 8 - 12, 2020 Location: Lansdowne Resort and Conference Center, Leesburg, VA 20176 Overview: The changing demographic landscape of higher education indicates that still more students of color will enroll in college in the next decades. Recent data show that, increasingly, they are indicating a desire to pursue undergraduate degrees in the STEM disciplines. Their success is not only tied to our nation’s capacity to remain globally competitive; it is also dependent upon our capacity to change how we think about ourselves as scholars, how and where we place value on and find value in diverse students, and how we choose to show up in our daily interactions with students and colleagues. Grounded in this reality, the TIDES Institute aims to guide STEM faculty in pursuing the kind of deep reflection and introspection of self, department, and institution that is required for designing, implementing, and evaluating culturally responsive pedagogical strategies in undergraduate STEM disciplines. About the Institute Curriculum: The AAC&U TIDES Institute, derived from our evidence-based professional development model, offers a unique opportunity for STEM faculty to build capacity and self-efficacy in understanding the root causes of minority group underrepresentation in STEM and their unique role in addressing them. Through uniquely designed presentations and experiential activities, as well as expert-guided discussions with institution transformation coaches, this Institute overcomes the limitations of the one-size-fits-all approach to STEM faculty professional development for improved undergraduate STEM teaching. It promotes both accountability to self and others as a unifying theme and connects participants to a national networked improvement community for culturally responsive teaching in STEM that can be leveraged for widespread change.
Questions? Please send questions to pkal@aacu.org |
| Statistical thinking in undergraduate biology — Webinar Presented by: Beth Chance (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo) and Nathan Tintle (Dordt College) When: Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Abstract: We recently initiated the Statistical Thinking in Undergraduate Biology (STUB) network to facilitate interdisciplinary conversations between statistics and biology educators. A key focus of the network is how to better communicate across disciplines about course goals, identify synergies and create on-campus conversations with biologists teaching statistical content in their courses. In this webinar, we’ll share our experiences from the first workshops, assessment activities and curriculum development activities of the network and give some reflections on best practices, opportunities, and next steps. Click here to register |
| An Evidence-Based Approach to Science Communication — Webinar Organizer: Alan Alda Center fo Communicating Science When: Friday, November 2nd, 3:00 - 4:15 pm EST For all our careful work, scientists can still succumb to biases and assumptions that sabotage our efforts to engage with the public. Valuable new insights into public attitudes towards science are replacing conventional opinion with solid data. Learn how to avoid falling into the traps that still plague many in the scientific community. Click here to register |
| Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) Organizer: National Science Foundation - Directorate for Education & Human Resources Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings When: Tuesday, August 14, 1-2pm EST / Thursday, September 13, 1-2pm EST Join NSF program directors for an informational webinar on the Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12). The webinar will include time for participants to ask questions. Please share this opportunity with your colleagues! In addition, we encourage you to visit our NSF Proposal Toolkit for resources to support you in writing your NSF proposal. Explore what's been recently funded through the 2018 Video Showcase, the nsf.gov award search and the cadrek12.org projects and spotlights. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Click here to register |
| 25th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education Organizer: University of Notre Dame When: Sunday, July 29, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST Where: University of Notre Dame The Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) is a national meeting sponsored by the Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society. The conference is designed for middle school science teachers, secondary school chemistry teachers, graduate students, and college chemistry faculty. The conference provides chemistry educators with opportunities for interacting with colleagues at all levels in formal and informal settings. Instructors who are new to chemistry education and those who have years of teaching experience will find this conference to be an excellent source of materials, techniques, and chemistry content. Click here for more information; |
| Public Release for the NAS Graduate STEM Education Report When: Tuesday, May 29, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (EST) Where: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Keck Center Room 100 - 500 5th Street, NW Washington, DC Speakers:
Thank you all for your continued interest in the upcoming report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century. I am pleased to inform you that the committee has set a date and time for the report’s public release. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, and I encourage you to share the information broadly. I hope to see many of you at the event, and if distance or timing keeps you from the Keck Center, I hope you will join us online. In-person and webcast registration available through this link |
| Webinar registration for April 2018 NSF Includes Alliance Proposal Submission Organizer: Martha L. James, Program Officer When: Tuesday, January 30, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Where: Online - Adobe Connect The NSF INCLUDES program solicitation for the Alliances has been released, NSF 18-529. Proposals are due in April 2018 and April 2019. Please note the eligibility criteria for the NSF INCLUDES Alliance solicitation. Other institutions and organizations may partner or lead the NSF INCLUDES alliance projects but one or more NSF INCLUDES Design and Development Launch Projects (DDLPs) must be included in the alliance project. Click here for more information |
| Webinar registration for April 2018 NSF Includes Alliance Proposal Submission Organizer: Martha L. James, Program Officer When: Thursday, January 25, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Where: Online - Adobe Connect The NSF INCLUDES program solicitation for the Alliances has been released, NSF 18-529. Proposals are due in April 2018 and April 2019. Please note the eligibility criteria for the NSF INCLUDES Alliance solicitation. Other institutions and organizations may partner or lead the NSF INCLUDES alliance projects but one or more NSF INCLUDES Design and Development Launch Projects (DDLPs) must be included in the alliance project. Click here for more information |
| Webinar registration for April 2018 NSF Includes Alliance Proposal Submission Organizer: Martha L. James, Program Officer When: Friday, January 19, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Where: Online - Adobe Connect The NSF INCLUDES program solicitation for the Alliances has been released, NSF 18-529. Proposals are due in April 2018 and April 2019. Please note the eligibility criteria for the NSF INCLUDES Alliance solicitation. Other institutions and organizations may partner or lead the NSF INCLUDES alliance projects but one or more NSF INCLUDES Design and Development Launch Projects (DDLPs) must be included in the alliance project. Click here for more information |
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