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2011
Thursday, July 7th
9:00 AM

Transforming science education at a large research university; progress report from the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative at the University of British Columbia

Sarah Gilbert, University of British Columbia

Labatt Health Sciences Building Room 236

9:00 AM

10:30 AM

Presentation

Considering the Student Perspective: Factors that Undergraduates Perceive as Influential to their Academic Performance in Science

Ashley J. Welsh, University of British Columbia

10:30 AM

Presentation

Evaluating student learning in large introductory biology courses: predictors of student success and lessons for course redesign

Cindy M. Graham, University of Calgary
Heather D. Addy, University of Calgary
William R. Huddleston, University of Calgary
James Stallard, University of Calgary

10:30 AM

Presentation

Evaluating Teaching: Re-visiting the Use of Chemistry Concept Inventories

Noel A. George, Ryerson University
Andrew McWilliams, Ryerson University
Kinjal Naik, Ryerson University

10:30 AM

Presentation

Explaining science: integrating science literacy into a research-based undergraduate program

Andrew Colgoni, McMaster University
Sarah L. Symons, McMaster University
Chad T. Harvey, McMaster University
Carolyn H. Eyles, McMaster University

10:30 AM

Presentation

Strengthening Our Measurement Instruments in Science Education

Dan Thomas, University of Guelph

10:30 AM

Presentation

Student Success and the High School–University Transition

David C. Stone, University of Toronto Chemisry

10:30 AM

Presentation

Teaching, learning and assessing generic scientific skills early in an undergraduate degree

Francis H.M. Jones, University of British Columbia

10:30 AM

Presentation

The Elephant in the First-Year Science Classroom I: Are Ontario High Schools Equally and Adequately Preparing Their Students for University Science?

Scott Browning, University of Toronto

10:30 AM

2:30 PM

Presentation

Assessing student engagement in a multi-media teaching tool in Pharmacy

Andrea N. Edginton PhD, University of Waterloo
Jane Holbrook, University of Waterloo
Mary Power PhD, University of Waterloo
Angela Stark, University of Waterloo

2:30 PM

Presentation

Classification of the frequency and types of errors students make during organic chemistry problem solving.

Jaclyn J. Stewart, University of British Columbia

2:30 PM

Presentation

Engaging Students in a Deeper Understanding of Calculus Concepts: Oral Reviews

mary farrell nelson, university of colorado, boulder
Julia Ratcliff, University of Colorado at Boulder

2:30 PM

Workshop

HOW TO DEVELOP AND USE CONCEPT INVENTORIES IN BIOLOGY

Carol Pollock, University of British Columbia
Joan C. Sharp, Simon Fraser University
Angie E. O'Neill, University of British Columbia
Greg M. Bole, University of British Columbia

2:30 PM

Presentation

Immersive learning through educational gaming

Jeremy N. Friedberg, Spongelab Interactive

2:30 PM

Presentation

Inspiring Rich Clicker Question Discussions

Sarah Bliss Wise, U. of Colorado, Boulder

2:30 PM

Presentation

When the question is the answer: proposed developmental model for questioning in the undergraduate years

Anne Marie O'Beirne-Ryan Dr, Dalhousie University

2:30 PM

4:30 PM

Complexity science and math education

Brent Davis, University of Calgary

Labatt Health Sciences Building Room 236

4:30 PM