Tuesday, July 9

Opening Day!

Schedule
Tuesday, July 9th
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2013
8:00 AM	Early Refreshments and Registration MC 110 Foyer 8:00 AM
8:45 AM	Presentation Keynote Address - Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science Education: Why Don’t We Implement Them? Susan R. Singer Dr., Carleton College MC 110 8:45 AM
10:30 AM	Morning Refreshment Break PAB Atrium 10:30 AM
11:00 AM	Presentation Deconstructing the Large Lecture Environment Through Technology Perry Samson, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor PAB 106 11:00 AM
11:00 AM	Presentation Enabling More Feedback With Less Delay: Exploring novel approaches to constrain essay questions Eli Meir, SimBio PAB 150 11:00 AM
11:00 AM	Workshop More juggling with less struggling: Troublesome concepts ACROSS the sciences Anne Marie O'Beirne-Ryan Dr, Dalhousie University Gillian Gass Dr., Dalhousie University Kerrianne Ryan, Dalhousie University Susan Gass Dr., Dalhousie University PAB 117 11:00 AM
11:00 AM	Presentation Struggling first-year science students – who’s gonna fix them? Dale Lackeyram, University of Guelph Jason Dodd, University of Guelph Lenore Latta, University of Guelph Peggy A. Pritchard, Univeristy of Guelph PAB 148 11:00 AM
11:45 AM	Presentation Integrating Writing in a Large Undergraduate Science Course Jill Wheeler, University of Toronto Alison Parker, University of Toronto PAB 150 11:45 AM
11:45 AM	Presentation Promoting Active Learning in a Large-Enrollment Introductory Science Class: Interactive Lecture Demonstrations With Clickers Tetyana Antimirova, Ryerson University PAB 106 11:45 AM
12:30 PM	Tasty Lunch PAB Atrium 12:30 PM
2:00 PM	Short and Tweet Give them time to think: more learning with less listening Craig D. MacKinnon, Lakehead University PAB 106 2:00 PM
2:00 PM	Short and Tweet More Options, Fewer Students: Joint Physics and Chemistry Courses at Mount Royal University Christopher C. Lovallo, Mount Royal University Brett M. McCollum, Mount Royal University PAB 148 2:00 PM
2:00 PM	Short and Tweet So You Are Thinking About Using a Concept Inventory Noel A. George, Ryerson University Andrew McWilliams, Ryerson University Mihailo Aleksandric, Ryerson University PAB 150 2:00 PM
2:15 PM	Short and Tweet Educating Science Students About Education David C. Stone, University of Toronto Chemisry PAB 150 2:15 PM
2:15 PM	Short and Tweet Helping students to pursue deep learning through deep learning: A course designed to help students achieve more learning with less memorizing Anushka Jaffer, McMaster University Cheryl A. Chan, McMaster University Annya Suman, McMaster University Parvathy Krishnapillaisathidevi, McMaster University Lori Goff, McMaster University Crystal Eberhardt-Gwynne, McMaster University Larissa Zwick, McMaster University PAB 148 2:15 PM
2:15 PM	Short and Tweet "Reverse journal club": Giving students less but asking for more Bill Ju, University of Toronto PAB 106 2:15 PM
2:30 PM	Short and Tweet Educational Guided Networks Helping Students Transition from Undergraduate to Graduate Programs Pavel Gris Dr., Concordia University Montreal Denis Gris, Universite de Sherbroke PAB 150 2:30 PM
2:30 PM	Short and Tweet More activity with less passivity: Take three ideas, blend, and flip! Sustainability, earth sciences, and critical thinking Anne Marie O'Beirne-Ryan Dr, Dalhousie University PAB 106 2:30 PM
2:30 PM	Short and Tweet More thinking, less cookbook: redesigning an undergraduate immunology lab course Claire Trottier, McGill University Sylvie Fournier, McGill University PAB 148 2:30 PM
2:45 PM	Short and Tweet Evaluation with Collaboration Teresa (Terry) R. McCurdy, McMaster University PAB 148 2:45 PM
2:45 PM	Short and Tweet Graduate students as major drivers of an education initiative Torsten Bernhardt, McGill University PAB 150 2:45 PM
2:45 PM	Short and Tweet Less stress, more modeling: New classroom approaches Bill Ju, University of Toronto PAB 106 2:45 PM
3:00 PM	Short and Tweet More integrity and less academic misconduct: The prevalence of academic misconduct during test re-grading of short and long answer tests Kristine Ottaway, University of Guelph Coral L. Murrant PhD, University of Guelph Kerry L. Ritchie PhD, University of Guelph PAB 148 3:00 PM
3:00 PM	Short and Tweet PSEER: New Science Education Research Centre at Guelph Dan Thomas, University of Guelph PAB 150 3:00 PM
3:00 PM	Short and Tweet Web-based video resources for cell biology courses Alexander V. Timoshenko, Assistant Professor PAB 106 3:00 PM
3:30 PM	Afternoon Refreshment Break PAB Atrium 3:30 PM
4:00 PM	Presentation Biotechnology literacy: Assessing the knowledge and attitudes of student teachers John Barnett PhD, University of Western Ontario Carol Ann Lane, University of Western Ontario PAB 34 4:00 PM
4:00 PM	Presentation How to Make Classes, Tutorials and Lab Manuals Stretch Further-A Look at Echo 360! Rashmi Venkateswaran, University of Ottawa PAB 148 4:00 PM
4:00 PM	Presentation Peer Instruction observed in the wild Ross K. Galloway, University of Edinburgh Marsali B. Wallace, University of Edinburgh PAB 106 4:00 PM
4:00 PM	Workshop Rich Learning Activities: Engaging Students in Postsecondary Classrooms Roger Fisher, Professor Emeritus Dr., Fanshawe College PAB 117 4:00 PM
4:00 PM	Workshop The integrative approach to evolution education Peter White, Michigan State University Merle Heidemann, Michigan State University Jim Smith, Michigan State University PAB 150 4:00 PM
4:45 PM	Presentation More Students Working Together with Less Rote Learning: Fostering Academic Success in the Sciences with Peer-Led Study Groups for High-Risk Courses Krista Bianco, University of Guelph PAB 106 4:45 PM
4:45 PM	Presentation Profile of common misconceptions and retention of genetics concepts in undergraduate biology students Lisa McDonnell, University of British Columbia Pam Kalas, The University of British Columbia PAB 34 4:45 PM
4:45 PM	Presentation Use of videos to demonstrate and teach techniques and concepts Michelle Belton, Western University Jay Loftus, Western University David Creces, Western University Anita Woods, University of Western Ontario PAB 148 4:45 PM
5:29 PM	Poster Reception PAB Atrium 5:29 PM
5:30 PM	Poster Beyond degree requirements and the apprenticeship model: the need for a “third approach” for training biomedical graduate students and postdocs Claire Trottier, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and Centre for Medical Education, McGill University Miguel N. Burnier, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre Yvonne Steinert, Centre for Medical Education, McGill University PAB Atrium 5:30 PM
5:30 PM	Poster Collaborative testing: evidence of learning in a controlled in-class study of undergraduate students, or "more learning while testing, less time only testing" Brett Gilley, University of British Columbia Bridgette Clarkston, University of British Columbia PAB Atrium 5:30 PM
5:30 PM	Poster Comparing post-course retention of conceptual and procedural knowledge in genetics Lisa McDonnell, University of British Columbia Pamela Kalas, University of British Columbia PAB Atrium 5:30 PM
5:30 PM	Poster Development and Evaluation of an Online Undergraduate Anatomy Course S M. Attardi, Western University K A. Rogers, Western University PAB Atrium 5:30 PM
5:30 PM	Poster Exploring Pathways to the Development of New Degree Majors within Undergraduate Science Education William J. Bettger, University of Guelph Daniel F. Thomas, University of Guelph PAB Atrium 5:30 PM
5:30 PM	Poster Head to Head: The Role of Competition in Undergraduate Education S E. Van Nuland, Western University V A. Roach, Western University T D. Wilson, Western University D J. Belliveau, Western University PAB Atrium 5:30 PM
5:30 PM	Poster Spatial ability and cognitive load demands during visual learning and testing: A transcranial Doppler ultrasound study. J Loftus, Western University Timothy D. Wilson, Western University PAB Atrium 5:30 PM
5:30 PM	Poster The Path More Travelled: defining gaze-based approaches to spatial tasks in anatomy. T D. Wilson, Western University V Roach, Western University PAB Atrium 5:30 PM
5:30 PM	Poster Use of Nutrition-Related Case-Based Learning Modules to Facilitate Learning in a 2nd Year Biochemistry Course at the University of Guelph Verena Kulak, University of Guelph Rahul Sharma, University of Guelph Anita Acai, University of Guelph Genevieve Newton, University of Guelph PAB Atrium 5:30 PM
5:30 PM	Poster Use of the NutriBiochem Mobile Application in Nutrition & Biochemistry Education Saskia A. Teri B.Sc.H, University of Guelph David W.L. Ma Ph.D., University of Guelph Douglas W. Griffith B.Comp. (Hons), University of Guelph Qusay H. Mahmoud Ph.D., University of Guelph Genevieve Newton Ph.D., University of Guelph PAB Atrium 5:30 PM

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