Friday, July 14, 2023 | Western Conference on Science Education 2023

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Friday, July 14, 2023

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Friday, July 14th
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8:00 AM	Early refreshments and registration WCSE Organizing Committee, Western University Thames Hall Atrium 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM	Day 3 welcome and updates Nicole Campbell, Western University Jennifer Peter, Western University Somerville House, room 3345 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM	Plenary Cultivating a belonging in the science community through “Little-C” creativity Emanuel Istrate, University of Toronto Somerville House, room 3345 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
10:00 AM	Refreshment Break WCSE Organizing Committee, Western University Thames Hall Atrium 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM	Presentation A mentoring community in STEM: Fostering STEM identity within universities Christina J. Booker, Western University Kathleen Sandy-Thompson, Western University Crystal Gaudet, Western University Lisa Briona, Western University Isha DeCoito, Western University Yolanda Hedberg, Western University Somerville House, room 3317 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
10:30 AM	Presentation Sharing resources and experiences in growing soft-skills in large enrollment undergraduate classes. Marcel D.O. Pinheiro, University of Waterloo Jola Gurska, University of Waterloo Jason Thompson, University of Waterloo Somerville House, room 3315 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
10:30 AM	Workshop Unlocking the power of Zotero: Innovative case studies from the University of Waterloo Timothy Ireland, University of Waterloo Agnes Zientarska-Kayko, University of Waterloo Somerville House, room 2355 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
10:30 AM	Presentation Using music in science class: A bassist dishes the low-down David C. Stone, University of Toronto Chemisry Somerville House, room 3345 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
11:00 AM	Presentation Designing an in inquiry-based semester theme that integrates data science and bioinformatics methods Zareen Amtul, University of Windsor Somerville House, room 3315 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
11:00 AM	Presentation The Canadian Consortium of Science Equity Scholars – a multi-institutional approach to improving equity and sense of belonging in the classroom. Ariane Cantin, University of Calgary Aarthi Ashok, University of Toronto, Scarborough Evelyn Asiedu, Thompson Rivers University Joss Ives, University of British Columbia Mindi M. Summers, University of Calgary Jared B. Stang, University of Calgary Jaclyn J. Stewart, University of British Columbia Tamara LJ Kelly, York University Somerville House, room 3317 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
11:30 AM	Presentation A team-based model that catalyzes sustained department-wide change Sarah Bliss Wise, University of Colorado, Boulder Joel C. Corbo, University of Colorado, Boulder Courtney Ngai, Colorado State University Somerville House, room 3315 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
11:30 AM	Workshop Building community in undergraduate laboratory courses Stephanie Zukowski, Western University Nicole Campbell, Western University Somerville House, room 2355 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
11:30 AM	Presentation Integrating team-based problem-solving modules into a large, undergraduate science class to promote belonging and learning Lidia A. Nemtsov, Western University Christina J. Booker, Western University Katelyn Helka, Western University Jessica Bosso, Western University Somerville House, room 3345 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
11:30 AM	Presentation Who won the battle of the microbiology video sketch? Elaine Beaulieu, University of Ottawa Ryan Lambert, University of Ottawa Sophie Holcik, Carleton University Laura Pickell, Carleton University Somerville House, room 3317 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
12:00 PM	Presentation Embracing the authentic complexity of phenotypes to enhance belonging Tanya R. Da Sylva, York University Tamara LJ Kelly, York University Somerville House, room 3317 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
12:00 PM	Presentation Geographies of kindness: Understanding and mapping the borders of pedagogical kindness Bill Ju, University of Toronto Somerville House, room 3315 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
12:30 PM	Closing remarks and Lunch to go Nicole Campbell, Western University Jennifer Peter, Western University Thames Hall Atrium 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM