CIC is pleased to announce an initiative to support innovative science pedagogy on CIC campuses, generously supported by the W. M. Keck Foundation. This initiative draws on the evidence-based, active learning methods championed by Nobel laureate Carl Wieman through his Science Education Initiatives at Stanford University, the University of British Columbia, and University of Colorado Boulder. These methods draw on extensive research in cognition and neuroscience that shows how to significantly improve learning. Ongoing activities include webinars about these methods, featuring scholars on STEM pedagogy and faculty members at CIC institutions who have applied these methods in their teaching, as well as a grant program to revitalize science education in the classroom. The second webinar is scheduled for mid-November.
Webinar on Scientific Teaching Practices
November 13, 2024
3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
The webinar will feature two faculty members who participated in the Seminars on Science Pedagogy and are now applying these methods in their teaching. Presenters will share insights about how key active learning interventions work in practice at smaller, independent colleges and universities, with successes and challenges for integrating these methods into the classroom and for fostering change in science pedagogy across their departments and institutions.
Panelists include:
- Wendy Billock, Associate Dean of the Science Division and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Biola University (CA)
- Ian J. Rhile, Professor of chemistry and Biochemistry and Department Chair, Albright College (PA)
Moderated by Warren Code, Associate Director of Special Initiatives at the Science Centre for Learning and Teaching, University of British Columbia, Canada
Thanks to the generous support of the W. M. Keck Foundation, there is no registration fee.