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Science Education InitiativeÌýPapers

Go to theÌýSEI Research TabÌýto see papers resulting from CWSEI and Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-SEI research.

Course Transformation:

Many of our resources are included in our Course Transformation Guide, a guide for instructors interested in transforming a course, and their instruction, to use research-based principles and improve student learning. Included are reviews of key principles in teaching and learning, and research-based recommendations on instructional techniques.

Carl Wieman, Chronicle of Higher Education, June 2013.

Jeffrey Mervis, Science, Vol. 340, no. 6130, pp. 292-296.

Change article - Transforming Science Education at Large Research Universities: A Case Study in Progress
Carl Wieman, Katherine Perkins and Sarah Gilbert, Change, pp. 7-14 (March/April 2010).

AÌýThoughtful Approach to Instruction: Course transformation for the rest of us
Stephanie Chasteen, Katherine Perkins, Paul Beale, Steven Pollock, & Carl Wieman, Journal of College Science Teaching, Vol. 40, pp. 24-30 (2011).

Science Education Initiative Suggested Indicators for Full Implementation
Guidance to Departments, Faculty members, and Science Teaching & Learning Fellows on the activities and accomplishments that maximize the chances that the efforts on a particular course meet the science education initiative goals.

Course Transformation Expectations
A checklist for course transformation and sustainability developed by the UBC Earth & Ocean Sciences Department Science Education Initiative program (EOS-SEI).

STLF-Faculty Interaction Model
A general model for Science Teaching & Learning Fellow (STLF)-Faculty member interactions.

Course transformation case study
A case study example of a transformation of University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Physics 2130 "Introduction to modern physics". This transformation was carried out by Carl Wieman, Kathy Perkins, and Sam McKagan.

Recomended Books (Many Available For Loan toÌýÅ·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Community)

General

Susan Ambrose, Michael Bridges, Michele DiPietro, Marsha Lovett, and Marie Norman

Ann Brown, Rodney Cocking, and John Bransford

Ken Bain

Eric Mazur
Peer InstructionÌýÌýfeaturing Harvard Physics Professor Eric Mazur

Jo Handelsman, Sarah Miller, and Christine Pfund

M. Suzanne Donovan and John D. Bransford

M. Suzanne Donovan and John D. Bransford

Gregor Novak, Andrew Gavrin, Wolfgang Christian, Evelyn Patterson

Ìý- Edward F. Redish (*this book outlines a variety of tools for learning and effective pedagogy, many of which can be broadly applied to disciplines other than physics)

Technical

Ìý(this is pretty technical)
Keith Sawyer

Ìý(this is pretty technical) - K. Anders Ericsson, Neil Charness, Paul Feltovich, and Robert Hoffman

Discovering Statistics Using SPSS
Andy Field

Ìý(this is very technical)
Patricia A. Alexander and Philip H. Winne

Douglas J. Hacker, John Dunlosky, and Arthur C. Graesser

Ìý(this is pretty technical)
James W. Pellegrino, Naomi Chudowsky, and Robert Glaser

Richard E. Mayer

Daniel T. Kaplan

Invention Activies:

The following materials have been designed and written by Jared L. Taylor and George B. Spiegelman in Life Sciences.Ìý

• Invention Activities for University Cell Biology - A Guide for Instructors
• Cell Biology Invention Activity Handouts
• Cell Biology Invention Activity Follow-Up Homework
• Cell Biology Invention Activity SlidesÌý

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The following TA training materials have been developed by Mya Warren, Sandy Martinuk and Joss Ives in the UBC Physics and Astronomy Department and are good models to follow.

Schedule
Handbook
Slides for all sections:ÌýIntroduction,ÌýLearning to Teaching,ÌýProblem Solving,ÌýTAing by Questioning,ÌýWorking with Groups,ÌýMarking,ÌýFormative EvaluationÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýRunning the Big Show.

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Notes from TA Training CWSEI End-of-Year Event afternoon discussion session - April 28, 2008

Talks & Interviews:

ÌýCarl Wieman, White House OSTP; Optical Society of America Leadership Conference Address, Feb. 10, 2012, Washington, DC.

Transforming Science Education at a Large Research University: progress report from the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (CWSEI) at UBCÌýPlenary talk by Sarah Gilbert at The Western Conference on Science Education, University of Western Ontario (July 2011).

Carl Wieman Science Education talk — 2009
Ìý(Courtesy of Harvard University)

Poster on the UBC Science Education Initiative — 2009Ìýfor the President’s Campus Town Hall, September 2009.

Poster on the UBC and Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Science Education InitiativesÌý— for the Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM Symposium, Western Michigan University, June 16-19, 2008.

Poster on Department-based Science Education Specialists (STF/STLFs)Ìýas agents of change in university education — for the Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM Symposium, Western Michigan University, June 16-19, 2008.

Carl Wieman UBC talk on What All Instructors Should Know Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Learning - 2008Ìý
[PowerPoint version]Ìý[Audio]

MIT World: Science Education in the 21st Century:ÌýUsing the Tools of Science to Teach Science with Dr. Carl Wieman — March 2008

Kathy Perkins talk (Associate Director, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-SEI)Ìý— Studying Student Beliefs Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Science: their importance and what affects them — July 2007

— April 2007

Articles ByÌýCark Wieman

A Thoughtful Approach to Instruction: Course transformation for the rest of us
Stephanie Chasteen, Katherine Perkins, Paul Beale, Steven Pollock, & Carl Wieman

Change article - Transforming Science Education at Large Research Universities: A Case Study in Progress
Carl Wieman, Katherine Perkins and Sarah Gilbert

Quality of UBC students relative to other BC and major US Universities

APS News Back Page, November 2007 with references
The "Curse of Knowledge" or Why Intuition Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Teaching Often Fails

Change article - Why not try a scientific approach to science education?

Course transformation case study

A new model for post-secondary education, the Optimized University

OthersÌýResourcesÌýonÌýThe Web:

A very extensive bibliography on clicker use and research (with links to digitally available papers).

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Physics Education Research Papers

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Learning Attitudes about Science Survey (CLASS)

An excellent guide developed at Washington State University for rating critical and integrative thinking.

A series of podcasts by Stephanie Chasteen and Michael Fuchs with participation by Eric Mazur, Catherine Crouch, Jenny Knight, Ed Prather, and others.

A web resource for physics educators (and others) to learn how to teach more effectively by applying the results of physics education research and teaching methods based on these results.

A repository for UBC and Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Science Education Initiative course materials

Teaching methods and activities repository for a variety of disciplines, and additional resources for geoscience educators.

Several guides for the creation of good tests, including the excellent "How to Prepare Better Multiple-Choice Test Items: Guidelines for University Faculty"

Wendy Adams' Ph.D. ThesisÌý- Covers research on design and effectiveness of interactive simulations, CLASS learning attitudes about science survey, and research on measuring specific components of scientific problem solving.