2008 Conference Presentation Materials

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Mary Ball, Carson-Newman College What Should We Be Telling Students About How People Learn? PowerPoint icon PDF Icon Word Icon
Ruth Buskirk & Lisa Wyatt, University of Texas at Austin Evening Study Group Program Enhances First-Year Success   pdf icon  
Alejandra Castro, University of Michigan Midwest Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics PowerPoint Icon PDF icon  
Bonnie Comella & Wendy Aquadro, Cornell University Advising in the Sciences: Cutting a Large Major Down to Size     Word Icon
Cinda-Sue Davis, University of Michigan Creating Campus Cultures for Academic Success PowerPoint Icon PDF Icon Word Icon
David Gerdes, University of Michigan Preparing and Engaging Students in Large Lectures   PDF Icon  
T. Carter Gilmer, Chemistry & Angelo Brown, Technology, Bowling Green State University Enhanced Persistence in the Sciences (STEM-based Fields)   PDF Icon Link  
Barbara Kirkwood, IUPUI & Leslie Miller, IPFW A New Model for Transitional Education; Click here for additional Session Handouts PowerPoint Icon Link PDF Icon Link  
Lisa Kuehne, Washington University in St. Louis Building a Robust Peer-Led Team Learning Program PowerPoint Icon Link PDF Icon Link  
Terry Lahm, Alissa Douglas, Andrea M. Karkowski, Capital University & Sheryl Hemkin, Kenyon College Computational Science as an Organizing Principle for Interdisciplinary, Multi-Institutional, and Student-Faculty Collaborations PowerPoint Icon Link PDF Icon Link  
Louie Lainez & Amy Knife Gould, Northwestern University Critical Components for Increasing Academic Performance in STEM: The Evolution and Sustainability of the Gateway Science Workshop Program PowerPoint Icon Link to Presentation PDF Icon Link to Presentation  
David Gerdes, James Liu, Andrew Tomasch, University of Michigan Engaging Students in the Introductory Physics Sequences at The University Of Michigan   PDF Icon Link to Presentation  
Mark E. Mattson & Kathy Fisher, James Madison University Multiple Programs for Extra-Scholastic Science Experiences PowerPoint Icon Link to Presentation PDF Icon Link to Presentation  
Craig P. McClure & Joe L. March, UAB, Malinda M. Matney, University of Michigan Implementation of Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning in an Introductory Chemistry Course   PDF Icon Link to Presentation  
Mariella Mecozzi, University of Michigan Tools for Personal Statement Writing and Critiquing   PDF Icon  
Maya Patel, Barbara A. Crawford, Deborah Trumbull & Elizabeth Fox, Cornell University Learning the Process And Nature of Science in the Context of Cutting-Edge Plant Biotechnology Research: Assessing A Research Experience for Undergraduates PowerPoint Icon Link to Presentation PDF Icon Link to Presentation Word Icon Link to Handout
John S. Peters, College of Charleston Experiencing Collaborative and Constructivist Teaching to Engender Pedagogical Change  
Suzanne Scheff & Robert S. Tannenbaum, University of Kentucky AMSTEMM Appalachian and Minority STEM Majors PowerPoint Icon Link to Presentation PDF Icon  
Christine Veloso & Paul Siegel, Stony Brokk University The CSTEP/LSAMP Four-Year Curriculum at Stony Brook University PowerPoint Icon to Link PDF Icon to Link  
Ann Sprunger, University of Michigan The Sophomore Challenge: Meeting Academic Needs through Research PPT Icon PDF Icon  
Karen L. Swetland, University of South Carolina Upstate Using the College Library to Enrich Science Learning PPT Icon PDF Icon  
Sarah Thompson & Kira Berman, University of Michigan Win‐Win Outreach Solutions: How Community Service Can Build  Leaders in Science and Education   PDF Icon to Presentation Link  
Andrew Tomasch, University of Michigan Engaging Physics Students With New Introductory Lab Experiments   PDF Icon  
Diane Tucker, Joe March, Michele Gould, Alan Eberhardt: University of Alabama at Birmingham A Four-Year Approach To Preparing Interdisciplinary Scientists PowerPoint Icon PDF Icon  
Jean Underwood, University of Minnesota Explore, Prepare, Succeed: A Required Career Planning Course for Transitioning Transfer Students PPT icon PDF Icon  
Richard Weibl, American Association for the Advancement of Science Undergraduate Research as Career Exploration Experience; Handouts are availalbe via these web sites:Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program - www.merckaaasusrp.org and L'Oreal/Science Remarkable Women in Science - www.sciencecareers.org/lorealwis      
Sue Wick, University of Minnesota Use of Clickers and Immediate Feedback Scratch-off Forms to Reveal Misconceptions, Stimulate Student Interest and Prompt Peer Instruction in Introductory Biology PPT Icon PDF Icon Word Icon
Mitsue Wiggs, Keith Harmon & Taifa Hibbert, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Pit Stops Without Penalties: Preparing First Year Students for Success   PDF Icon  
Gail Ricks & Melusian Wright, North Carolina Central University Increasing the Percentage of Minority Nurses: NCCU Department of Nursing and the Office of Student Support Services PowerPoint Icon PDF Icon  
Patricia B. Yocum, University of Michigan Digital Research in the Natural Sciences: Critical Concepts and Strategies; Click here for additional Session Handouts PowerPoint Icon PDF Icon