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Past Programming

Teaching Practices Workshop Series

Spring 2022

Date Time Topic Facilitator Affiliation
02/04/2022

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

 Implementing Peer Instruction in STEM Courses for Student Success Robert Fulkerson University of Nebraska Omaha, College of Information, Science, and Technology, Instructor
04/01/2022 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Identity, Authority, and Positioning in STEM Courses

 Dr. Kelly Gomez-Johnson University of Nebraska Omaha, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, Teacher Education, Assistant Professor

Fall 2021

Date Time Topic Facilitator Affiliation
08/27/2021

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

 Panel: Teaching Reflections from the STEM TRAIL PD Fellows and A&S Exploratory Studies Faculty Dr. Tammie Kennedy Director, Exploratory and Interdisciplinary Studies and Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska Omaha
10/01/2021

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Got Questions? Supporting students asking questions

Dr. Stephanie Salomone

University of Portland
10/01/2021 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM The Making of a T1 Designation Dr. Stephanie Salomone University of Portland
11/5/2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Breaking Barriers – Science Outreach Through Service Learning over Zoom

 Dr. Dana Richter-Egger Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska Omaha
12/3/2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Teaching Practices Workshop Panel: Reflections on Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in General Education Mathematics Courses

 Dr. Nicole Infante, et al. Associate Professor of Mathematics & Director of Quantitative Reasoning, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Spring 2021

Date Time Topic Facilitator Affiliation
02/05/2021

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

 Small Actions Can Make a Big Difference: Low cost interventions to increase your students' classroom performance Dr. Ben Smith Associate Professor of Economics and the Economics Department Chair at the University of Nebraska
03/05/2021

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Designing an Inquiry-Based Approach to Blended and Online Learning

Norm Vaughan, Ph.D. Professor in the Department of Education at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
04/02/2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Using Inquiry and Active Learning - A Live Classroom Chrissi von Renesse PhD Department of Mathematics, Westfield State University and Discovering the Art of Mathematics

Fall 2020

Date Time Topic Facilitator Affiliation
10/02/2020 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM When Me Becomes We: Practical Ways to Reach and Engage Students Bonni Stachowiak, PhD

Host of The Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast.

Dean of Teaching and Learning and Professor of Business and Management at Vanguard University of Southern California.

11/06/2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rethinking assessments! What other options are there beyond the final exam? Dr. Stephanie Cutler and Dr. Sarah Zappe

Assessment & Instructional Support Specialist, The Leonhard Center, Penn State University

Director, Assessment & Instructional Support, The Leonhard Center, Penn State University
12/04/2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM STEM Education During a Pandemic: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned at IS&T Dr. Peter Wolcott and faculty panel Professor and chair of the Department of Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis (ISQA)

Summer 2020

Date Time Topic Facilitator
05/13/2020

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

 Workshop on Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) in Mathematics & Statistics Dr. Patrick X. Rault and Dr. Nina White

STEM Grant Writing Workshop Series

Spring 2022

Date Time Topic Presenter Affiliation
04/29/2022 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Tips for Navigating Funding Agencies: A Panel Presentation

Neal Grandgenett, PhD, (moderator), University of Nebraska Omaha, Associate Dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, Associate Director of UNO’s STEM TRAIL Center

Tiffani Hix, MA, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Director of Sponsored Programs

Sara Myers, PhD, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity and a Professor in the Department of Biomechanics, and Research Health Scientist at the Omaha VA Medical Center

Fall 2021

Date Time Topic Presenter Affiliation
09/24/2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM University of Nebraska: Center for Biomedical Informatics Research and Innovation (CBIRI)

Babu Guda, PhD and Ann L. Fruhling, Ph.D., MBA

 The Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Core

Spring 2021

Date Time Topic Presenter Affiliation
01/29/2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Does My Research Require IRB Review?

Brenda L. Kolobara

 Research Compliance Officer, Office of Research and Creativity

02/26/2021

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Working with Sponsored Programs & Research on Proposal Submissions

Tiffani Hix, Director

Shamaere Ashby, Grant Coordinator

Amanda Buker, Grant Coordinator

Rachel Meredith, Grant Coordinator

Office of Research and Creativity
04/23/2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Planning for and Conducting a Needs Assessment

 Jeanette Harder, PhD Grace Abbott School of Social Work, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Fall 2020

Date Time Topic Presenter Affiliation
09/25/2020

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Introduction to UNO’s Funding Databases

 Katy Vitale Project Manager, Office of Research and Creative Activity

10/30/2020

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Reading and responding to a request for funding/program announcement

 Sara Myers Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity, Office of Research and Creative Activity

Spring 2020 and Fall 2019

Date Topic Presenter
4/24/2020

Grant Writing Workshop Series - A Conversation with UNeMed and UNeTech

Tyler Scherr - Licensing Specialist, UNeMed

Joe Runge - Associate Director, UNeTech Institute
1/24/20 Starting your grant proposal with a 2-pager and logic model Dr. Neal Grandgenett
11/22/19 An opportunity for STEM innovation: Applying for NASA Nebraska space grant and EPSCOR funding Dr. Scott Tarry
10/25/19 Building a grant trajectory consistent with your research interests Dr. Elliott Ostler

Instructional Coaching & Research Mentoring Cohorts Workshop Series

Spring 2021

Date Time Information
02/12/2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Link for more information and to register
03/12/2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Link for more information and to register

Fall 2020

Date Time Information

09/11/2020

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Link for more information and to RSVP

10/09/2020

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Link for more information and to RSVP

11/13/2020

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Link for more information and to register

Spring 2020 and Fall 2019

Date Topic Presenter Affiliation
3/13/2020 How to take your STEM Course Online with Minimal Disruption Dr. Chris Moore, Dr. George F. Haddix Community Chair in Physical Science Department of Physics
11/8/19 What are "theoretical frameworks"?
10/11/19 Cognitive Load, Worked Examples, and Subgoal Labeling
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