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Past Programming
Teaching Practices Workshop Series
Spring 2022
| Date | Time | Topic | Facilitator | Affiliation |
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| 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 | 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 |
Dr. Stephanie Salomone | ||
| 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 | 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 Ph.D. | 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, Ph.D. |
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, Ph.D., (moderator), University of Nebraska Omaha, 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, Ph.D., 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 |
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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) | 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? | Research Compliance Officer, Office of Research and Creativity | |
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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
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| 04/23/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Jeanette Harder, Ph.D. | 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 |
Katy Vitale | Project Manager, Office of Research and Creative Activity | |
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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 |
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09/11/2020 |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Link for more information and to RSVP |
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10/09/2020 |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Link for more information and to RSVP |
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11/13/2020 |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
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 | ||