2024 Weekly Lunch Discussions

Spring 2024:

 

January 8th, 2024

  • Discussion Leader: Russell Clark (Department of Physics and Astronomy)
  • Title: "The Pandemic Pivot"
  • This event was held in Allen 321.

Tuesday, January 16th, 2024

  • Discussion Leader: Zuzana Swignova (Department of Biological Sciences)
  • Title: "Teaching in 3D: macromolecular structure and function"
  • This event was held in Allen 321.

January 22nd, 2024

  • Discussion Leader: Lisabeth Santana (Department of Physics & Astronomy)
  • Title: "Experiences of undergraduate women in physics can inform how to make physics learning environments equitable and inclusive."
  • This event was held in Allen 321.

January 29th, 2024

  • Discussion Leader: Edison Hauptman (Department of Mathematics)
  • Title: "Contract Grading in Calculus 2"
  • This event was held in Allen 321.

February 5th, 2024

  • Discussion Leader: Alan Lesgold (University Center for Teaching and Learning)
  • Title: "Ways that AI Will Change Education"
  • This event was held in Allen 321.

February 12th, 2024

  • Discussion Leader: Burhan Gharaibeh (Department of Biological Sciences)
  • Title: "Enhancing Undergraduate Anatomy and Neuroanatomy Labs with Interactive HTML5 Package (H5P) content"
  • This event was held in Allen 321.

February 19th, 2024

  • Discussion Leader: Chris Schunn (Department of Psychology)
  • Title: "Assessment of teaching: Four options better than OMETS"
  • This event was held in Allen 321.

February 26th, 2024

  • Discussion Leader: Jen Keating and Gurudev Dutt (Writing Institute and the Department of Physics and Astronomy)
  • Title: "Research Writing in Physics and Astronomy"
  • This event was held in Allen 321.

March 4th, 2024

  • Discussion Leader: Jenny Ganger and Kitty Liu (Department of Psychology and the Department of Chemistry)
  • Title: "Lessons learned from a 2-year pilot of ECoach"
  • This event was held in Allen 321.

March 18th, 2024

  • Discussion Leader: Pete Bell (Department of Chemistry)
  • Title: "Missing the Points? Implementing Spaced Practice for General Chemistry"
  • This event was canceled.

March 25th, 2024

  • Discussion Leader: Maria Hahn (University Teaching and Learning)
  • Title: "Educational Technologies at Pitt"
  • This event was held in Allen 321.

April 1st, 2024

  • Discussion Leader: David Sanchez (Civil and Environmental Engineering Department)
  • Title: "Engineering for Happiness: An Approach to engaging the student life questions that ground their learning and personal formation"
  • This event was held in Allen 321.

April 8th, 2024

  • Discussion Leader: Sarah Craig and Sean Garrett-Roe (Department of Chemistry)
  • Title: "OPTIC Observations of Undergraduate Facilitators in a Large-Enrollment POGIL Classroom"
  • This event was held in Allen 321.

April 15th, 2024

  • Discussion Leader: Kirill Kiselyov (Department of Biological Sciences)
  • Title: "Scaling up and analyzing the effects of Storytelling approach in an undergraduate cell biology class"
  • This event was held in Allen 321.