Weekly Lunch Discussions 2018

Weekly lunch discussions expand knowledge of discipline-based science education research. The weekly lunch discussions have been occurring since mid-may 2014. Below, we provide more information on the lunches organized during the 2018 calendar year.

Nov 26, 2018: Transforming "Introduction to Physics 2" into a flipped classroom course

  • Discussion leader: Dr Matteo Broccio
  • Talk participants
    • ​Ashley Bober
    • Burhan Gharaibeh
    • Chandralekha Singh
    • Daniel Mosse
    • Danny Doucette
    • Dave Nero
    • Jackie Powell
    • Joe Grabowski
    • Kyle Whitcomb
    • Matteo Broccio
    • Michelle Ward
    • Paul Justice
    • Peter Bell
    • Robert Devaty
    • Sandra Katz
    • Sonja Cwik
    • Yasemin Kalender
    • Ericka Huston
    • Megan Splettstoesser
    • Jim Mueller

Nov 19, 2018:  Productive Struggle

  • Discussion leader: Dr Bilge Yurekli
  • Dr Yurekli's Presentation
  • Talk participants
    • ​Armin Schikorra
    • Chandralekha Singh
    • Danny Doucette
    • Dave Nero
    • Ericka Huston
    • Jackie Powell
    • Kyle Whitcomb
    • Linhong Wang
    • Matteo Broccio
    • Meghan Bechman
    • Meredyth Anne Wegener
    • Peter Bell
    • Russell Clark
    • Sean Garrett-Roe
    • Yasemin Kalender
    • Robert Devaty
    • Mary Kay Stein
    • Maksim Gomanko
    • Danielle Andrews-Brown
    • Michelle Colvin
    • Paul Justice

Oct 24-25, 2018:  Dean Zollman Talk and Workshop

  • Discussion leader: Dr Dean Zollman
  • Talk and Workshop
  • Talk participants
    • ​Barbara Kucinski
    • Bilge Yurekli
    • Burham Gharaibeh
    • Chandralekha Singh
    • Danny Doucette
    • Dave Nero
    • Deb Artim
    • Eric Kuo
    • Ericka Huston
    • Jackie Powell
    • Jane Wallace
    • Kyle Whitcomb
    • Kyle Whittinghill
    • Ly Malespina
    • Maksim Gomanko
    • Melanie Good
    • Paul Justice
    • Peter Bell
    • Robert Devaty
    • Russell Clark
    • Si Wang
    • Sonja Cwik
    • Yasemin Kalender
    • James Mueller
    • Sherif Khattab
  • Workshop Participants
    • Barbara Kucinski
    • Chandralekha Singh
    • Danny Doucette
    • Dave Nero
    • Kyle Whitcomb
    • Maighdlin Anderson
    • Meredyth Wegener
    • Nolan Weinlader
    • Paul Justice
    • Peter Bell
    • Robert Devaty
    • Russell Clark
    • Tianping Gu
    • Yasemin Kalender
    • Yuze Zhang
    • Zehua Wang

Oct 14, 2018:  Second Opinion

  • Discussion leader: Dr Nancy Pfenning
  • Presentation
  • discussion participants
    • Welkin Pope
    • Emily Braham
    • Dave Nero
    • Kirill Kiselyov
    • Peter Bell
    • Russell Clark
    • Ericka Huston
    • Sean Garrett-Roe
    • Jessica Wandelt
    • Danielle Andrews-Brown
    • Denise Korzon
    • Jackie Powell
    • Sherif Khattab
    • Kyle Whittinghill
    • Kyle Whitcomb
    • Z. Yasemin Kalender
    • Danny Doucette
    • Nancy Pfenning
    • Chandralekha Singh

Oct 1, 2018:  Students in Cognitive Development Learn to Apply Knowledge and Communicate Effectively through Blog Posts for Parents

  • Discussion leader: Dr Melissa Libertus and Emily Braham
  • discussion participants
    • Russell Clark
    • Sean Garrett-Roe
    • Eric Kuo
    • Meghan Bechman
    • Danielle M. Andrews-Brown
    • Meredyth Anne Wegener
    • Kirill Kiselyov
    • Michelle Colvin 
    • Ericka Huston
    • Sera Thornton
    • Brianna Reed
    • Jessica Wandelt
    • Jaclyn Powell
    • Emily Braham
    • Dave Nero
    • Yasemin Kalender
    • Welkin Pope
    • Si Wang
    • Kyle Whitcomb
    • Chandralekha Singh

Sept 24, 2018:  Increasing the pass rate of biology 1-repeating students and increasing student persistence in STEM

  • Discussion leader: Dr Erica McGreevy (presenting work done in collaboration with Dr Kathryn Gardner and Dr Nancy Kaufmann)
  • Presentation
  • discussion participants
    • Brianna Reed
    • Chandralekha Singh
    • Dan Wetzel
    • Danielle M. Andrews-Brown
    • Danny Doucette
    • Dave Nero
    • Dawn C. Bisi
    • Erica McGreevy
    • Ericka Huston
    • Jackie Powell
    • Jessica Wandelt
    • Joseph Grabowski
    • Julia Spears
    • Kyle Whitcomb
    • Meghan Bechman
    • Meredyth Anne Wegener
    • Rebecca Bortz
    • Russell Clark
    • Sean Garrett-Roe
    • Sera Thornton
    • Sherif Khattab
    • Suzanna Gribble
    • Welkin Pope
    • Yasemin Kalender
    • James Mueller

Sept 17, 2018:  Development of a TA training program for introductory physics labs

  • Discussion leader: Russell Clark
  • Presentation
  • discussion participants
    • ​Yasemin Kalender
    • Eric Kuo
    • Armin Schikorra
    • Ericka Huston
    • Ly Malespina
    • Russell Clark
    • Kirill Kiselyov
    • Sonja Cwik
    • Meghan Bechman
    • David Nero
    • Paul Justice
    • Melanie Good
    • Kyle Whitcomb
    • Danielle Andrews-Brown
    • Roger Mong
    • Erin Fierro
    • Kyle Whittinghill
    • Yangqiuting Li
    • Maksim Gomanko
    • Nancy Pfenning
    • Qian Song
    • Raphael Monroy
    • Logan Rice
    • James Mueller
    • Chandralekha Singh
    • Danny Doucette

Sept 12, 2018:  Possibilities and challenges for teacher-student interactions in the classroom

  • Discussion leader: Eric Kuo
  • discussion participants
    • ​Deb Artim
    • Natasha Baker
    • Pete Bell
    • Sean Garrett-Roe
    • Paul Justice
    • Yasemin Kalender
    • Sherif Khattab
    • Valerie Oke
    • Jessica Wandelt
    • Meredyth Wegener
    • Kyle Whittinghill
    • Kyle Whitcomb
    • Chandralekha Singh
    • Danny Doucette
    • Burham Garaibeh
    • James Mueller

Sept 5, 2018:  Creating a Comprehensive Bank of Materials for Use in Statistics and Probability for Business Management

  • Discussion leader: Bryan Nelson, Statistics
  • discussion participants
    • ​Jenna Carlson
    • Sean Garrett-Roe
    • Haitao Liu
    • Welkin Pope
    • Russell Clark
    • Kirill Kiselyov
    • Linda Neely Yurasits
    • Denise Korzon
    • Joe Grabowski
    • Barbara Kucinski
    • Rebecca Bortz
    • Danielle M. Andrews-Brown
    • Dave Nero
    • Meghan Bechman
    • Yasemin Kalender
    • James Mueller
    • Byran Nelson
    • Chandralekha Singh

August 20, 2018:  The effect of in-class activities and web-based homework on exam performance in a large-enrollment, lecture-based psychology course

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Jennifer Ganger, psychology
  • presentation
  • discussion participants
    • ​Meghan Bechman
    • Russell Clark
    • Marc Coutanche
    • Yasemin Kalender
    • Kirill Kiselyov
    • Barbara Kucinski
    • Dave Nero
    • Kim Payne
    • Welkin Pope
    • Armin Schikorra
    • Chris Schunn
    • Margaret Vines
    • Carol Washburn
    • Stephen Weber
    • Meredyth Wegener
    • Linda Neely Yurasits
    • Kristen Butela
    • Nancy Pfenning
    • Burhan Gharaibeh
    • Kevin Shaver
    • Sean Garrett-Roe

August 6, 2018:  Aligning teaching methods and students' learning needs: Active learning vs. traditional classrooms in mathematics

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Armin Schikorra, mathematics
  • presentation
  • discussion participants
    • Matteo Broccio
    • Russell Clark
    • Jason DeBlois
    • Tom Everest
    • Sean Garrett-Roe
    • Joe Grabowski
    • Paul Justice
    • Kirill Kiselyov
    • Barbara Kucinski
    • Emily Marshman
    • Jeremiah Morgan
    • Dave Nero
    • Kim Payne
    • Welkin Pope
    • Chandralekha Singh
    • Julia Spears
    • Kyle Whitcomb
    • Kristen Butela

July 16, 2018: Utilizing technology to advance engagement and availability in large lecture general chemistry courses

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Michelle Ward, chemistry
  • presentation
  • discussion participants
    • Valerie Oke
    • Danny Doucette
    • Sherif Khattab
    • Jackie Powell
    • Joe Grabowski
    • Sera Thornton
    • Joe Horne
    • Kim Payne
    • Sean Garrett-Roe
    • Barbara Kucinski
    • Nancy Kaufmann
    • Dave Nero
    • Abby Bogdan
    • Yasemin Kalender
    • Jennifer Ganger
    • Welkin Pope
    • Emily Marshman
    • Chandralekha Singh
    • Nafis Karim
    • James Mueller
    • Tamika Madison

July 9, 2018:  Personalized student learning in a large science classroom

  • discussion leader: Dr. Candice Damiani, biological sciences
  • presentation
  • discussion participants
    • Danny Doucette
    • Jennifer Ganger
    • Sean Garrett-Roe
    • Paul Justice
    • Sherif Khattab
    • Kirill Kiselyov
    • Barbara Kucinski
    • Emily Marshman
    • Dave Nero
    • NAthan Ong
    • Kim Payne
    • JAckie Powell
    • Chandralekha Singh
    • Jane Wallace
    • Carol Washburn
    • Rashid Williams-Garcia
    • Yasemin Kalender
    • Paula Grabowski
    • James Mueller
    • Nancy Kaufmann
    • Joe Grabowski
    • Kyle Whitcomb
    • Ericka Huston

June 27, 2018: Strategies to Enhance Student Learning and Motivation based on Principles of Cognitive Science

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Tim Nokes-Malach, psychology and LRDC
  • Presentation 
  • discussion participants

June 11, 2018: Interventions that enhance student motivation and learning

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Kevin Binning, psychology & LRDC
  • presentation
  • discussion participants
    • Ryan Alvarado, mathematics
    • Anne Carlson, biological sciences
    • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
    • Soniya Gadgil
    • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
    • Burhan Gharaibeh, biological sciences
    • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
    • Sherif Khattab
    • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
    • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
    • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
    • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
    • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
    • Nathan Ong
    • Jessica Robertson, biological sciences
    • Kevin Shaver
    • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy
    • Elizabeth Whiteman
    • Scott Stuckman 
    • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy

May 29, 2018: Incorporating storytelling in a biology course

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • presentation
  • discussion participants
    • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
    • Anne Carlson, biological sciences
    • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
    • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy
    • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
    • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
    • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
    • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
    • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
    • James Mueller, physics and astronomy
    • Kim Payne, biological sciences
    • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
    • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
    • Sera Thornton, UCTL
    • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences

May 14, 2018: Reflection on incorporating guided inquiry activities for mathematics in chemistry

  • discussion leader: Dr. Daniel Lambrecht, chemistry
  • presentation
  • discussion participants
    • Meghan Bechman, biological sciences
    • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
    • Melinda Ciccocioppo, psychology
    • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
    • Jennifer Ganger, psychology
    • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
    • Melanie Good,physics and astronomy
    • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
    • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
    • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
    • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy
    • Susan Shaiman, communication and science disorders
    • Sera Thornton, UCTL
    • Evgeni Trofimov, mathematics
    • Eugene Wagner, chemistry
    • Stephen Weber, chemistry
    • Rashid Wiliams-Garcia, neurobiology
    • Emily Marshman, physics and astronomy, dB-SERC
    • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy, dB-SERC

April 9, 2018: Assessing the efficacy of inquiry-based labs in physics 

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
  • presentation
  • discussion participants
    • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
    • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
    • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
    • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences
    • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
    • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
    • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy, dB-SERC
    • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
    • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy

March 26, 2018: Preliminary outcomes of a social belonging intervention in physics 

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Kevin Binning, psychology
  • presentation
  • discussion participants
    • Ayres Freitas, physics and astronomy
    • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
    • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy, dB-SERC
    • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
    • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
    • David Nero, physics and astronomy
    • Jackie Powell, chemistry
    • Jenny Ganger, psychology
    • Jessicca Wandelt, biological sciences
    • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
    • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences 
    • Kim Payne, biological sciences
    • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
    • Meghan Bechman,biological sciences
    • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
    • Valerie Oke, biological sciences
    • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
    • Burtan Gharaibeh, biological sciences
    • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
    • Roger Mong, physics and astronomy
    • Jim Mueller, Physics and astronomy

March 19, 2018: Implementation of 3-D virtual experiments in physics

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
  • Presentation
  • discussion participants
    • Danielle Andrws-Brown, geology and environmental sience
    • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
    • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
    • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
    • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
    • Kim Payne, biological sciences
    • Welkn Pope, biological sciences
    • Armin Schikorra, mathematics
    • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy, dB-SERC
    • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
    • Ryan Alvarado, mathematics
    • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
    • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
    • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy

March 13, 2018: Imagining The Future of Education with Online Technology

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Zhongzhou Chen, University of Central Florida
  • Presentation
  • Discussion participants
    • Sera Thornton, UCTL
    • Matteo Broccio, physics and astronomy
    • Jeremiah Morgan, mathematics
    • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
    • John Radzilowicz, UCTL
    • Peter Drain, school of medicine
    • Linda Neely Yurasits, CHS
    • Ericka Huston, chemistry
    • Eric Kuo, LRDC
    • Jackie Powell, chemistry
    • Lin Demoise, CHS
    • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
    • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
    • Kyle Whitcomb, physics an astronomy
    • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
    • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
    • Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy
    • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
    • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy

February 28, 2018: Assessing outcomes of an interdisciplinary laboratory curriculum in chemistry and biology

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Kitty Liu, chemistry
  • Presentation
  • Discussion participants
    • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
    • Deb Artim, neuroscience
    • Dawn Bisi, biological sciences
    • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
    • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
    • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
    • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
    • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
    • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astrnoomy
    • John Milligan, chemistry
    • David Nero, physics and astronomy
    • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
    • Jackie Powell, chemistry
    • Brianna Reed, biological sciences
    • Jessica Robertson, biological sciences
    • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences
    • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
    • Sera Thornton, UCTL
    • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
    • Rashid Williams-Garcia, neurobiology

February 12, 2018: Implementation of a course focused on practical data science skills

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Lucas Mentch, statistics
  • Presentation
  • Discussion participants
    • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
    • David Boone, biomedical informatics
    • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
    • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
    • Jennifer Ganger, psychology
    • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
    • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy
    • Geoffrey Hutchison, chemistry
    • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
    • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
    • Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
    • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
    • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
    • Jackie Powell, chemistry
    • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
    • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
    • James Mueller, physics and astronomy
    • Daniel Mosse, computer science
    • Sherif Khattab, computer science
    • Juan Manfred, mathematics

February 2, 2018: Implementation of a new data science course

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Sung Kyu Jung, statistics
  • Presentation
  • Discussion participants
    • Meghan Bechman, biological sciences
    • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
    • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
    • Jennifer Ganger, psychology
    • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
    • Kirill Kiselyov, biological science
    • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
    • Klaus Libertus, psychology
    • Ruth Mihalyi, CHS
    • David Nero, physics and astronomy
    • Welkin Pope, biological science
    • Jane Wallace, economics
    • Linhong Wang, mathematics
    • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
    • Sheng Xiong, mathematics
    • Yao Xiong
    • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
    • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy

January 22, 2018: Using fillable templates to learn cell biology concepts

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Kirill Kiselyov, biological sciences
  • Presentation
  • Discussion participants
    • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
    • Russell Clark, physics and astronomy
    • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
    • Joe Grabowski, chemistry
    • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
    • Klaus Libertus, psychology
    • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
    • Davie Nero, physics and astronomy
    • Kim Payne, biological sciences
    • Welkin Pope, biological sciences
    • Jackie Powell, chemistry
    • Armin Schikorra, mathematics
    • Katie Sinagoga, biological sciences
    • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
    • Yao Xiong, LRDC
    • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
    • Jim Mueller, physics and astronomy
    • Nancy Kaufmann, biological sciences
    • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy

January 17, 2018: Reflection on a course transformation in a Psychology Research Methods Laboratory Course

  • Discussion leader: Dr. Klaus Libertus, psychology
  • Presentation
  • Discussion participants
    • Danielle Andrews-Brown, geology and environmental science
    • Deb Artim, neuroscience
    • Meghan Bechman, bio. sci. 
    • Jennifer Ganger, psychology
    • Sean Garrett-Roe, chemistry
    • Melanie Good, physics and astronomy
    • Paul Justice, physics and astronomy
    • Yasemin Kalender, physics and astronomy
    • Abel Koury, psychology
    • Barbara Kucinski, psychology
    • Dave Nero, physics and astronomy
    • Kim Payne, bio. sci. 
    • Jackie Powell, chemistry
    • Sybil Streeter, psychology
    • Sera Thornton, UCTL
    • Kyle Whittinghill, geology and environmental science
    • Rashid Williams-Garcia, neurobiology
    • Christof Keebaugh, physics and astronomy
    • Danny Doucette, physics and astronomy
    • Nafis Karim, physics and astronomy
    • Nancy Kaufmann, bio. sci. 
    • Arthur Kosowsky, physics and astronomy
    • Emily Marshman, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy
    • Chandralekha Singh, dB-SERC, physics and astronomy