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