2017-2018 SERG Meetings
The Science Education Research Group (SERG) is an open forum of faculty who meet bi-weekly to bring questions, concerns or suggestions related to teaching and learning for discussion with each other. SERG meetings are informal and multidisciplinary. Topics discussed are suggested by the faculty participants, and discussions are facilitated by the Education Improvement Specialist (EIS), who provides support in the form of topic research and presentation of pedagogical trends.
Meeting Dates
Thursday, September 7, 2017
- Topic: Xavier Contemplative Inquiry Team (XCIT)
- Topic: Redesigning the format of SERG meeting
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
- Topic: Teaching and Assessment of Scientific Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning
- Meeting Materials
- AAC&U Overview of state of QR skill development and assessment Media:Quantitative Reasoning The Next Across the Curriculum Movement.pdf
- Incorporating QR into a core curriculum Media:Quantitative Reasoning Across a College Curriculum.pdf
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
- Topic: Quantitative Reasoning in XCOR
Thursday, October 19, 2017
- Topic: General Discussion
Thursday, November 2, 2017
- Topic: Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
- A Framework for K-12 Science Education Media:A Framework for K-12 Science Education_ Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas.pdf
- NGSS website
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
- Topic: Advising and New Core Issues
Thursday, January 25, 2018
- Topic: Un-SERG: Exploring Topics for Future SERG Meetings
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
- Topic: Student Motivation and Metacognition
- Effects of Metacognitive Instruction on Learning and Motivation Podcast (18:26)
- Direct Instruction of Metacognition Benefits Adolescent Science Learning, Transfer, and Motivation: An In Vivo Study Media:Direct Instruction of Metacognition Benefits Adolescent Science Learning, Transfer, and Motivation.pdf
- Metacognition Training Packet (referenced in podcast and study) Media:Benefits Metacognitive Training-Supplemental Materials.docx
- Additional Metacognitive Tool (RAM Strategy Chart) Media:RAM Strategy Chart.docx and (The Study Cycle - courtesy of Dr. Saundra McGuire) Media:The Study Cycle.pdf
Tuesday, February 22, 2018
- Topic: Collaboration Across Departments
- Interdisciplinary Sciences Course Idea by Asem Abdulahad Media:Interdisciplinary Sciences.pdf
- Increasing URM Undergraduate Student Success through Assessment-Driven Interventions: A Multiyear Study Using Freshman-Level General Biology as a Model System https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27543637
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
- Topic: The Reproducibility/Replicability Crisis in Science
Thursday, March 22, 2018
- Topic: Improving Differentiating Instruction to Reach Students at All Levels
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
- Topic: The Basics of Assessment