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Agenda Announcements MOU Check-in Spring Courses & Cross-Network Events Update Learning Community – Rique Campa Teaching-As-Research in Ethics Education - Jeff Engler, University of Alabama at Birmingham Writing Good Problems for Collaborating Learning Groups - Vicki Roth, University of Rochester Service Learning in the STEM Disciplines - Judy Milton, University of Georgia Learning Community in Cornell Mentoring and Assessment Initiatives - Colleen McLinn, Cornell University

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Spring 2013 Courses Teaching-as-Research in STEM Courses Bethany Stone, University of Missouri - Columbia Developing a Teaching Portfolio Nancy G. Abney, University of Alabama at Birmingham Pre-Registration: November 15 – November 26 Accepting nominations for one student from each institution. Nomination form at (link on Network Group page) General Registration: November 27 – December 18 Registrations opens 11 am CT, accepting registrations until classes fill up Pre-Registration: November 15 – November 26 Accepting nominations for one student from each institution. Nomination form at (link on Network Group page) General Registration: November 27 – December 18 Registrations opens 11 am CT, accepting registrations until classes fill up

Upcoming Coffee Hour University politics: Navigating the rules and expectations Thursday Nov 29, pm ET / 12-1 pm CT / 11am -12 pm MT / am PT Jon Sticklen, Director, Center for Engineering Education Research; Computer Science and Engineering Department, Michigan State University Robert A. Linsenmeier, Director, Northwestern Center for Engineering Education Research; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Neurobiology, and Ophthalmology, Northwestern University

Upcoming CIRTLCasts Mentoring Graduate Students and Postdocs Nov 30, pm ET / 1-2 pm CT / 12-1 pm MT / 11 am-12 pm PT Laura Harrington, Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Cornell University Colleen McLinn, Program Director, CIRTL, Cornell University Christine Holmes, Director for Postdoctoral Studies, Cornell University CIRTLCast Coming December 4 Research Ethics Research Ethics Program graduate students, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Learning Communities Forming groups of people for shared learning, discovery, and generating knowledge. To achieve common learning goals, a learning community nurtures functional relationships among members. Learning community process: -groups -shared learning -making connections -functional relationships & inclusivity

Jeff Engler University of Alabama at Birmingham Teaching-As-Research in Ethics Education

Teaching as Research Projects in Ethics Education Jeff Engler Associate Dean for Academic Affairs UAB Graduate School

Ethics Education at UAB Since 2006, two extramural funded grants to embed ethics education into the curriculum. The Professional Development Program trains most TAs in the STEM disciplines, including an introduction to teaching pedagogy. As part of their training, the TAs prepare a lesson plan for a one hour activity for undergraduate students to engage them in a discussion of data integrity.

A Rubric for Lesson Plans 4 objectives are peer-evaluated in the rubric: Teaching PlanActive Learning Diversity of ActivitiesGoals

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Data handling in the general chemistry laboratory: A notebook keeping exercise Mitzy Erdmann and Joe L. March University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Chemistry BCCE 2012

UAB’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) promotes the following strengths, each essential for success in work and life: effective communication skills; depth and breadth of knowledge; experience with problem-solving; and the ability to make informed, ethical decisions and be prepared for responsible citizenship in the community, nation, and world. Ethics and Civic Responsibility

Activity created as an assignment in GRD 715 Teacher training course designed for teaching assistants across the sciences Course required creation of a minute assignment on ethics Activity run as a make-up lab in Fall 2010 in CH 116 (General Chemistry 1 Laboratory) Approximately 60 students participated Informal student feedback was positive Activity incorporated into the CH 116 curriculum in Fall 2011 Approximately 650 students participated Student responses collected and recorded Graduate Assistant Training in Ethics

Students test ‘water’ samples Students are under the impression they are testing the pH as a crude way to determine the relative nitrogen content in water. Some samples have been intentionally mislabeled by instructor Instructors use the class data to discuss ethical and data handling issues Students reflect on the results Overview of the Activity

Where are we headed? We have 30 – 40 TAs who have completed at least one of the three requirements for our CIRTL Fellow level certificate. About 50% of those students tell us they will complete the requirements for CIRTL Fellow. We have buy-in from the faculty in Biology and Chemistry to encourage TAR projects in ethics as part of an MS in STEM Education track.

CIRTLcast December 4, 2012 Mitzi Erdmann and other graduate students from UAB will discuss ethics education in STEM undergraduate education

Vicki Roth University of Rochester Writing Good Problems for Collaborative Learning Groups

Judy Milton University of Georgia Service Learning in the STEM Disciplines

Building a Learning Community for Service Learning at the University of Georgia CIRTL Network Meeting November 15, 2012

Leveraging Campus Resources  Faculty Leader in the STEM Disciplines  Advocate for graduate students learning how to incorporate service learning pedagogy in their classrooms  Member of UGA CIRTL Leadership Team  University Strategic Initiative  Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach  Office of Vice President for Instruction  Resources from Office of Service Learning  supports faculty members in the design, implementation, and assessment of service-learning and community-engaged teaching and research.  Mentorship from Experienced Faculty Members  Service-Learning Fellows Program a year-long faculty development program that provides an opportunity for selected faculty members to integrate service-learning into their teaching, research, and public service work while becoming recognized campus leaders in service-learning pedagogy and community engagement.

Building the Learning Community  Service Learning Pedagogy  GRSC 7870S: Service-Learning Course Design a foundation in theory and practice of integrating academic service-learning into course design and instruction.  GRSC 7970S: Approaches to Community Engagement a foundation in engagement, including understanding of the university’s land- and sea-grant missions, tenets of engaged scholarship, theory, methodology and ethics of engagement in higher education, and more.  Best Practices in Service Learning Workshop Series  Workshop series for faculty and graduate students interested in exploring the nuts and bolts of designing and implementing service-learning enhanced coursework.

Growing the Learning Community  Graduate Portfolio in Community Engagement  UGA graduate students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their proficiency in community engagement through curricular and co-curricular work.  Future components  Capstone Course  Scholarship of Community Engagement  Certificate in Community Engagement

Colleen McLinn Cornell University Learning Community in Cornell Mentoring and Assessment Initiatives

Learning Community in CU-CIRTL Initiatives NEW: Preparing Future Faculty to Assess Student Learning (with CGS funding) Proposed: Intro STEM Course Learning Communities Leveraging: Donor-funded course overhaul opportunity Building Mentoring Skills for a Career in Academia series Related humanities initiative and fundraising/development Summer REU mentor cohort?