1. STEM Education Research
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STEM Education Research

2. MTU STEM Ed Landscape Institute for Research in STEM Education (iRISE)
Supports fundamental and discipline-based educational research
NSF IUSE – Improving Undergraduate STEM Education
Funding opportunity that bridges practice and research
Jackson Center
Supports use of effective instructional practices

3. Jackson Center
Continuously improve teaching and learning at all instructional levels
Training
Support
Consultation
Instructional Techniques and Educational Technologies Support
Recognition of Outstanding Instructional Contributors

4. iRISE (Institute for Research in STEM Ed)
Recognize, strengthen and encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration and efforts in
The use and evaluation of STEM education pedagogy
Fundamental and discipline-based educational research
Securing external funding for STEM education
Reports directly to Provost and VP for Research
Not tied to any specific college, school or department on campus – truly cross-disciplinary

5. NSF IUSE
Seeks proposals that address immediate challenges and opportunities facing undergraduate STEM education
use and build evidence about improved STEM instructional practices;
design and study innovative learning opportunities, including cyberlearning;
create, implement, and test program, curricular, course, and technology-driven models;
develop, implement, and test creative approaches for adoption of education research into disciplinary teachings;
develop and validate assessments/metrics for undergraduate STEM learning and instructional practice; and
conduct fundamental research on issues of undergraduate STEM teaching and learning.

6. Related Activities Cognitive and Learning Science’s plans for:
STEM Ed Graduate Certificate
STEM Ed PhD Program
develop scholars to investigate, teach, disseminate new approaches and/or understanding of underlying learning processes within STEM Ed
Both provide “work force” for STEM Ed activities
Pavlis Honors College
Cross-disciplinary engaged educational opportunities for all motivated students
Discipline-based education research center serving Engineering, collaborating with and possibly a member center of the iRISE Institute
MiSTAR Dow Foundation funded project
Current independent STEM Ed research programs across campus

7. Other Background
Smith, K., Sheppard, S., Johnson, D., & Johnson, R. (2005). Pedagogies of engagement: Classroom-based practices. Journal of Engineering Education, January,
Singer, S., and Smith, K. A. (2013). "Discipline‐Based Education Research: Understanding and Improving Learning in Undergraduate Science and Engineering." Journal of Engineering Education, 102(4),