Join us October 20-21, 2020 for a unique virtual event dedicated to the robust exchange of ideas and approaches across STEM disciplines. We invite you to register here so that you can join and participate in engaging conversations about fellow faculty experiences, challenges and the future of STEM learning environments at our great Universities.
University of Florida Online hosts and invites faculty from the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to a frank engagement and exchange of ideas on the future of STEM courses and labs for undergraduate students. Topics covered will include:
Featured Tracks
- Tools for Success: Plug & Play Strategies for Online Learning
- Supporting the Student Experience: Community & Inclusion
- Thinking Big: Course Planning Strategies & Student Outcomes
Engage with Colleagues
- Live Chat Rooms in Event Space
- Daily Reflection Sessions
- Discussion Rooms
- Resource Sharing Page
STEM Fields Represented
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Material Science
- Algebra
- Calculus
- Physics
- Microbiology & Cell Science
- Environmental Science
- Computer Science
Join us as we discuss how to ensure the wise integration of EdTech in undergraduate STEM classrooms and labs. Be part of lively discussions among faculty across the nation and enjoy the conference’s many offerings, including captivating speakers, engaging panels, and a poster session.
Tuesday October 20th, 2020
9:30am – 10:00am EDT
- Symposium Kick-off
Welcome Message from Dr. Kent W. Fuchs, University of Florida President
Introduction from Evangeline Tsibris Cummings, Assistant Provost and Director UF Online
Log on to listen and get your setup ready for participation!
10:00am – 11:00am EDT
- Opening Keynote Perspectives with Eric Stoller
Is My Mic On? Supporting Students in Our New Normal
11:00am – 12:00pm EDT
- Track 1: Tools for Success: Plug & Play Strategies for Online Learning
Redesign of Junior Materials Laboratory Course: Staged Delivery Model
Nancy Ruzycki (UF)
Engineering: Material Science
- Track 2: Supporting the Student Experience: Community & Inclusion
Establishing a Community of Practice to Rapidly Scale Virtual STEM Lab Creation
Johnny El-Rady (USF), Cynthia DeLuca, Ed.D., Christine Brown, M.Ed. (UF)
Interdisciplinary
- Track 3: Thinking Big: Course Planning Strategies & Student Outcomes
COVID-19 Rapid Response Course Design: Student Outcomes
11:00 – Charting the Uncharted Waters: The Student Experience with Mandatory Online General Chemistry Laboratory
Kent Crippen, Melanie Veige, Joseph Watts, Corey Payne, Lorelie Imperial (UF)
11:20 – Traditional Course versus Mixed Mode Course and then the Transition to Fully Online Instructional during COVID-19
Kersten Schroeder (UCF)
11:40 – Using RealizeIt’s Adaptive Learning Platform to Reach a Diverse Set of Learners
Magdalin A. Swanson (FGCU)
Chemistry – Math – Biology
12:00pm – 1:00pm EDT
- Lunchtime Keynote Perspectives with Dr. Shweta Bansal
Public Health Demands on Higher Education in the COVID-19 Era
1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
- Track 1: Tools for Success: Plug & Play Strategies for Online Learning
Fully Flipped Large-Scale Classes: Strategies for Active Learning
1:00 – Taking it up a Notch: From Engaging Clicker Integration to a Fully Flipped Large-Scale Class
Syleste Hoskins (USF)
1:30 – YANTRA: Integrating Formative Learning in Flipped Introductory Programming (CS1) Class
Ashish Aggarwal (UF)
Biology – Computer Science
- Track 2: Supporting the Student Experience: Community & Inclusion
Ensuring Hospitality in Online Learning Environments
Richard E. Biehl (UCF)
Interdisciplinary – Computer Science
- Track 3: Thinking Big: Course Planning Strategies & Student Outcomes
How to Sustainably Impact Mathematics in Higher Education: An Innovative Open Educational Resource eText Story of Success
Abigail C. Perkins, Papiya Bhattacharjee (FAU)
Mathematics
2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
- Keynote Perspectives with Dr. Tonya Matthews
STEM’s Perfect Storm: Moving Academic Pedagogy and Practice from Creative Coping to Opportunity Advantage in Tumultuous Times
3:00pm – 4:00pm EDT
- Interactive Discussion Session
What, So What, Now What? Designing and Teaching STEM Labs While the Meaning of Time and Space Warped
Emma Brady, Assistant Director of Academic Programs, UF Online
Stefanie Gazda, Department of Biology, University of Florida
5:00pm – 6:00pm EDT
- Join us for a Symposium-wide Social Hour!
Wednesday October 21st, 2020
9:45am – 10:00am EDT
- Symposium Day 2: Welcome Back
Evangeline Tsibris Cummings, Assistant Provost and Director UF Online
10:00am – 11:00am EDT
- Keynote Perspectives with Dr. Bryan Alexander
Science in the Academy: Several Future Paths for Higher Education
11:00am – 12:00pm EDT
- Track 1: Tools for Success: Plug & Play Strategies for Online Learning
Incorporating Augmented Intelligence to Enhance Learning: Automatic and Diagnostic Item Generation (Auto-DIG)
Darryl Chamberlain, Jr. (UF)
Mathematics
- Track 2: Supporting the Student Experience: Community & Inclusion
Increasing Equity and Diversity through a Hybrid Online Bachelor’s Program in Microbiology and Cell Science
Josh Steele, Eric Triplett, Jacqueline Baron-Lee, Monika W. Oli, Lexi Ardisonne, Georgia Thompson (UF)
Biology
- Track 3: Thinking Big: Course Planning Strategies & Student Outcomes
Case Studies in Online Chemistry Courses
11:00 – Increasing Agentic Learning in an Online General Chemistry for Health Science Laboratory Course
Abigail C. Perkins, Ozlem Yavuz-Petrowski, Julie Golden-Botti, Nicole Alford (FAU)
11:30 – A Phenomenographic Study of Undergraduate Chemistry Students’ Experiences with Virtual Laboratories
Shalaunda Reeves, (University of Michigan)
Kent Crippen, Erica McCray, Melanie Veige (UF)
Chemistry
12:00pm – 1:00pm EDT
- Out of the Box Lunch Session: Pop Culture in the Virtual Classroom
12:00 – Developing Augmented Reality Experiences…Shark Tank Style!
Christine Brown (USF)
12:30 – Films as Virtual Physics Labs: An Online Alternative for Introductory Physics I Labs
Christos Velissaris (UCF)
1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
- Track 1: Tools for Success: Plug & Play Strategies for Online Learning
Tools Across Disciplines
1:00 – From Regular to Extraordinary: 3 Tools Anyone Can Use to Make Incredible Learning Happen Online
Maikel Alendy (FIU)
1:20 – Mathematica in Motion
Dr. Korey D. Sorge (FAU)
1:40 – ChANgE Chem: Authentic Engineering Experiences in General Chemistry Laboratory
Kent Crippen (UF)
Interdisciplinary – Mathematics – Chemistry – Engineering
- Track 2: Supporting the Student Experience: Community & Inclusion
Promoting Microbial Literacy by Engaging Today’s Youth Through Collaborative STEM Outreach Opportunities
Amanda E. Ojeda, Monika W. Oli, Namratha Tarigopula (UF)
Environmental Science
- Special Session
E-Poster Presentations
2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
- Interactive Panel Discussion
Won’t You Be My Neighbor: University Systems as Collaborative Communities
Evangeline Cummings, Assistant Provost and Director of UF Online
University of Florida
Maikel Alendy, FIU Online
Florida International University
Asim Ali, Executive Director of the Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning
Auburn University
Karen Barnes, Department of Chemistry
University of West Florida
Johnny El-Rady, Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology
University of South Florida
Wendy Howard, Program Director of the Pegasus Innovation Lab
University of Central Florida
Susan Seal, Executive Director of Distance Education
Mississippi State
Korey Sorge, Department of Physics
Florida Atlantic University
Melanie Veige, Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
3:00pm – 4:00pm EDT
- Keynote Perspectives with Dr. Barry Nussbaum
The New STEM: Correlations, Collaborations, Cautions, Communications
4:00pm – 4:15pm EDT
- Closing Message from Evangeline Tsibris Cummings, Assistant Provost and Director UF Online
Is My Mic On? Supporting Students in Our New Normal
Eric Stoller, M. Ed.
Digital Engagement Consultant / Inside Higher Ed Blogger
Public Health Demands on Higher Education in the COVID-19 Era
Shweta Bansal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor at Georgetown University
Department of Biology
STEM’s Perfect Storm: Moving Academic Pedagogy and Practice from Creative Coping to Opportunity Advantage in Tumultuous Times
Tonya M. Matthews, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Inclusive Workforce Development
Director of the STEM Learning Innovation Center at Wayne State University
Science in the Academy: Several Future Paths for Higher Education
Bryan Alexander, Ph.D.
Senior Scholar at Georgetown University
Department of Learning and Design
The New STEM: Correlations, Collaborations, Cautions, Communications
Barry D. Nussbaum, Ph. D.
President, American Statistical Association (2017)
Chief Statistician, Environmental Protection Agency (ret.)
Adjunct Professor, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County
For more information and to register for the event, visit the conference registration page. To become a sponsor of the conference, please review the Sponsorship Prospectus. Additionally, you can reach Martha Lindsey using the contact information below.
Martha Lindsey
Phone: (352) 273-4478
Email: mlindsey@ufonline.ufl.edu
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