Presentations

Drane, D., Light, G., Park, EJ. & Swarat, S. (2009, August). Undergraduate students' understanding of surface-area-to-volume ratio. Talk given at the Symposium on Undergraduate Nano–Education "Addressing the Challenges of Nanoscale Science & Engineering Education" SUNY, Albany, Albany, New York.

Lainez, L. (2009, April). Keeping the gateway open through peer-facilitated learning: The evolution of the Gateway Science Workshop (GSW) program. Presentation at the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Light, G., Drane, D., Swarat, S. & Park, EJ. (2009, August). Understanding student understanding at the nanoscale: Contrasting conceptions of size & scale. Talk given at the Symposium on Undergraduate Nano–Education "Addressing the Challenges of Nanoscale Science & Engineering Education" SUNY, Albany, Albany, New York.

Light,G., Swarat,S., Park,EJ., & Drane,D. (2009, January). From conception to intervention: Three studies on undergraduate students' understanding of "Size and Scale". Presented at a Purdue University School of Engineering Education Seminar, Purdue, IN.

Park, E-J., Light, G., Swarat, S., & Drane, D. (2009, June). Understanding learning progression in student conceptualization of atomic structure by variation theory for learning. Presented at the Learning Progressions in Science Conference, Iowa City, IA.

Park, E-J., Swarat, S., Light, G., & Drane, D. (2009, April). The impact of a teaching intervention for size and scale on conceptual variations. Presented at the Annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Garden Grove, CA.

Park, E-J., Light, G., Swarat, S., & Drane, D. (2009, July). Student awareness of conceptual variations in a key nanoscience concept: Conceptual change in an engineering course. Presented at the 2009 Research in Engineering Education Symposium, Queensland, Australia.

Streitwieser, B., Light, G., Drane, D., Pazos-Lago, M., & Hirsch, P. (2009, April).The Science Research Workshop program: Situated learning in the scientific community. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. (Link to working paper)

Streitwieser, B., & Wang, S. (2009, March). Understanding student conceptions of global citizenship. Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC.

Streitwieser, B., Light, G., & Wang, S. (2009, April). The student conceptions of international experience study. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.

Swarat, S., Light, G., Park, E-J., & Drane, D. (2009, June). An alternative approach to construct learning progression. Presented at the Learning Progressions in Science Conference, Iowa City, IA.

Swarat, S., Light, G., Park, E-J., & Drane, D. (2009, July). Unpacking student conceptions of surface area to volume ratio in the nanoscience context: An empirical application of the construct-centered design framework. Will be presented at the 2009 Research in Engineering Education Symposium, Queensland, Australia.

Calkins, S. & Micari, M. (2008). Students grading teachers: Fifty years of discourse on the value of teaching evaluations in higher education. Midwest History of Education Society, 2008 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Calkins, S., Light, G., & Bartlam, E. (2008, March). Connecting senior faculty conceptions of mentoring and teaching. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, New York City. Working Papers. (Link to working paper)

Drane, D., & Calkins, S. (2008,October). Engaging faculty with their teaching through a research proposal workshop. Workshop presented at the Professional Organization Development Network (POD), Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada.

Drane, D.L., Chen, K., & Swarat, S. (2008, March/April). Enhancing undergraduate students' nano-literacy through an instructional module. Paper presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Lainez, L., & Gould, A.K. (2008, June). Critical components for increasing academic performance in STEM: The evolution and sustainability of the Gateway Science Workshop (GSW) program. Presented at the Enriching the Academic Experience of College Science Students conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Light, G. & Calkins, S. (2008,October). Research and teaching: Exploring an integrated construct. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) Annual Meeting.

Light, G., Swarat, S., Park E.J., & Drane D. (2008, January). How do undergraduate students studying nanoscience understand 'size and scale'? Results from an exploratory interview study. Online Seminar, NCLT, National Center for Learning and Teaching, Nanoscale Science and Engineering.

Light, G., Swarat, S. Park, EJ., & Drane, D. (2008, January). Exploring undergraduate students' understanding of size and scale in the context of nanoscience. Paper presented at the Engineering Education Research Conference (NSF sponsored), Texas Tech., Texas.

Light, G., Swarat, S., Park, E.J., & Drane, D. (2008, June). Applying construct-centered design to curriculum, instruction, and assessment development in nanoscale science and engineering. Presented at the International Conference in Learning Science, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Park, E.J., & Light, G. (2008, June). Exploring the troublesome nature of college student mental models of atomic structure: A bottom-up approach to identifying a threshold concept. Paper presented at the Threshold Concepts Conference Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Park, E.J., Swarat, S., Light., G. & Drane, D. (2008, March/April). Exploring variation in and developing a typology for undergraduate students' conception of "size and scale." Paper presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Streitwieser, B. (2008, September). The Science Research Workshop program: Learning what real scientists do and writing a proposal to support first time research. Presentation at the S.T.E.M. Communities in Conversation conference, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Wang, S. (2008, April). The transfer of training of the international teaching assistant (ITA) training. Paper presented at the Wisconsin Association of International Educators conference, Milwaukee, WI.

Calkins, S., & Light, G. (2007, April). Conceptions of mentoring among senior faculty at a research intensive university. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Annual Conference, Chicago. (Link to working paper)

Calkins, S. (2007, April). Culture and change in the history of higher education. Invited discussant for panel of American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Chicago.

Drane, D. (2007, November). Critical thinking. Paper presented at the American Speech and Hearing Association conference, Boston.

Drane, D. (2007, November). Teaching statistics. Paper presented at the American Speech and Hearing Association conference, Boston.

Lee, A., Light, G., & Poole, G. (2007, July). The Learning gap: Differences in faculty's understanding of their own learning compared to their understanding of their students' learning. Why is it so and what can we do about it? Workshop/paper presented at The International Society for Scholarship in Teaching and Learnning, Sydney, Australia.

Light, G., & Calkins, S. (2007, April). Academic learning: Integrating faculty conceptions of research and teaching. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Annual Meeting, Chicago.

Light, G., Swarat, S., Park, E-J., Drane, D., Tevaarwerk, E., & Mason, T. (2007, June) Understanding undergraduate students' conceptions of a core nanoscience concept: size and scale. Paper presented at The International Conference on Research in Engineering Education, Honolulu.

Micari, M., & Pazos, P. (2007, April). Developing leaders through peer facilitation in the STEM disciplines. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Higher Learning Commission, Chicago.

Micari, M., Pazos, P., Light, G., Streitwieser, B., & Linsenmeier, K. (2007, April). Characteristics of peer-led workshop groups in STEM disciplines: A validated instrument to categorize group functioning. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, Chicago.

Micari, M., & Pederson, C. (2007, March). Developing leaders through peer facilitation in STEM Disciplines. Paper presented at the Ninth Annual Chicago Symposium Series on Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and Science: Research and Practice, Evanston, IL.

Park, E.-J., Swarat, S., Light, G., & Drane, D. (2008, March/April). Exploring variation in and developing typology for undergraduate students' conception of "size and scale." National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Park, E-J. (2007, April). The Analysis of alternative mental models of atomic structure as represented in student interview responses. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Park, E-J., & White, A. L. (2007, April). Characterization of student groups clustered by responses to course examinations related to atomic structure and mental models of atomic structure as represented in interview responses. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans.

Park, E-J., & White, A. L. (2007, April). Student perception and conceptual development as represented by student mental models of atomic structure. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans.

Pazos, P., Drane, D., Light, G., & Munkeby, A. (2007). A Peer-led team learning program for freshmen engineering students: Impact on retention. Presented at ASEE Annual Conference.

Streitwieser, B. (2007, November). Shock value vs. academic value: Undergraduate study abroad. Research presentation at the Council for the International Exchange of Students (CIEE) Annual Conference, Toronto.

Streitwieser, B., & Lys, F. (2007, November).Teaching the GDR and post-reunification Germany: Issues, challenges, and technology. Presentation for the American Association of Teachers of German at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Calkins, S. (2006, November).Teaching outside the classroom. Workshop hosted by Learning and Teaching Center, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL.

Calkins, S. (2006, January). Interpreting teaching evaluations: Myths, research, and practice. Workshop hosted by Learning & Teaching Center, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL.

Calkins, S. (2006, January). From graduate student to instructor: Making the transition work. Workshop for the Graduate Students in Engineering Association. Presented at the McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University. Evanston, IL.

Calkins, S. (2006, April). Faculty characteristics & attitudes. Invited discussant for
panel of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, San Francisco.

Calkins, S., & Light, G. (2006, November). Promoting student-centered teaching through a project-based faculty development program. Presented to the AAC&U "Faculty Work and the New Academy: Emerging Roles and Evolving Challenges," Chicago.

Chow, B., Micari, M., Drane, D., & Streitwieser, B. (2006, April). Improved perceptions of ability in peer facilitators in undergraduate science classes: A prospective survey. Round table presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, San Francisco.

Drane, D., Geiger, F., Bode, M., & Pederson, C. (2006, January).The Gateway Science Workshop. Talk given at the Georgia Tech Faculty Development Seminar Program, Atlanta, GA.

Light, G. (2006, December). The puzzle of teaching in higher education: repositioning learning in academic practice. Keynote address, International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Light, G. (2006, May). Key aspects in the assessment of student academic achievement. Presented to the Education Sub-Committee, Board of Trustees, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Light, G. (2006, February). Aligning learning: Drawing on research practice to enhance faculty approaches to teaching. Talk given at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS.

Light, G., & Calkins, S. (2006, December). Faculty conceptions of academic practice. Paper presented to European Association Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Biennial Workshop, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. (Link to working paper)

Light, G., Akerlind G., McKenzie, J., & Lupton, M. (2006, December).Variation in personal histories of the evolution of phenomenography and variation theory. Symposium at the EARLI Biennial Workshop: Phenomenography and Variatio Theory: The Ways Forward, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Light, G., & Luna, M. (2006, November).Teaching teachers: Drawing on research to enhance faculty approaches to teaching. Paper presented at the Reinvention Center Conference: Transforming the Culture: Undergraduate Education and the Multiple Functions of the Research University, Washington DC.

Light, G., Calkins, S., & Luna, M. (2006, April). Understanding academic practice: faculty conceptions of the research-teaching-learning relationship. Presented to the American Educational Research Association, Annual Meeting, San Francisco.

Light, G., Kjeldgaard, E., Drane, D., & Streitwieser, B. (2006, April). Extended Science Workshop program: Peer-led team learning in organic chemistry, biochemistry and cell biology. Poster presentation at the National Science Foundation STEP Grantees Meeting. Washington DC.

Micari, M., Light, G., & Schnierle, C. (2006, April). Getting through to knowing what you don't know. Approaches to learning in peer-led workshops. Poster presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, San Francisco.

Roglio, K. D., Light, G., & Coelho, C. (2006, August). The reflective executive: an architect and facilitator of new organizational structures. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta.

Streitwieser, B., & Light, G. (2006, April). When undergraduates teach undergraduates – conceptions of teaching in a peer-led team learning intervention in the STEM disciplines: Results of a two-Year study. Presentation for the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, San Francisco. (Link to working papers)

Streitwieser, B., Pazos, P., & Pederson, C. (2006, May). Pilot of a follow-up study of GSW facilitators. Presentation for the Gateway Science Workshop Program Annual Conference at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Streitwieser, B., Light, G., & Godwin, K. (2006, January). Globalization and the role of university teaching centers. Presentation at the Association of American Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Yalvac, B., McKenna, A., & Light, G. (2006, April).The role of collaborative reflection on shaping faculty teaching approaches. Presentation for the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Bode M., Schmidt, A., Drane, D., Olds, S.A., & Ben-David, K. (2005).The use of personal response systems in the classroom. Seventh Annual Chicago Symposium Series on Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and Science: Research and Practice, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Calkins, S. (2005). Creating lectures that engage students & promote active learning. Workshop for ACBM-PCA Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Workshop. Chicago.

Calkins, S., Aravamudan, N., Schuller, M., & Rubel, D. (2005, November). Integrating teaching & technology: Facilitating student-centered teaching for graduate students at a research university. Presented to the Association for Studies in Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia.

Fleming, V., & Light G. (2005, April).Teaching faculty to take learner-centered approaches to teaching. Paper presented at the NCA – Higher Learning Commission Annual Meeting, Chicago.

Light, G., Calkins, S., & Luna, M. (2005, November). Faculty and the experience of teaching: Effecting change at a research university. Presented to the Association for Studies in Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia.

Light, G., Calkins, S., & Luna, M. (2005, October). Assessing faculty development programs. Presented to the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, WI.

Light, G., Calkins, S., Luna, M. (2005, November). Faculty and the experience of teaching: Effecting change at a research university. Presented to the Association for Studies in Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia.

Light, G., Drane D., Luna, M., & Calkins, S. (2005, August). Measuring the Impact of workshop-based faculty development on teachers' approaches to teaching. Presented at the 11th Biennial European Association of Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) conference, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Light, G., Luna, M., Drane, D., & Calkins, S. (2005). Assessing the impact of faculty development programs on faculty approaches to teaching. Presented to the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego.

Light, G., Micari, M., Calkins,S., Luna, M., & Streitwieser, B. (2005, May). Grounded outcomes-based research: Phenomenography in educational program evaluation. Paper for the First International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., IL.

Micari, M., Calkins, S., Light, G., & Streitwieser, B. (2005). Achieving accountability in higher education: Phenomenography as research-based evaluation. First International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, International Institute of Qualitative Research University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.

Munkeby, A., Drane, D., Light G. (2005). Supporting innovative freshman study: The Engineering Workshop Program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland.

Nielsen, B., & Calkins, S. (2005). What is all this technology FOR, anyway? The Teaching, Learning & Technology Workshops. Presented to the 2East: Bibliographic Resources and Scholarly Technologies Faculty Forum, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Streitwieser, B. (2005, March).The third party: Involving students in a foreign debate through educational technology. Paper for the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, Stanford University.

Streitwieser, B. (2005, November). Faculty conceptions of teaching: Ongoing research from an intervention in the STEM disciplines. Poster presentation at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Streitwieser, B., Micari, M., & Light, G. (2005, October). Support from the core: Gaining faculty buy-in to an undergraduate learning intervention in the STEM disciplines. Presentation at the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI.

Streitwieser, B., Light, G., & Micari, M. (2005, April). What I taught them really helped: The impact of peer leadership experience for undergraduate PLTL facilitators. Paper for the American Educational Research Association (AERA Annual Meeting, Montreal.

Streitwieser, B., Akinyemi, R., & Micari, M. (2005, October). Support from the core: Gaining faculty fuy-in to an undergraduate learning intervention in the STEM disciplines. Presented at the Professional and Organizational Development Network National Conference, Milwaukee, WI.