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Presentation by Dr. Sara Brownell

Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 10:30-11:30am, 2001 海角社区 College, Room 102

Presentation by Dr. Sara Brownell: Faculty Identity in the Science Classroom: Who is represented, what factors influence revealing concealable identities, and how does revealing affect students?

Description: Faculty as role models and mentors can positively impact students, but yet we know little about the identities of faculty. In this study, we collected data from over 2000 faculty across the United States to document what percentage have concealable stigmatized identities, to what extent they reveal these identities to students in their classes, and how revealing these identities may positively impact students.

Profile: Sara Brownell is a biology education researcher whose research focuses on making undergraduate science learning environments more inclusive. Trained as a Ph.D. neuroscientist, she transitioned to discipline-based education research and is an expert on course-based undergraduate research experiences and making undergraduate science learning experiences, specifically active learning courses and undergraduate research experiences, more inclusive. Her research focuses on students with concealable stigmatized identities such as religious students, LGBTQ+ students, and students with disabilities, as well as the impact on students of instructors revealing these identities in the context of the classroom. Her research in biology education has been internationally recognized and featured in Science Magazine, as well as in numerous news outlets, including the NY Times, CNN, and Scientific American.

Dr Sara Brownell's slides on Disclosure Decisions: Exploring the Concealable Stigmatized Identities of Science Instructors, can be seen here: Dr Brownell: Disclosure Decisions

The Speaker Series honours our late friend and colleague, Dan Petrescu. Learn more about Dan Petrescu and his legacy.

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Breakfast Club: FSCI 396 Winter 2023 End-of-Term Symposium

Monday, April 3, 2023, from 3:30鈥�5:00pm, MS-55 (McLennan Library, behind Service Point)

What is the common link between CHEM 222, NSCI 300, PHYS 101, BSc students teaching, and passion projects? They are all topics of BSc student research in science education design and assessment this term in FSCI 396! Join the Winter 2023 cohort to learn about and discuss their work on Monday April 3^rd听from 3:30-5:00pm.

To learn more about FSCI 396 鈥� Research Project in Science Teaching and Learning, you can visit the听Office of Science Education听website.

Student's projects (alphabetical order by first name)

Anna Tripier -听The effects of continuous assessment on student motivation in COMP 202: Experience in Undergraduate Computer Science Course
Emma Arnell听-听Students taking the wheel: Designing a framework to implement student-led mini-courses at 海角社区
James Wang -听Improving the Self-Efficacies of University Undergraduate Students Through Authentic Assessment in BIOL 302
Louis Ghaleb -听Illustrated abstracts - Non-disposable assessments that promote metacognition?
Madalina Patron -听Passion projects within communities of practice
Nicole Xu 鈥撎�Adapting PHYS 101 tutorials
Sophia Tuch -听Student attitudes of two-stage collaborative midterm examination in CHEM 222, a university-level organic chemistry course
Yujia Cui -听The use of authentic assessment to develop self鈥恊fficacies for disciplinary agency in NSCI 300

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2023 Undergraduate Poster Showcase

Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 6:00-8:00pm, University Centre Ballroom听

The Undergraduate Poster Showcase celebrates the work of students by providing them with an opportunity to share their scientific research, passion projects, in-class work, and more!

We're thrilled that for the first time since 2020, the Showcase will take place in-person!听Join us on听March 15th, 6-8 PM听in the听University Centre Ballroom,听as students present to an audience of alumni, faculty, staff, fellow students, and friends & family.

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2023 Undergraduate Poster Showcase: Presentation Skills Workshops

The Undergraduate Poster Showcase celebrates the work of students by providing them with an opportunity to share their scientific research, passion projects, in-class work, and more! Since the Showcase听is an opportunity for undergraduate students to learn and develop essential research skills, presenters are required to attend one workshop from the dates listed below. Presenters are invited to choose the format and date that work best for them.听

• February 22, 2023, 6:00-7:00pm, room 461, 2001听海角社区 College Ave., Montreal QC
• February 23, 2023, 6:00-7:00pm on听Zoom

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Breakfast Club: Creative Activities Promote Student Motivation and Engagement in a Large Cell Biology Course

Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 10:00鈥�11:00am, MS-55 (behind Service Point)

Want to learn more about strategies to promote student motivation in the classroom? Join us for a presentation by Isaac Bouhdana and Gary Brouhard who will share their findings on the implementation of creative activities in BIO 201.

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SciLearn Orientation: Winter 2023 Session

Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 7:00-9:00pm on Zoom

U0 & U1 students are invited to attend a 2-hour 鈥渙rientation鈥� session. Using feedback from our previous participants, we've handpicked the best learning strategies and content to set you up for a great first year at 海角社区.

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TEAM Workshops: Winter 2023

The Tomlinson Engagement Award for Mentoring (TEAM) workshops are designed to provide TEAM students (TEAMsters) the foundational skills to engage in peer-mentorship in their assigned course(s). In our hour and a half workshop, we will present scenarios that you are likely to encounter and how to tackle them. Understanding that peer-instruction flips inherent power structures within the classroom, our workshop aims to provide all students with the necessary resources to confidently and successfully serve as peer mentors in 海角社区鈥檚 diverse learning community.

If this is your first time as a TEAM mentor, you are strongly encouraged to attend one of our training sessions. This Winter 2023 we have the following training sessions still available:

• In-person SciLearn session听- Monday,听January 9,听 2023, 5:30-7:00pm听(Registration closed)
• Online General Session: Thursday, January 19, 2023, 5:30-7:00pm听(Registration closed)
• In-person General Session: Friday, January 27, 2023, 5:30-7:00pm

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Breakfast Club: FSCI 396 Symposium: Research Project in Science Teaching and Learning

Tuesday, November 29, 2022: 10:00-11:30am, McLennan Library Building, Room MS-55 (Near Service Point)

Faculty of Science students not only investigate the natural world, but also science education at 海角社区! Join the fall 2022 FSCI 396 鈥� Research Project in Science Teaching and Learning students as they talk about their work on universal design for learning, two-stage exams, illustrated abstracts, and agency in our classes and undergraduate student research. Featuring Abigail Wolfensohn (Neuroscience), Chuxuan Nie (Mathematics), Faye Nikolettos (Neuroscience), and Patrick Horlaville (Physics).

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Breakfast Club: Climate Research: A Team Effort

Thursday November 10, 2022, 11:00am鈥�12:00pm - IN PERSON!

Want to learn more about the importance of interdisciplinary research on the Arctic and Climate Change? Join us for a presentation by Lizz Webb, recipient of the Science Education Conference Award (SECA), who will share findings from the CHESS Winter School on Sea-Ice-Ocean Interactions that took place in Longyearbyen, Svalbard this past May.

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Dan Petrescu Speaker Series 2022

Looking to use the latest research in cognitive science to boost student learning in coursework?鈥� Join us for a speaker series tailored for鈥� 海角社区 instructors鈥� and鈥� open to all with an interest in cognition and education.

The Fall 2022 edition features a presentation by Dr. Sanjay Sarma, current听Professor of Mechanical Engineering and former Vice President for Open Learning at MIT, and author of the book "". This event series is part of听SciLearn, the Office of Science Education鈥檚 program to help 海角社区 students get the most out of university learning.

Presentation by Dr. Sanjay Sarma: Rethinking Learning
Friday, October 21, 2022, 1:00-2:00pm

The Speaker Series honours our late friend and colleague, Dan Petrescu.听听Learn More about Dan Petrescu and his Legacy.

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Info Session: Study on Equitable Learning Environments

Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 12:00pm on Zoom

Please join us for a short zoom meeting about participating in an REB-approved pilot student on fostering healthy learning environments for all students. During this session you鈥檒l hear from the OSE team and Dr. David Zandvliet, author of the听: Zandvliet, D.B., Stanton, A. & Dhaliwal, R. Design and Validation of a Tool to Measure Associations between the Learning Environment and Student Well-Being: The听Healthy Environments and Learning Practices Survey听(HELPS).听Innov High Educ听44, 283鈥�297 (2019).

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Breakfast Club: Linking Active Learning and Critical Thinking in a Large Biochemistry Class

Thursday September 29, 2022, 11:00am鈥�12:00pm on Zoom

Wondering if students are gaining critical thinking skills through their coursework? Join us for a presentation by Winston Ge, alumnus of Anatomy & Cell Biology, and Dr. Maxime Denis, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, who will share the results of their recent study investigating the link between active learning and critical thinking in a large Biochemistry class.听

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TEAM Workshops Fall 2022

The Tomlinson Engagement Award for Mentoring (TEAM) workshops are designed to provide TEAM students (TEAMsters) the foundational skills to engage in peer-mentorship in their assigned course(s). In this hour and a half workshop via Zoom, we will present scenarios that you are likely to encounter and how to tackle them. Understanding that peer-instruction flips inherent power structures within the classroom, our workshop aims to provide all students with the necessary resources to confidently and successfully serve as peer mentors in 海角社区鈥檚 diverse learning community.

During the Fall 2022, the following training sessions were available to TEAM students:

• General (all mentors are welcome) - Monday, September 26, 2022, 6:30-8:00pm EST via Zoom
• General (all mentors are welcome) - Monday September 19, 2022, 6:30-8:00pm EST via Zoom
• STEM Workshop - Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 6:30-800pm EST on Zoom
• SciLearn - Friday,听September 9, 2022, 6:30-8:00pm EST on Zoom

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Large Class Teaching Exchange

Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 12:00-1:00pm on Zoom

Are you teaching a large class and are looking for ways to check in with students on how the class is going? The Office of Science Education, in collaboration with Teaching and Learning Services, invites you to join us for a teaching exchange session focused on gathering in-course feedback from students.

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Large Class Teaching Exchange

Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 1:30鈥�2:30pm on Zoom

Are you teaching a large class online next term and are looking for ideas to promote student learning and engagement? The Office of Science Education, in collaboration with Teaching and Learning Services, invites you to join us for a teaching exchange session focused on sharing online strategies that have worked well for instructors from a variety of disciplines.

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SciLearn Speaker Series 2021

Looking to use the latest research in cognitive science to boost student learning in coursework? Join us for a new speaker series tailored for 海角社区 instructors and open to all with an interest in cognition and education.

The series launches with a presentation and workshop by听from McMaster University and is part of听SciLearn, the Office of Science Education鈥檚 program to help 海角社区 students get the most out of university learning.

Presentation by Dr. Joe Kim:听Motivating Durable Learning: Focused Attention through Instructional Design
Friday, October 22, 2021, 11:30am鈥�12:30pm

听Workshop for instructors led by Dr. Faria Sana:听Taking the Big 3 into the Classroom听
听Friday, October 29,听11:30am鈥�1:00pm

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Incoming Students Panel: Your First Year in Science at 海角社区

Friday, June 11, 2021, 11:00am鈥�12:00pm

The Faculty of Science and the Office for Science Education are thrilled to invite all incoming students to a panel discussion featuring professors and current students. Panelists will share their experiences with remote teaching and learning and give incoming students a sneak peek of what they can expect in Fall 2021.

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Large Class Teaching Exchange

Tuesdays, starting May 25, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm

Are you teaching a large class online this Fall and are looking for ideas to promote student learning and engagement? The Office of Science Education, in collaboration with Teaching and Learning Services, invites you to join us for a teaching exchange series focused on sharing online strategies that have worked well for instructors from a variety of disciplines.

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Ask Us Anything: Faculty Perspectives and Plans for Fall 2020

Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 11:00am-12:30pm

The Faculty of Science invites all incoming 海角社区 B.Sc. and B.A. & Sc. students to a panel and discussion with their future professors. The professors, who teach courses for U0 and U1 students, will share their plans for the fall semester and respond to questions!