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DBER Speaker Series

Jeremy McGilvery speaking in front of a large projected screen

The discipline based education research (DBER) speaker series highlights significant research findings from our community and hosts prominent guest speakers engaged in STEM education research.

Talks generally take place on the third Friday of each month from 11:00 AM -12:00 PM.

Past Events

Spring 2021

Date Time Topic Presenter Affiliation

02/19/2020

 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Enacting Departmental Changes to Promote Active Learning Karina Uhing, PhD Instructor, Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska at Omaha
04/16/2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM TBA TBA

Fall 2020

Date Time Topic Presenter Affiliation

09/18/2020

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Identifying the Linguistic Conventions of Undergraduate Proof Writing

 Kristen Lew, PhD Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Texas State University

10/23/2020

 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Work-Learn: Micro-internships to Improve MOOC Outcomes for Vulnerable Learners

Michelle Friend, PhD

Magie Hall, PhD

Teacher Education Assistant Professor, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska Omaha

School of Interdisciplinary Informatics, Assistant Professor, College of Information Science & Technology, University of Nebraska Omaha
11/20/2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Relationship between Spatial Skills and Computing Science

 Mr. Jack Parkinson

Centre for Computing Science Education, School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow

Spring 2020 and Fall 2019

Date Topic Presenter Affiliation

4/17/20

 Investigating student buy-in toward and utilization of in-person and online formative assessments Dr. Brian Couch UNL, Biology
2/21/20 Bringing the Next Generation of Science to College Classrooms Dr. JT Laverty Kansas State University, Physics
1/17/20 POSTPONED FOR WEATHER: Learning in Chemistry: Which is better? Insights from traditional lecture and CURE Ms. Amie Sommers UNL, Science Education Doctoral Student
11/15/19 Do I Belong Here and Can I Succeed? The Role of Identity and Other Non-Cognitive Factors on Student Success Dr. Allison Godwin Purdue University, Engineering Education
10/18/19 Using Subgoal Labels to Reduce Cognitive Load in Learning Dr. Briana Morrison UNO, Computer Science

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