ASB 2020 Meeting - Event Information
Workshops
Hitting the ground running with your graduate school applications
Organizer - Veronica Segarra, [email protected] , High Point University
Schedule – Wednesday
Description - This workshop has been designed to better prepare our undergraduate student members to apply to graduate school. Through dynamic discussion with more experienced ASB member panelists, this workshop will raise participants’ awareness of the key elements of successful graduate school applications—especially those that are often not explicitly described to or required from undergraduate applicants. After a short introductory presentation, an interactive moderated discussion will ensue with the help of experienced ASB members who will serve as panelists and answer prepared and real-time participants’ follow up questions related to the topic. There will also be short exercises throughout the workshop that will help attendees experience successful strategies for career development. The workshop will end with a short review of the take-home messages to remember.
Increasing Student Motivation: Strategies that Work!
Organizer – Saundra Yancy McGuire, Director Emerita of the LSU Center for Academic Success and Retired Assistant Vice Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry
Schedule – Thursday AM
Description: This workshop will engage faculty in a discussion of addressing student needs for autonomy, competence, relatedness, self-esteem, and enjoyment in order to significantly increase student motivation.
Making Powerful Research Presentations: A Systematic Metacognitive Approach That Works!
Organizer – Saundra Yancy McGuire, Director Emerita of the LSU Center for Academic Success and Retired Assistant Vice Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry
Schedule – Thursday AM
Description: This workshop is for students. Have you noticed that some presentations capture your attention and leave you wanting to hear more from the presenter while other make you glad that the talk is finally over? This presentation will provide strategies that will leave your audience in awe of your scientific research and your ability to clearly communicate it with confidence.
Welcome New Colleague: Advice for Early Career Faculty Members at Primarily Undergraduate Teaching Institution (PUI)
Organizer - Lisa Ann Blankinship, [email protected] , University of North Alabama
Tentative Schedule – Thursday PM
Description – This workshop will lead participants primarily through a presentation on ‘helpful hints’ and ‘best practices’ for their early years (years 1-5) at a PUI. Participants will work in small groups (3-5 people) to design one-year, five-year, and ten-year plans, review goals, put together a list of desirable qualities in a colleague mentor, and discuss strategies on how to find colleague mentors. Small group work will be used to facility discussion with group ideas shared with the entire group so that all can learn from each other. Activities: 1) Developing a one year, five year, and ten year plan – Participants will be given time to work on their individual plans before sharing with their small groups (3-5 people). A list of reasonable goals and expectations will be reviewed during the presentation prior to participants working on their plans. Small group participation will allow participants to have help from their peers if they are stuck in a particular area as well as further discuss ideas that they may wish to include in their own plan. 2) Colleague Mentor Discussion – After a brief presentation on the importance of a colleague mentor, participants will work with their small group to develop a list of beneficial qualities they would want in a colleague mentor. Small groups will also discuss what traits or qualities they would avoid in a colleague mentor as well as strategies for finding colleague mentors. Ideas from the small group discussions will be shared with the larger workshop group.
Strategies for Student Engagement in Biodiversity Collections: A Workshop for the Natural History Organizations for (bio)Diversity and Education (NHODE) Network
Organizers – Kari Harris, [email protected] , Arkansas State University and Travis Marsico
[email protected] , Arkansas State University
Tentative Schedule – Friday PM
Description - Student involvement in university-based natural history collections can be essential to the survival and proper maintenance of those collections. However, student involvement seems to ebb and flow at many institutions. This workshop explores strategies for and challenges of getting students involved in natural history collections. We will share models that have worked for Arkansas State University and other institutions including starting a Natural History Collections Club (NHCC), providing experiential opportunities through workshops, and offering formal opportunities through coursework.
Our workshop will be divided into two parts. The first hour will be a presentation for those who are not familiar with the Natural History Organizations for (bio)Diversity and Education (NHODE) Network. The second hour will be breakout sessions focused on specific methods of engaging students in biodiversity collections. Participants may attend for one hour or both.
Symposia
Science Outreach: Energizing the public about science
Organizer - Candace Timpte, [email protected] , Georgia Gwinnett College
Tentative Schedule – Thursday AM
Description - Science outreach is critical; public perception of science impacts budget allocations, student interest and research support. As scientists, we can affect public interest and perceptions. NSF proposals specifically require outreach activities. In addition, institutions encourage faculty to involve the local community in outreach to bridge the ‘town-gown’ gap. Share some outreach methods to engage your slice of the public! Select this ‘Open Symposium’ when submitting your abstract.
Format – ‘Open Submissions’; 15 minute oral presentations
Informal Natural History Education: Short Exposure, Lasting Impacts
Organizer – Cindy Bennington [email protected] , and Karen Cole [email protected] , Stetson University
Tentative Schedule - Thursday PM
Description - This symposium brings together science educators who work outside the traditional classroom to develop and implement short, impactful learning experiences. Speakers bring expertise from nature centers, field stations, museums, botanical gardens, and universities. This symposium would be of interest to science educators, university faculty engaged in the scholarship of teaching and learning, and graduate and undergraduate students who may be considering careers in informal science education.
A CURE for your Curriculum: Implementing Course-embedded Undergraduate Research (CUREs) into your Curriculum
Organizer – Judy Awong-Taylor, [email protected] , Georgia Gwinnett College
Tentative Schedule – Friday AM
Description – How effective are Course-embedded Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs)? There is a growing body of evidence that shows a link between student research and lasting learning, and that research experiences increase students’ interest in careers in STEM (National Research Council 2003; Lopatto 2007; Lopatto 2009; Laursen et al. 2010). Lopatto (2007) points out that even a short immersion experience in undergraduate research is enough to effect long-term gains in student motivation for learning, independence, and an understanding of science. These experiences also play a significant role in alumni getting into graduate school, being employed, or both (Schmitz and Havholm 2015). This symposium will provide information and activities on how to implement effective CUREs into the curriculum. The symposium will feature speakers from Georgia Gwinnett College, Clayton State University, Savannah State University, and University of Louisiana at Monroe who have designed and implemented CUREs in biology courses, including introductory biology courses. The symposium will: introduce key components (STEM skills, assessment, etc.) of effective CUREs; include interactive group discussions; and a faculty panel that will discuss successes and challenges to developing and implementing CUREs.
Class Embedded Research: Results, Examples and Practical advice
Organizer – Nathan Reyna, [email protected], Ouachita Baptist University and
Lori Hensley, [email protected], Jacksonville State University
Tentative Schedule – Friday PM
Description - This symposium would be a mix of how-to-talks and reporting of scientific data generated using the course-embedded undergraduate research experience (CURE) model. A misconception of the CURE model is these experiences only generate canned or unusable data. Symposium talks will be research-focused but will allow faculty to see how the CURE model can be used to generate real scientific data. Our ideas come from The Cell Biology Education Consortium (CBEC-www.cellbioed.com), an NSF-funded research collaborative network (RCN). Although, the CBEC focuses on CUREs in the context of cell biology, our model is usable across biological disciplines.
Plenary
Metacognition: The Key to Improved Learning
Speaker - Dr. Saundra Yancy McGuire, Director Emerita of the LSU Center for Academic Success and Retired Assistant Vice Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry.
Schedule – Wednesday PM
Description - Dr. McGuire has travelled the globe promoting sure-fire strategies to help students, including those underrepresented in science and math professions, to be successful in their coursework and careers. In this presentation, Dr. McGuire will discuss her research applying cognitive science based strategies to help learners of all ages experience meaningful, transferable learning.
Field Trips
The Nature of Florida's First Coast
Field Trip Leader - Natasha Vanderhoff, [email protected], Biology & Marine Science, Jacksonville University
Schedule - Saturday AM
Description - We will visit Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNER-https://gtmnerr.org/) located ~50 minutes south of Jacksonville at 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, please note GTMNER charges a $3 entry fee. GTMNER's habitat diversity and gradient from the ocean to hammock forest provide a home to hundreds of plant and animal species. Spring is a particularly good time to see migrating birds. Participants will leave hotel at 7:00 AM on Saturday and caravan (Transportation not provided) to GTMNER. Meet in the hotel lobby to caravan. At GTMNER we will meet in the parking lot and hike trails at GTMNER from 8:15 – 11:15, explore wildlife, with particular emphasis on birds and herps. We will then visit the Environmental Education Center after our hike. Lunch is not provided but participants can enjoy some of the local restaurants on their own.
Ordway-Swisher Biological Field Station
Field Trip Leader - To Be Announced
Schedule - Saturday AM
Description - The field trip will tour the research facilities and observation tower at the University of Florida IFAS Ordway-Swisher Biological Station. We will discuss on-going research projects (including NEON), as well as land management activities such as controlled burning. Visitors will see Longleaf pine Sandhill habitat as well as numerous water bodies. Transportation: Field trip attendees must provide their own transportation. Ordway-Swisher is approximately 1 hr 15 minutes away from the convention center. Cost $10
Hitting the ground running with your graduate school applications
Organizer - Veronica Segarra, [email protected] , High Point University
Schedule – Wednesday
Description - This workshop has been designed to better prepare our undergraduate student members to apply to graduate school. Through dynamic discussion with more experienced ASB member panelists, this workshop will raise participants’ awareness of the key elements of successful graduate school applications—especially those that are often not explicitly described to or required from undergraduate applicants. After a short introductory presentation, an interactive moderated discussion will ensue with the help of experienced ASB members who will serve as panelists and answer prepared and real-time participants’ follow up questions related to the topic. There will also be short exercises throughout the workshop that will help attendees experience successful strategies for career development. The workshop will end with a short review of the take-home messages to remember.
Increasing Student Motivation: Strategies that Work!
Organizer – Saundra Yancy McGuire, Director Emerita of the LSU Center for Academic Success and Retired Assistant Vice Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry
Schedule – Thursday AM
Description: This workshop will engage faculty in a discussion of addressing student needs for autonomy, competence, relatedness, self-esteem, and enjoyment in order to significantly increase student motivation.
Making Powerful Research Presentations: A Systematic Metacognitive Approach That Works!
Organizer – Saundra Yancy McGuire, Director Emerita of the LSU Center for Academic Success and Retired Assistant Vice Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry
Schedule – Thursday AM
Description: This workshop is for students. Have you noticed that some presentations capture your attention and leave you wanting to hear more from the presenter while other make you glad that the talk is finally over? This presentation will provide strategies that will leave your audience in awe of your scientific research and your ability to clearly communicate it with confidence.
Welcome New Colleague: Advice for Early Career Faculty Members at Primarily Undergraduate Teaching Institution (PUI)
Organizer - Lisa Ann Blankinship, [email protected] , University of North Alabama
Tentative Schedule – Thursday PM
Description – This workshop will lead participants primarily through a presentation on ‘helpful hints’ and ‘best practices’ for their early years (years 1-5) at a PUI. Participants will work in small groups (3-5 people) to design one-year, five-year, and ten-year plans, review goals, put together a list of desirable qualities in a colleague mentor, and discuss strategies on how to find colleague mentors. Small group work will be used to facility discussion with group ideas shared with the entire group so that all can learn from each other. Activities: 1) Developing a one year, five year, and ten year plan – Participants will be given time to work on their individual plans before sharing with their small groups (3-5 people). A list of reasonable goals and expectations will be reviewed during the presentation prior to participants working on their plans. Small group participation will allow participants to have help from their peers if they are stuck in a particular area as well as further discuss ideas that they may wish to include in their own plan. 2) Colleague Mentor Discussion – After a brief presentation on the importance of a colleague mentor, participants will work with their small group to develop a list of beneficial qualities they would want in a colleague mentor. Small groups will also discuss what traits or qualities they would avoid in a colleague mentor as well as strategies for finding colleague mentors. Ideas from the small group discussions will be shared with the larger workshop group.
Strategies for Student Engagement in Biodiversity Collections: A Workshop for the Natural History Organizations for (bio)Diversity and Education (NHODE) Network
Organizers – Kari Harris, [email protected] , Arkansas State University and Travis Marsico
[email protected] , Arkansas State University
Tentative Schedule – Friday PM
Description - Student involvement in university-based natural history collections can be essential to the survival and proper maintenance of those collections. However, student involvement seems to ebb and flow at many institutions. This workshop explores strategies for and challenges of getting students involved in natural history collections. We will share models that have worked for Arkansas State University and other institutions including starting a Natural History Collections Club (NHCC), providing experiential opportunities through workshops, and offering formal opportunities through coursework.
Our workshop will be divided into two parts. The first hour will be a presentation for those who are not familiar with the Natural History Organizations for (bio)Diversity and Education (NHODE) Network. The second hour will be breakout sessions focused on specific methods of engaging students in biodiversity collections. Participants may attend for one hour or both.
Symposia
Science Outreach: Energizing the public about science
Organizer - Candace Timpte, [email protected] , Georgia Gwinnett College
Tentative Schedule – Thursday AM
Description - Science outreach is critical; public perception of science impacts budget allocations, student interest and research support. As scientists, we can affect public interest and perceptions. NSF proposals specifically require outreach activities. In addition, institutions encourage faculty to involve the local community in outreach to bridge the ‘town-gown’ gap. Share some outreach methods to engage your slice of the public! Select this ‘Open Symposium’ when submitting your abstract.
Format – ‘Open Submissions’; 15 minute oral presentations
Informal Natural History Education: Short Exposure, Lasting Impacts
Organizer – Cindy Bennington [email protected] , and Karen Cole [email protected] , Stetson University
Tentative Schedule - Thursday PM
Description - This symposium brings together science educators who work outside the traditional classroom to develop and implement short, impactful learning experiences. Speakers bring expertise from nature centers, field stations, museums, botanical gardens, and universities. This symposium would be of interest to science educators, university faculty engaged in the scholarship of teaching and learning, and graduate and undergraduate students who may be considering careers in informal science education.
A CURE for your Curriculum: Implementing Course-embedded Undergraduate Research (CUREs) into your Curriculum
Organizer – Judy Awong-Taylor, [email protected] , Georgia Gwinnett College
Tentative Schedule – Friday AM
Description – How effective are Course-embedded Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs)? There is a growing body of evidence that shows a link between student research and lasting learning, and that research experiences increase students’ interest in careers in STEM (National Research Council 2003; Lopatto 2007; Lopatto 2009; Laursen et al. 2010). Lopatto (2007) points out that even a short immersion experience in undergraduate research is enough to effect long-term gains in student motivation for learning, independence, and an understanding of science. These experiences also play a significant role in alumni getting into graduate school, being employed, or both (Schmitz and Havholm 2015). This symposium will provide information and activities on how to implement effective CUREs into the curriculum. The symposium will feature speakers from Georgia Gwinnett College, Clayton State University, Savannah State University, and University of Louisiana at Monroe who have designed and implemented CUREs in biology courses, including introductory biology courses. The symposium will: introduce key components (STEM skills, assessment, etc.) of effective CUREs; include interactive group discussions; and a faculty panel that will discuss successes and challenges to developing and implementing CUREs.
Class Embedded Research: Results, Examples and Practical advice
Organizer – Nathan Reyna, [email protected], Ouachita Baptist University and
Lori Hensley, [email protected], Jacksonville State University
Tentative Schedule – Friday PM
Description - This symposium would be a mix of how-to-talks and reporting of scientific data generated using the course-embedded undergraduate research experience (CURE) model. A misconception of the CURE model is these experiences only generate canned or unusable data. Symposium talks will be research-focused but will allow faculty to see how the CURE model can be used to generate real scientific data. Our ideas come from The Cell Biology Education Consortium (CBEC-www.cellbioed.com), an NSF-funded research collaborative network (RCN). Although, the CBEC focuses on CUREs in the context of cell biology, our model is usable across biological disciplines.
Plenary
Metacognition: The Key to Improved Learning
Speaker - Dr. Saundra Yancy McGuire, Director Emerita of the LSU Center for Academic Success and Retired Assistant Vice Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry.
Schedule – Wednesday PM
Description - Dr. McGuire has travelled the globe promoting sure-fire strategies to help students, including those underrepresented in science and math professions, to be successful in their coursework and careers. In this presentation, Dr. McGuire will discuss her research applying cognitive science based strategies to help learners of all ages experience meaningful, transferable learning.
Field Trips
The Nature of Florida's First Coast
Field Trip Leader - Natasha Vanderhoff, [email protected], Biology & Marine Science, Jacksonville University
Schedule - Saturday AM
Description - We will visit Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNER-https://gtmnerr.org/) located ~50 minutes south of Jacksonville at 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, please note GTMNER charges a $3 entry fee. GTMNER's habitat diversity and gradient from the ocean to hammock forest provide a home to hundreds of plant and animal species. Spring is a particularly good time to see migrating birds. Participants will leave hotel at 7:00 AM on Saturday and caravan (Transportation not provided) to GTMNER. Meet in the hotel lobby to caravan. At GTMNER we will meet in the parking lot and hike trails at GTMNER from 8:15 – 11:15, explore wildlife, with particular emphasis on birds and herps. We will then visit the Environmental Education Center after our hike. Lunch is not provided but participants can enjoy some of the local restaurants on their own.
Ordway-Swisher Biological Field Station
Field Trip Leader - To Be Announced
Schedule - Saturday AM
Description - The field trip will tour the research facilities and observation tower at the University of Florida IFAS Ordway-Swisher Biological Station. We will discuss on-going research projects (including NEON), as well as land management activities such as controlled burning. Visitors will see Longleaf pine Sandhill habitat as well as numerous water bodies. Transportation: Field trip attendees must provide their own transportation. Ordway-Swisher is approximately 1 hr 15 minutes away from the convention center. Cost $10
