2022 Agenda

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John Marx; Interim Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education

Matt Traxler, PhD; Associate Vice Provost for Academic Planning, Undergraduate Education 

National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding Opportunities for SoTL (Ballroom B) 

Dr. Kimberly Tanner, rotating Program Officer in the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) at the National Science Foundation 

#1 LibreTexts Analytics Dashboard Amy Dahlberg

#3 Equity in Experiential Learning Catherine Cheng

#5 Simulation of Two-dimensional Compressible Flows via Hydraulic Analogy using Water Tables Jiahe Chai

#7 Revisiting Neuroanatomy Education for Neurology Residents: A neuroanatomy curriculum designed for advanced medical learners Cara Sandholdt, Alan Yee and Kayla Hall

#9 Toward an Anti-Racist Curriculum: Social Justice in Science Case Studies may Reduce Students Implicit Biases Faizah Asif and Victoria Feng

#11 Where do we Begin? A Survey of Clinical Reasoning for Year 1 Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Students Cara Sandholdt, Sam Sankaran-Walters and Gabby Lee

#13 Spineless, ignored, and misunderstood: Undergraduate biology students’ conceptions of animal diversity Hannah Higuera

#15 Investigating the Effectiveness of the First-Year Experience Program: BioLaunch Jonathan Bragg

#17 Exam reassessment in lower division math courses Korana Burke

#19 Walking through the Development of a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience Kenji Quides

#21 The University of California’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Course Design Rubric: A Collaborative Resource for Teaching Nick Mattos, Cecilia Gomez, Ph.D, & Melinda M. Livas, MS, MILS, MA

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#25 Learning is the Goal: The development of discipline-specific scaffolding strategies in graduate student instructors Patricia Turner

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#29 Learning Equity in Data Science Courses Setareh Rafatirad

#31 Think-write-share activities in the classroom to gauge student understanding Talitha van der Meulen

#33 Transforming a biology curriculum to effectively address race, sex/gender, and ability Dan Pollard

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#37 Are undergraduate research journals worth it? An assessment of benefits to students of participation in undergraduate research journals Vishwanath Prathikanti

#2 Venture into the Open: Transform Your Assignment into an Open Pedagogy Project Sheena Campbell

#4 Assessing the impact of data figure exploration on students' fear of negative evaluation in an introductory statistics course Cody Pham

#6 What’s New in Know Your Students Matthew Steinwachs

#8 Utilizing Low-Stakes Formative Assessments to Invite Students Back into the Classroom Debbie Fetter

#10 Incorporating growth mindset strategies into the classroom: A cross-college, multidisciplinary approach Susan E. Ebeler and Steven J. Luck

#12 Teaching Food Processing to Chemical Engineering Students with Indigenous Food Glaucia Prado

#14 Measuring student-centered teaching with classroom observations Zayd Soliman, Rebekah Tang, Meryl Motika, and Julia Chamberlain

#16 Undergraduate engineering student perceptions of course assessments Jennifer Choi and Darnel Degand

#18 Integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals into global teaching and learning at UC Davis Jolynn Shoemaker and Elizabeth M. Landrige-Noti

#20 Engaging Grad Students & Postdocs in Pedagogical Thinking: Reflections from a Seminar on Hybrid College Teaching Cecilia Gomez, Ph.D.

#22 Mitigation strategies for cyber-security vulnerabilities to promote the security of the online learning environment Millie(Meng-Tien) Tsai

#24 Building Inclusive Teaching Tools for Graphic Design Educators Marcy Wacker

#26 Classroom observation data for tracking the use of active learning activities: an improved collection and reconciliation process Rebekah Tang

#28 Tell Me a Story: Case Study Teaching in Science Utilizing Poll Everywhere, a Real-Time Student Response System Sara M. Dye

#30 Does peer feedback impact metacognition? Victoria Cross

#32 A Pilot Project-Based Course in Machine Learning for Biomedical-related Disciplines Xianglong Wang

#34 Design to Data: Putting Biochemistry Research into Undergraduate Classrooms Across the US Ashley Vater

#36 The Task is in the Text: Texting and L2 Oral Fluency Lillian Jones

Concurrent Talks

Facilitating Collaborative and Creative Problem Solving Skills in a Strategic Communication Class Heather J. Hether

A College-Wide, Iterative Approach to Graduate Teaching Assistant Professional Development Georgianne Connell

How do UC Davis students know what to learn?: Findings from a student-centered research model Jennifer Burke Reifman, Mik Penarroyo, Mikenna Sims, & Loren Torres

Focusing on tasks or focusing on grammar? Effects of beginner Spanish teaching methods on students comfort level in daily speech acts Paloma Fernandez-Mira, Claudia Sanchez-Gutierrez, & Kathleen S. Guerra

Humanizing agricultural education through culturally responsive experiential learning Jennifer K Sedell,  Sara Acosta, Natalia Deeb, Carol Hillhouse, Julia Schreiber, Jennifer Sedell,  Emma Torbert, & Katharina Ullmann

The Impact of Course Format on Choice of Major:  Does a hybrid course attract more students to Economics? Janine LF Wilson & Dr. Derek Stimel

Improving self-directed learning Behavior in case-based Learning modules in veterinary professional students  Erik Fausak, Dr. Cecilia Giulivi , Dr. Stanley Marks & Dr. Stanley Marks

UPSTEM:  Transforming institutions to better serve transfer students and marginalized populations in STEM Holly Godsey, Jordan Gerton, Craig Caldwell, Allyson Rocks, Gina Frey, Dr. Jason L. Taylor, & Kelly MacArthur 

What about Educators?: Leveraging Growth Mindset to Cultivate More Inclusive Learning Environments
Afiya C. Fredericks, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of the District of Columbia 

Concurrent Talks

Examining the effects of an inclusive, student-centered initiative on undergraduate first-year and transfer students' identity, motivations, and belongingness in STEM Emily Borda, Dustin Van Orman, & Dan Hanley

Digital engagement and student wellness: A mixed-methods study of students’ experiences online and their well-being Sydney Sullivan

Advancing Grade Equity at the School of Medicine Marjorie Westervelt PhD, Dr. Tonya Fancher, & Dr. Megan Welsh

A Learning Objective Network for Introductory Biology: A Teaching Tool for Students and Instructors Kamali Sripathi, Andy Viet Nguyen, Sabrina Valentina Lazar, Einat Shusterman, Pamela Reynolds, Jared Joseph, David Karger, Kobi Gal, Michele M. Igo , & Marc T. Facciotti

Disrupting the "pull up your britches and be a man about it" Environment in Undergraduate Mathematics Courses Toward a Humanizing Experience for Marginalized Students Kelly MacArthur (she/her)

eGames for Active Training in Engineering Design Angelique Louie & Joshua McCoy

A biomedical community of support to enhance Hispanic student success and diversity, equity, and inclusion

Saraswathy Nair, Dr. Guajardo, Dr. Chew, Dr. Rodriguez, & Dr. Lorena Lopez

 The Effects of the Organization of Problem Sets on General Chemistry Students' Problem-Solving Performances Tiffany Oentoro

Kem Saichaie, Director of Learning, Teaching, and Assessment 

Meryl Motika, Associate Director for Educational Analytics

Victoria Cross, Associate Professor of Teaching Psychology