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Presentations

 

 

2005.  Factors producing change in higher education: planning and managing transformation.  Project Kaleidoscope, Institutional Leadership Program.

 

2004.  Multiple approaches to improving quantitative skills.  American Sociological Association.  Invited.

 

2004.  Preparing students for research and teaching: pedagogy, practice curricular design and assessment to improve student learning (with D.Carothers, J. Monroe, C. Hurney, K. Giovanetti, and D. Sundre).  National Science Foundation/American Association for the Advancement of Science – Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Conference.  Invited.

 

2004.  What deans can do to support undergraduate research (with M. Nelson, M. Tannenbaum, B. Cunningham, N. Abraham and C. Marrett).  Council for Undergraduate Research.

 

2004.  Research at comprehensive colleges – an administrative perspective (with J. Mateja, W. Campbell and L. Panek).  Council for Undergraduate Research.

 

2003.  Structure and assessment of outcomes of summer research (REU) programs at James Madison University.  National Science Foundation Symposium on Evaluating Undergraduate Research Experiences (with G. Macdonald and W.C. Hughes).  Invited.

 

2003.  Pedagogies, facilities, technologies, equipment and people – where to invest for maximal return?  Project Kaleidoscope/American Council of Academic Deans Meeting on Considering pedagogies that strengthen student learning (with S. Singer and S. Keiffer).  Invited.

2003. The administrative perspective on exploring, adapting and assessing pedagogies that work. Project Kaleidoscope/American Council of Academic Deans Meeting on Considering pedagogies that strengthen student learning (with J. Swartz and S. Keiffer). Invited .

2003. Greater expectations: learning outcomes and assessment in the sciences and mathematics. Association of American Colleges and Universities (with B. Reisner, C. Murphy, D. Sundre and C. Hurney). Invited .

2003. Undergraduate research: some practical limits, opportunities and example strategies. Workshop on developing research programs at four-year colleges and universities, South Carolina EPSCoR, SC-BRIN, SC Academy of Sciences. Invited.

2002. Institutional governance and incentives to promote quality undergraduate science, technology, engineering and mathematics instruction. National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council, Committee on Undergraduate Science Education. Invited .

2002. Stone walls and silos: ways to work effectively against barriers. Project Kaleidoscope F21 National Assembly. Invited.

2002. Making it happen: focusing on improving student performance in general chemistry. (with B. Reisner and D. Warnaar). American Council on Education/National Science Foundation Conference on Fostering innovation in undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering and technology. Invited .

2002. Assessing general education. (with B. Madison). Project Kaleidoscope Summer Institute.

2002. Building institutional leadership. (with M. George, J. Gentile, J. Dilts and S. Nadler). Two-day workshop at Project Kaleidoscope Summer Institute.

2002. Undergraduate research experiences: some practical limits. (with M. Nelson and K. Chu). Council for Undergraduate Research 2002

2002.  Undergraduate research experiences: some practical limits.  (with M. Nelson and R. Taylor). Council for Undergraduate Research 2002.

2001.  Quantitative literacy: the challenge to institutions. Quantitative Literacy Forum at the National Academy of Sciences, hosted by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation and the Mathematical Sciences Education Board. Invited panel presentation.

2001.  Organizing for the Future:  the implications for hiring for chairs and faculty. (with J. Narum and J. Gillette). Council Coll. Arts and Sciences.

2001.  Moving into leadership – roles in a department and across campus. (with J. Dilts). Project Kaleidoscope F21 National Assembly. 

2001.  Organizing broad faculty leadership for general education.  Assoc. Amer. Colleges and Universities, Campus Leadership for Sustainable Innovation.  Invited.

2001.    Researchers and educators working together.  Amer. Inst. Biol. Sciences (AIBS).  (with A. Berkowitz, M. Krasny, P. Morse and K. Hinson).  Invited.

2001.  Building the New American University - an emerging approach.  Amer. Assoc. Higher Ed.  (with M.J. McMahon and J. Haeger).

2001.  E-education: a paradigm shift in higher education. Assoc. Amer. Coll. Univ. (with S.A. White, B. Barnett and J. Haeger).

2000.  Engaging undergraduates as research colleagues.  (with J. Gentile)  Project Kaleidoscope F21 National Assembly.

2000.  Tearing down silos: using change mangement  to revitalize science, mathematics and technology education, teacher preparation and general education. Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (with D. Brown and A.J. Benson).  http://www.jmu.edu/acadaffairs/presentation.htm

2000. Leadership in the reform of science, mathematics, engineering and technology education – the comprehensive university context. (with T. Brady, L. Earwin, T. Dasher, B. Brothers). A three day workshop for the Project Kaleidoscope 2000 Summer Institute.

2000. Students in research: attracting and retaining minorities in the sciences. (with D.A. Wubah and G. Gasparich) Council for Undergraduate Research 2000.

2000. Creating powerful learning communities through research activities (with M. Malachowski, C. Otto and R. Reichard). American Association for Higher Education.

2000. Anticipating changes in K-16 (or 18 or 20) Education: toward new curricular connections. (with S.A. White, N. Shapiro and B. Barnett). Assoc. American Colleges and Universities.

2000.Using undergraduate research programs to improve recruitment and retention of under-represented populations in the sciences. (with D. Wubah, K. Denniston, B. Gourley and S. Baker). Assoc. American Colleges and Universities.

1999. Approaching K-16 (or 18 or 20) Education: Institutional responses to the changing landscape. (with S.A. White, B. Barnett and N. Shapiro). University System of Maryland Chairpersons Conference.

1999. Using literature to teach science: Thoreau and lakes in the landscape. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography.

1999. Optimizing relationships between undergraduate science departments and industry. Council for Undergraduate Research. Invited.

1999. Maryland Educators Summer Research Program: building bridges between laboratories and classrooms - a model for teacher enhancement in science and mathematics. (with K.J. Denniston and S.M. Ross). Sigma Xi National Meeting. Forum on Re-shaping Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education.

1999. Honors Arts and Sciences in the 21st Century. Maryland Collegiate Honors Council.  Invited panel presentation.

1999. Quality undergraduate science education for all students: programs and ideas for promoting change (panelist). American Association for Higher Education. Invited

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1999. Using literature to teach science: Thoreau and lakes in the landscape. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography.

1999. Optimizing relationships between undergraduate science departments and industry. Council for Undergraduate Research.  Invited.

1999.  Teacher education reform and partnerships of Arts and Sciences and Education: improving teacher performance in America.  (with B. Barnett, R. Dotterer, D. Jones). Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences).

1999. Maryland Educators Summer Research Program: building bridges between laboratories and classrooms - a model for teacher enhancement in science and mathematics. (with K. Denniston and S. McCall).  Sigma Xi National Meeting.

1999.    Honors Arts and Sciences in the 21st Century.  Maryland Collegiate Honors Council.Invited panel presentation.

1999. Quality undergraduate science education for all students: programs and ideas for promoting change (panelist). American Association for Higher Education. Invited.

1999. Qualities of Leadership (with J. Narum) 
         On Being a Dean: Collaboration and Teamwork? (with S.A. White and M. Loeschke) Project Kaleidoscope Regional Workshop on Leadership (organized and hosted this meeting).  Not refereed

1998. Bridging across the disciplines and cooperating among colleges, universities and industry in developing programs (with M. Loeschke, D.Jones, R. Dotterer, C. Stenberg). Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences.

1998.  Course, major and program assessment (with V. Anderson, L. Mangurian, G. Gasparich).   AAHE/NSF Meeting.  Targeting Institutional Change. (also invited to make concluding remarks).

1998. A Dean's Path. Convening remarks to Project Kaleidoscope Faculty for the 21st Century National Assembly. Invited.

1998.  Changing methods, programs and facilities in support of student learning: a case study of interdisciplinary and disciplinary science courses and programs (workshop with Luz Mangurian and Rachel Burks). Project Kaleidoscope F21 National Assembly.

1998. Teaching and research in environmental science.  Council for Undergraduate Research. Invited.

1996.  Building the ASLO Slide Collection. (with J. Cotner). Amer. Soc. Limnology and Oceanography.  Invited.

1995.  Working with students' preconceptions to promote active learning - examples from environmental science (with R. Mickel). New Roles and Rewards: A Celebration of Change. 

1995.  Peer evaluation of teaching. UW - System Biology Conference.  Invited.

1994.  Mapping the journey: one institution's exploration of the pedagogical and scholarly landscape (with M. Smelstor and S. McIntyre).  AAHE/UW System Regional Conference on Faculty Roles and Rewards. Invited.

1993.  Water, trash and outdoor education: a three-week summer science institute for elementary school teachers (with M. Smelstor and L. Fering).  National Meeting of Coalition of University and Business for Education.  Invited.

1993.  Long-term monitoring of regional survey lakes in Norway. (with A. Henriksen)  Biogeomon Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior: evaluation of integrated monitoring in small catchments, Prague, Czech Republic. 

1993.  Chemistry of small humic lakes in southeastern Norway - long-term trends. (with A. Henriksen).  Biogeomon Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic.

1992.  Importance and diversity of seepage lakes in the Eastern U.S.   American Society of Limnology and Oceanography.

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