TRUSE 2012 Conference
published Mar 12, 2012 11:17amThe second of two NSF-funded interdisciplinary undergraduate STEM education research conferences will take place at the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, Minnesota, from June 3 - June 7, 2012.
The Transforming Research in Undergraduate STEM Education (TRUSE) conference will highlight advances in research in undergraduate science and mathematics education and seek to develop synergies between the disciplines.
-Conference Themes-
Theoretical foundations and methodologies: Conceptualizing work in research on undergraduate discipline-based STEM education
Assessment: How do we measure outcomes of interest and what is the nature of the claims we make?
Transfer of knowledge and concepts within and across domains
Nature of knowledge for teaching in the discipline
First year courses: How do we best support student success?
The conference will bring together researchers in undergraduate science and mathematics education to transform and integrate research across disciplines. In addition to plenary sessions there will be poster sessions, targeted sessions to interact and plan with new colleagues, and interactive free time. This is your chance to be part of an emerging community of scholars collaborating across disciplinary lines!
More information about the conference, including registration, can be found at http://www.chem.purdue.edu/Towns/TRUSE/
There are a limited number of travel awards for graduate students and post-docs covering registration, housing and meals, and travel expenses.
*Applications for travel awards are DUE April 13, 2012.*
We hope that you will consider participating in what promises to be an exciting conference. If you have questions about the event feel free to contact one of the conference organizers (see website for contact information). Please feel free to share this information with interested colleagues.
Regards,
Warren Christensen
Chris Rasmussen
John Thompson
Marcy Towns
The Transforming Research in Undergraduate STEM Education (TRUSE) conference will highlight advances in research in undergraduate science and mathematics education and seek to develop synergies between the disciplines.
-Conference Themes-
Theoretical foundations and methodologies: Conceptualizing work in research on undergraduate discipline-based STEM education
Assessment: How do we measure outcomes of interest and what is the nature of the claims we make?
Transfer of knowledge and concepts within and across domains
Nature of knowledge for teaching in the discipline
First year courses: How do we best support student success?
The conference will bring together researchers in undergraduate science and mathematics education to transform and integrate research across disciplines. In addition to plenary sessions there will be poster sessions, targeted sessions to interact and plan with new colleagues, and interactive free time. This is your chance to be part of an emerging community of scholars collaborating across disciplinary lines!
More information about the conference, including registration, can be found at http://www.chem.purdue.edu/Towns/TRUSE/
There are a limited number of travel awards for graduate students and post-docs covering registration, housing and meals, and travel expenses.
*Applications for travel awards are DUE April 13, 2012.*
We hope that you will consider participating in what promises to be an exciting conference. If you have questions about the event feel free to contact one of the conference organizers (see website for contact information). Please feel free to share this information with interested colleagues.
Regards,
Warren Christensen
Chris Rasmussen
John Thompson
Marcy Towns