Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Implications for 21st-Century Society

Posted by Association of American Colleges and Universities on June 13, 2016

Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Implications for 21st-Century Society

A Network for Academic Renewal Conference
November 3–5, 2016
Boston, Massachusetts
Register by October 5, 2016, for best conference rates

AAC&U and Project Kaleidoscope invite you to join with colleagues at the conference Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Implications for 21st-Century Society to share and examine evidence-based models, practices, and strategies to provide high-quality undergraduate STEM teaching and learning and increase the number of students majoring, completing baccalaureate degrees, and pursuing careers in STEM fields. This year’s conference will deepen our understanding of “what works” in STEM higher education reform and provide attendees with the opportunity to rethink curricular designs and teaching approaches in ways that will maximize learning.

Conference Highlights

Keynote Address
Innovating Education to Educate Innovators
Eric Mazur, Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Area Dean of Applied Physics—Harvard University

Plenary

Connecting STEM Research, Teaching, Learning, and National Advocacy to Real-World Challenges
Tyrone Hayes, Professor of Integrative Biology—University of California, Berkeley

The program will include working sessions, facilitated discussions, and posters such as those listed below.

Connecting Science to Societal Issues: Building Capacity for Interdisciplinary Education
Carleton College, Bentley University, North Carolina State University, Endicott College

Becoming HIP: Embedding High-Impact Practices in Science Courses Increases Equity and Inclusion and Maximizes Essential Learning Outcomes
Wofford College, Connecticut College

Using PULSE Vision and Change Rubrics to Stimulate Transforming STEM Education at the Department Level
Kingsborough Community College, Dartmouth College, Truman State University, University of Maine

In addition to a full roster of concurrent sessions and plenary presentations, AAC&U also offers practical Pre-Conference Workshops—three hours of active learning with some of higher education’s leading innovators in developing strategies, practices, and policies that lead to student success.

Learn more about this conference, view the conference schedule, and register online.

http://www.aacu.org/meetings/stem/16

For more information, please call 202.387.3760, or write to Karen Kalla at network@aacu.org.