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Creating a Creating a Faculty Fellows Faculty Fellows
Community: Developing Community: Developing Collaboration Through Collaboration Through
FacilitationFacilitation
Ellene Tratras Contis Creative Scientific Inquiry Experiences - CSIE
Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti MI 48197
Transforming STEM Education: Innovation, Inquiry, and EvidenceTransforming STEM Education: Innovation, Inquiry, and EvidenceAAC&U AAC&U
San DiegoSan Diego1 November 20131 November 2013
Goals and ActivitiesGoals and Activities
Creating a Faculty Fellows CommunityCreating a Faculty Fellows Community
Developing Collaboration Through FacilitationDeveloping Collaboration Through Facilitation
GoalsGoalsBy the end of this workshop you will:
Develop a basic understanding of the CSIE Program by learning about its design, its implementation and results.
Know how to explore possible implementations at your institution.
What things to look out for in order to have a successful implementation of this approach.
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ActivitiesActivities
1.1. CSIE Program OverviewCSIE Program Overview (presentation) (presentation)
2.2. Exploring Possible ImplementationsExploring Possible Implementations (group activity) (group activity)
3.3. Keys for a Successful ImplementationKeys for a Successful Implementation (presentation and discussion) (presentation and discussion)
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CSIE Program Overview
Creating a Faculty Fellows CommunityCreating a Faculty Fellows Community
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Motivation – Decreasing Disparity in Workforce
Faculty and Administration:Faculty and Administration:
Concern about progress towards graduation
Intervention strategies to retain students
Faculty committed to student success and teaching;
o Maintaining their own intellectual vitality;
o Partnering with students in making connections
The overall motivation is to increase graduation rates of students entering the STEM and STEM-related fields.C
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Why do Undergraduates leave STEM fields?
Three-year comprehensive study (E. Seymour and N. Hewitt) found that there is a national loss between 40–60 % undergraduates from STEM majors to non-science disciplines.Reasons:
Lack or loss of interest in science;
Belief that non-STEM majors hold more interest;
Poor teaching by STEM faculty;
Overwhelmed by pace and workload of the curriculum.
“Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences”, Elaine Seymour and Nancy M. Hewitt.
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Changes in STEM Education
STEM education has moved beyond the discipline-based
model to outcomes-based instruction that enables
students to:
Construct their own understanding of concepts;
Internalize relationships between concept/processes;
Develop critical thinking skills;
Integrate concepts with everyday experiences.
Treisman Model, Mathematics at Berkley, L. Gilman (1990)
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Outcomes-based Instruction
Programs that attract/sustain student interest feature
learning that is:
Experiential (hands-on);
Investigative;
Personally significant to students/faculty;
Connected to other inquiries;
Suggestive of practical application to students’ lives.
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Means to Increase STEM Graduates
CSIE project is focus on innovative pedagogical design and course delivery including:
Academic Service-Learning;
Customized academic support;
Career exploration and mentorship;
Interdisciplinary theme-based experiences (faculty developed).CS
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FacultyFaculty DevelopmentDevelopment
Course Course DevelopmentDevelopment
Student Student DevelopmentDevelopment
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CSIE Program Goals
Improve retention of students who are academically
prepared and interested in STEM;
Provide cohesive learning experiences for both
faculty and student;
Progress students to upper-level courses
• With a deeper understanding of course content;
• Participation in community-based problem solving.
The Creative Scientific Inquiry (CSIE) approach focuses mainly on STEM students in the first two
years of studies.
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CSIE Course Development
Computer ScienceComputer Science
- Introduction to Programming
- Programming Data Structures
MathematicsMathematics
- College Algebra
- Plane Trigonometry
- Pre-Calculus
- Calculus I
- Calculus II
GeologyGeology
- Dynamic Earth
Systems
PhysicsPhysics
- Mechanics Sound & Heat
- Electricity & Light
BiologyBiology
- Introductory Biology I
- Introductory Biology II
ChemistryChemistry
- General Chemistry I
- General Chemistry II
Identified gateway courses in STEM curriculaIdentified gateway courses in STEM curricula
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CSIE Student Development
CSIE Student Perspective:CSIE Student Perspective:
Since first-year students are unsure of themselves, faculty
need to become aware / employ strategies for success;
Second semester students are more mature and more easily
adapt to CSIE Program;
One-credit seminar is perceived as too much work;
Students perception of “Academic Support” means study hall;
Entering students do not know what to expect in a research
environment;
Students appreciate the Book / Supply Loan.
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CSIE Faculty Development
CSIE Faculty Fellows:CSIE Faculty Fellows:
Participate in Faculty Development Institute;
Are tenure-track faculty at the University;
Develop course clusters with faculty from different STEM fields;
Provide cross discipline discussion on connections;
Learn about Academic Service-Learning and pedagogy strategies;
Develop team approach to research-oriented community-based research.
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Implementing a Implementing a Faculty Fellows CommunityFaculty Fellows Community
Creating a Faculty Fellows CommunityCreating a Faculty Fellows Community
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Resource Guide
CSIE Model
Creating a Faculty Learning Community
Academic Service-Learning
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CSIE Model
Course Development
Faculty Development
Student Development
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Creating a Faculty Learning Community
Creating an Atmosphere of Collaboration
Activities to Encourage Collaboration
o Selected readings
o Brainstorming and reflections
o Process checks with evaluators
o Team statements of direction
o Team concept map
o Syllabus collaboration
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Lessons Learned…
CSIE Faculty Professional Development:
Faculty Fellows are committed, creative and dedicated
and have good rapport with students;
Discussion on an integrated STEM curriculum continues;
Concept mapping on integrating course content was
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Faculty fellows developed a team approach to research-
oriented community based research;
Fear of working across disciplines and with community
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Keys for Successful
Implementation
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Meals on Wheels Routing and Cost
College Algebra (three credits)
Introduction to Computer Programming (three credits)
CSIE Seminar “When will We Ever Use This?” (1 credit)
Students are using algebraic methods, graphical analysis,
and computer programming to produce efficient routing
systems for the Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels program.
Faculty Fellows: Joanne Caniglia, Krish Narayanan
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Cyanobacteria in the Huron River Watershed
Introductory Biology I (four credits)
General Chemistry I (five credits)
CSIE Seminar “Natural Nature?” (one credit)
Students are characterizing Cyanobacteria in Ford Lake
and are collecting, analyzing, and reporting on their
algae samples to the Huron River Watershed Council.
Faculty Fellows: Steve Pernecky, Steve Francoeur
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Chemistry / Biology CSIE Example
Project: Analyzing the cyanobacteria in Ford Lake along with and for the Huron River Watershed Council, which is the ‘go-to’ group for any issues of water quality in the area.
• Doable for freshmen biology and chemistry students--something that we can train them to do and they can complete within the semester.
• Service will reinforce the academic content of both classes.
• Service that meets community partner needs.
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Time to Explore!
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STEM Course Development
1. Faculty Partners and Common Themes
2. Community Partner and Theme Selection
3. Review of Literature
4. Course Development
• Learning Outcomes
• Course and Student Assessment
• ImplementationKeys
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Why are we doing this?
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Goals to Increase STEM Graduates
CSIE project is focused on innovative pedagogical
design and course delivery including:
Academic Service-Learning;
Customized academic support;
Career exploration and mentorship;
Interdisciplinary theme-based experiences
developed by faculty.
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Project Success:
An increased number of EMU STEM graduates and majors, especially those from underrepresented groups;
A faculty using innovative pedagogy;
An improved and sustainable integrated curriculum.
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Contact Information
For more information visit our website:
www.emich.edu/csie
Funded by the National Science Foundation STEP Type I program Funded by the National Science Foundation STEP Type I program (#0525514)(#0525514)