This interactive keynote will share research about the expertise—beyond content knowledge—that college instructors rely on to teach effectively. This research focuses, in particular, on active-learning instruction, broadly defined as teaching that replaces some lecture with students working on questions or problems during class. Dr. Andrews’ team has used a range of research methods to systematically study the knowledge that instructors use in their teaching. Keynote attendees will be invited to reflect on their own recent teaching experiences as they learn about research findings. The keynote will prioritize the translation of research into practice.

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Author Maya Angelou is quoted as saying, “You can't really know where you're going until you know where you have been.”  In this Keynote, Evangeline Su and Robin Greenler will explore and hopefully provoke us all to consider where the journey of going beyond the content has been and might take us.  

They will share their reflections as we all consider where “the content” came from and how varied cultures, lived experiences and identities shape our relationship to content, including how we learn, teach and understand it.  And as we go beyond the content, we will explore how process - decision making, communication, and pedagogy - is key to influencing belonging and creating STEM disciplines that are truly inclusive, equitable and socially just.

Bio:

Robin Greenler engages faculty, future faculty and national learning communities to support creation of equitable and evidenced-based practices for STEM faculty and more socially just and inclusive experiences for undergraduate students.  She serves as Assistant Director for the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) at University of Wisconsin Madison, as well as PI or CoPI on several STEM education projects including the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project, the Postdoc Academy, the Aspire Alliance and a Research Coordination Network project focused on diversifying scientific societies. 

Prior to these roles, Robin was an adjunct professor of biology at Beloit College and worked closely with BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium.  Her efforts to reform and revolutionize STEM education have employed leverage points including recycled soda bottles, kimchi, and deans.

Co-presenting with Robin is Evangeline Su, a member of the NSF E.B. Johnson INCLUDES Aspire Alliance National Change Team and SEER Institute at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. In those roles, she works with STEM faculty, administrators, staff, postdocs to sustain and create inclusive environments in teaching, mentoring, and advising through the Inclusive Professional Framework and its applications with institutions, schools, departments, and professional societies. Dr. Su has raised awareness of the experiences of non-dominant identity students while advising students underrepresented in STEM and teaching chemistry, entering research, inclusive STEM teaching, and culturally-aware research mentorship courses. She also brings an extensive knowledge of restorative justice practices, trauma-informed facilitation, and DEI change implementation from her consulting work.