Shawn Garrett, Chemistry; Teresa Shume, Biosciences and Teaching and Learning; Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy; and Alison Wallace, Biosciences and Faculty Development Coordinator; attended the SESYNC course “Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies” July 23-26. The team from MSUM is developing a case study on the wolf hunt in Minnesota to be used in a variety of courses. They are […]
Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, attended the summer meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) July 14–17. He organized and led the Physics and Society topical discussion session, presided over a session on Labs and Activities for Sustainability and a panel on Teaching Controversial Topics. As chair of the Committee on Science Education for the Public he is […]
Faculty Development Session: The scantron and beyond Monday, April 8, from 7:45-8:30 a.m. in CMU 203. What are some innovative and efficient ways to use our scantron system? What kind of assessments are faculty doing that go well beyond the scantron into project-based and performance-based assessments? Panelists include: Steve Lindaas, Benji Smith, Mary Dosch, Russ Colson, and Teresa Shume.
A faculty and staff team attended the Sustainability Across the Curriculum Workshop March 21 – 23 at North Hennepin Community College. The team consisted of Shawn Garrett, Chemistry; Joe Herbst, Sustainability Coordinator; Steve Lindaas, Physics; Mazz Marry, Biosciences; Claudia Murphy, Philosophy and Women’s & Gender Studies; and Alison Wallace, Biosciences. This was the second year that MnSCU has supported this […]
Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, attended the winter American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) conference in New Orleans earlier this month. He helped organize and run a topical discussion session and two workshops: “Sketch-n-Etch” on creating circuit boards and “Low Cost Instructional Labs.” He is now Chair of the Committee on Science Education for the Public and is helping to […]