Recent Presentations and Workshops

Presentations

2007, March. "Writing: A Global Active Learning Tool in STEM Education." International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education (ICECE 2007), Santos/Monguaguá, Brazil, Plenary Session II.
July 2006. “Writing: An Active Learning Tool for Majors and Non-Majors.” Special session presented at the International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEE 2006), San Juan, Puerto Rico.
October 2004. “Writing as an Active Learning Tool for Majors and Non-majors” keynote address presented at the “New Information Technologies in Education: Second International Biennial Workshop (NITE ’04)” and “Third International Conference on Advances in Information Systems (ADVIS ‘2004)” joint conferences in Izmir, Turkey.
July 2004. “Interactive Engagement in Science Classrooms” motor building session for middle school teachers and students presented at the “Integrated Interactive Instruction in Middle School Science, Mathematics, Language Arts, and Technology” summer institute held at American University, Washington, DC. Institute sponsored through A Teacher Quality Enhancement (TQE) grant from the DC State Department of Education.
October 2003. “Reform of Introductory Calculus-based Physics: A View from One Small Branch on the Tree” presented at the “Introductory Calculus-based Physics Conference” in Arlington, Virginia. Conference sponsored by the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT).
July 2002. “Using Writing to Assess Student Learning” presented at the "Constructing Knowledge Networks: Integrating Science, Math, Language, and Technology in the Middle School Classroom" summer institute held at American University, Washington, DC. Institute sponsored through a Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program grant.
February 2002. Using Writing to Confront Student Misconceptions in Physics. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.
January 2002. Teaching and Learning with STYLE: What Research Says to the Practioner. Public lecture sponsored by the Cornell University TA Development Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
October 2001. Learning the "Write" Way in Science and Engineering. IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference (Invited Session), Reno, Nevada.
June 2001. Learning the "Write" Way in Science and Engineering. American Society for Engineering Education 2001 Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
April 2001. Using Writing as a Teaching Tool in Science and Engineering. Southeast Sectional meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina.

Workshops

June 2006. “Using Writing to Assess Student Learning in Physics” Mental Models workshop presented as part of a professional development course for teachers in Washington, DC public, charter, and private schools held in conjunction with the DC Institute for Math and Science Literacy. American University, Washington, DC.
March 2006. “Learning Styles in the Classroom: Approaches to Enhance Student Motivation and Learning” workshop presented at the World Congress on Computer Science, Engineering, and Technology Education (WCCSETE 2006), Itanhaém, Brazil.
July 2005. “Learning Styles in the Classroom: Approaches to Enhance Student Motivation and Learning” workshop presented at the 6th Annual Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET 2005), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. IEEE Catalog Number: 05EX1075. ISBN: 0-7803-9141-1. Library of Congress: 2005924745.
March 2005. “Using Writing to Learn Strategies in the Science and Engineering Curriculum” workshop presented at the Global Congress on Engineering and Technology Education (GCETE 2005), Bertioga, Brazil.
November 2004. “Learning Styles in the Classroom: Approaches to Enhance Student Motivation and Learning” workshop presented as part of the American University Greenberg Seminar series, American University, Washington, DC.
October 2004. “Learning Styles in the Classroom: Approaches to Enhance Student Motivation and Learning” workshop presented at the “New Information Technologies in Education: Second International Biennial Workshop (NITE ’04)” conference in Izmir, Turkey.
July 2004. “A Learning Style Approach in Activity-based Classroom” workshop presented at the “Integrated Interactive Instruction in Middle School Science, Mathematics, Language Arts, and Technology” summer institute held at American University, Washington, DC. Institute sponsored through A Teacher Quality Enhancement (TQE) grant from the DC State Department of Education.
February 2004. “Teaching and Learning with STYLE: Assessment Tools and Classroom Approaches,” workshop presented to engineering faculty members at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia.
November 2003. “Integrating a Learning Style Approach into Science and Engineering Classrooms” workshop presented with Dan D. Budny at the IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference in Boulder, Colorado (Abstract 1244).
January 2002. Teaching and Learning with STYLE: Assessment Tools and Classroom Approaches. presented as part of the Graduate College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Professional Development Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
April 2001. STEP UP Your Teaching with STYLE. Southeast Sectional meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina.
April 2001. Teaching and Learning with STYLE: Assessment Tools and Classroom Approaches. follow-up workshop presented as part of the American Society for Engineering Education's NSF Visiting Scholars Program, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, Colorado.