2020 Richard B. Russell Undergraduate Teaching Awards
For Tessa Andrews, promoting deep learning, mentoring students and encouraging research are all part of the teaching process.
Julie Luft named 2020 Distinguished Research Professor
As a leading scholar in the field, Julie A. Luft, the Athletic Association Professor of Mathematics and Science Education in the Mary Frances Early College of Education, investigates the professional development of science teachers.
SEER Center faculty member honored by USG
SEER Center Core Faculty Member Tessa Andrews, assistant professor of genetics in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, received a Regents’ Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award. Full Story
UGA launches project to transform STEM education
SEER Center Faculty lead the launch of a new project to transform STEM education at UGA. Full Story
Faculty from several units will take part in the Department and Leadership Teams for Action, or DeLTA, project as part of a
$3 million National Science Foundation grant to help students develop STEM knowledge and skills. (Photo credit: Dorothy Kozlowski)
UGA Science Learning Center opens for student instruction
The University of Georgia’s Science Learning Center is now open for student instruction.
The three-story, 122,500-square-foot building was tailor-made for teaching undergraduate science, technology, engineering and mathematics with the goal of increasing the number of students who pursue careers in the STEM fields. Full Article
SEER Center and SoTL team up to present “Is the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Happening in My Classroom?”
*Update: Resources from this presentation are now available. PPT & CIRTL Learning Outcomes
Have you ever had a question about your students’ learning you couldn’t quite figure out? Did you plan an activity for your classroom that didn’t match up with your expectations? These are the types of questions SoTL scholars explore in their research. The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) allows instructors in higher education to examine student learning and their own teaching practices in the classroom by contributing these experiences to the research literature. Supported by CIRTL (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning) and the SEER (Scientists Engaged in Education Research) Center, this workshop will provide a clearer picture of what it means to be a SoTL scholar and how to achieve the three levels of CIRTL participation as a SoTL scholar: Associate, Practioner, and Scholar.
Kristen Miller, PhD
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Georgia
Thursday, April 28, 2016
9:00-11:00am
MLC room 372
Graduate students and post-docs are encouraged to attend with a faculty mentor. Faculty members who are interested in SoTL are also welcome.
About Dr. Miller:
Kris Miller is a bio-educator whose research is focused on teaching professional development for graduate students in the sciences, online teaching and learning, and writing as a mode of teaching and learning in the sciences. She currently co-facilitates a Learning Community for graduate students on the topic of SoTL and has mentored multiple graduate students through the development and implementation of SoTL research projects.
Focus on Faculty: Dr. Paula Lemons
Dr. Paula Lemons was featured in Focus on Faculty in August 2015.
Board of Regents’ Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award presented to Dr. Paula Lemons
Dr. Paula Lemons has been awarded the Board of Regents’ Scholarship of Teaching and Learning award. She is one of two recipients throughout the whole system.
Dr. Paula Lemons’ paper selected as an Editor’s Choice in Science Magazine
A recent paper by Dr. Paula Lemons that was published in CBE – Life Sciences Education was selected as an Editor’s Choice in Science. You can read more here: Science 22 March 2013
Dr. Peggy Brickman named 2013 Josiah Meigs Teaching Professor
Dr. Marguerite “Peggy” Brickman was one of two faculty members named Josiah Meigs Teaching Professors on April 15 at the 2013 Faculty Recognition Banquet at the Georgia Center. The professorship is the university’s highest recognition for instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Meigs Professors receive a permanent salary increase of $6,000 and a fund of $1,000 for academic support.