coe-staff: FW: [Stemcore] Science Literacy Program hosts Carl Wieman Seminars February 5 and 6, 2015

[Keri Baker]

 Sent on behalf of Dr. Juliet Baxter (EDST) and STEM CORE:

From: Heather Borland <hborland at uoregon.edu<mailto:hborland at uoregon.edu>>
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2015 1:39 PM>
Subject: [Stemcore] Science Literacy Program hosts Carl Wieman Seminars February 5 and 6, 2015

The Science Literacy Program (SLP) has the great privilege of hosting Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman on February 5th and 6th, 2015. Dr. Wieman is a Professor of Physics and of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University and founded the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative at the University of British Columbia. He also served as Associate Director of Science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He is a leader in the study of science teaching and has written extensively about the national direction of STEM education reform.



While at the University of Oregon, Carl Wieman will give two seminars and will be our guest at a reception in his honor.


Date:  Thursday, February 5, 2015
Even: Physics Department Colloquium
Title:  Expertise in Physics and How it is Best Learned and Taught

Speaker:  Carl Wieman, Stanford University

Place:  100 Willamette Hall
Time:  4:00 - 5:00 p.m. - preceded by coffee, tea, and cookies at 3:40 in the Willamette Atrium.
Host:  Michael Raymer, Physics Department and Co-PI Science Literacy Program
Abstract:

I will discuss how research has illuminated what it means to "think like an expert" (i.e. have expertise), and how those abilities are developed.  I will move from cognitive psychology studies of expertise in general to the specific elements of physics expertise and research on both measuring and teaching physics expertise at a variety of levels.  This will elucidate the essential roles in the learning process of both content expertise of the teacher and specific cognitive activities of the students; providing guiding principles for effective ways to teach physics for all levels and contexts.


Date: Friday, February 6, 2015
Event: Science Literacy Program Lecture
Title: Taking a Scientific Approach to Science Education

Speaker:  Carl Wieman, Stanford University

Place: 182 Lillis

Time: 3:00-4:00pm

Host: Science Literacy Program

Abstract:

Guided by experimental tests of theory and practice, science and engineering has advanced rapidly in the past 500 years.  Guided primarily by tradition and dogma, science education meanwhile has remained largely medieval.  Research on how people learn is now revealing much more effective ways to teach and evaluate learning than what is in use in the traditional science class.  The combination of this research with information technology is setting the stage for a new approach to teaching and learning that can provide the relevant and effective science education for all students that is needed for the 21st century.  I will also cover more meaningful and effective ways to measure the quality of teaching. Although the focus of the talk is on undergraduate science teaching, where the data is the most compelling, the underlying principles come from studies of the general development of expertise and apply widely.



Reception for Carl Wieman

Date: Friday, February 6, 2015

Place: Gerlinger Hall Alumni Lounge

Time: 4:00-5:30pm

Host: Science Literacy Program

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Heather Borland
Program Assistant
Science Literacy Program

45 Willamette Hall
1210 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403

hborland at uoregon.edu<mailto:hborland at uoregon.edu>
541.346.5063
http://scilit.uoregon.edu/

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