Fall+2012+Engineering+Education+Meetings

toc =Reading Summary (10 min)= Each week someone will present a short summary of a recent research article (past 4 years) for the group.

Reading theme: Engineering in Science, Assessing engineering/science understanding, physical/virtual representations, digital fabrication.

Reading Journal Examples: Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Science Education, Journal of the Learning Sciences, Journal of Engineering Education, Journal of Science Education and Technology, International Journal of Science Education.

=Presentations (20 min)= Each week someone will present for 20 minutes. These can be practice dissertation proposals, or individual research projects for classes, etc. Prepare a 15 minute presentation for feedback.

=Working Session (60 min)= Each week we will have a break out working session for 1 hour. These will focus around curriculum (technologies), assessment and critical friends. If you are scheduled for this working session, you should bring your current curriculum/assessments/etc. for others to give feedback. At least 2-3 people should sign up for each working session.

Food: Each week someone can stop by Einstein’s Bros Bagels to get a baker’s dozen deal (13 bagels with cream cheese). Jennie will reimburse.

=Dates=

1. August 28th

 * Food: Willy
 * Reading: Jennie [[file:OlympiouZachariaSummary.docx|OlympiouZachariaSummary.docx]]
 * Presentation: Brie - Wind Energy Unit Update
 * Working Group – Curriculum

2. September 4th

 * Food: Jake
 * Reading: Brie [[file:impact of animations on conceptual understanding.pdf]] [[file:DancyandBeichnerSummary.docx]]
 * Working Group – Assessments: Jie (Gas Laws)

3. September 11th

 * Food: Brie
 * Reading: Jake [[file:Jaakola_circuits in sim only and sim-lab.pdf]][[file:Jaakkola_reading notes.pdf]]
 * Presentation: Steve Hunter - Maker Faire (Spring '13)
 * Working Group – Critical Friends

4. September 18th
Can Willy borrow a temperature probe and a copy of the Vernier software?
 * Food: Eric
 * Reading: Jie [[file:Price & Pontual Falcão 2011.pdf]][[file:Price & Pontual Falcão 2011_note.pdf]]
 * Presentation:
 * Working Group: (MRL: Gas Properties Assmt)

5. September 25th

 * Food: Crystal
 * Reading: Jie
 * Presentation: Willy
 * Working Group: (MRL Heat & Temperature Curriculum Review)

6. October 2nd

 * Food: Eddie
 * Reading: Peter
 * Presentation: Eddie – Physical & Virtual Manipulatives in Dynamics Education
 * Working Group – Critical Friends

October 9th – Fall Break

7. October 16th

 * Food: Jie
 * Reading:
 * Presentation: Working Group - Wind Turbine context and design challenge - Brie
 * Working Group – Curriculum (Eddie - force and motion)

8. October 23rd

 * Food: Peter
 * Reading: Crystal [[file:Razzouk2012RER-1.pdf]] Notes:[[file:Razzouk_Shute_2012_Summary.docx]]
 * Presentation: Jie[[file:MRL instructional model_JieChao.pptx]]
 * Working Group – Assessments (Eddie- Force and Motion)

9. October 30th

 * Food: Bert
 * Reading:
 * Presentation: Crystal
 * Working Group – Critical Fiends

10. November 6th

 * Food: Crystal
 * Reading: Feedback: The Sweet Spot ([[file:mathan_koedinger_2005__Metacognition.pdf|downloadable]])
 * Presentation: Peter
 * Working Group – Curriculum (Jennie pre/post electricity)

11. November 13th

 * Food:
 * Reading: Bert - Teaching Design in Middle-School: Instructors' Concerns and Scaffolding Strategies, Summary
 * Presentation:
 * Working Group – Assessments (Jennie Curriculum Electricity)

12. November 20th

 * Food:
 * Reading:
 * Presentation:
 * Working Group – Critical Friends

13. November 27th

 * Food:
 * Reading:
 * Presentation:
 * Working Group – Curriculum

14. December 4th

 * Food:
 * Reading:
 * Presentation:
 * Working Group – Assessments

15. December 11th

 * Food:
 * Reading:
 * Presentation:
 * Working Group – Critical Friends