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The CSME Exchange provides an informal opportunity to discuss current issues in undergraduate education. Exchange discussions explore best practices, current challenges, and cross-departmental coordination and collaboration. Faculty, staff, post-docs and graduate students from all departments are welcome to participate.

Upcoming Events

While CSME coordinates the Exchange, the topics and content are driven by participants. Exchanges may follow a variety of formats, such as formal presentations, workshops, book/journal discussions, and informal roundtable discussions. Although Exchanges are generally led by UofU faculty/instructors, guest speakers from outside institutions are welcome.

To submit a topic for a future Exchange, or to volunteer to lead an Exchange, contact outreach@csme.utah.edu. If you would like to receive notification of future Exchanges, join our email list. You can opt-out at anytime.

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Upcoming 2023 - 2024 CSME Exchanges:

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Previous Exchange Topics & Speakers


  • September 22, 2023

    Guest Speaker: Jim Agutter, Associate Professor

    Topic: Large Language Models (LLM) Usage in Faculty and Student Success (Jim Agutter LLM Presentation)

    Jim discussed transformative LLM initiatives related to student success and academic innovation at the University of Utah currently being explored.  Discussion centered around pilot projects such as AI chatbot tutor embedded in Canvas, AI-enabled real-time and summary course feedback, and AI student success analytics.  This discussion also examined some challenges, privacy, and potential uses.

     


    October 27, 2023
    Guest Speaker: José F. Gutiérrez, Assistant Professor
    Topic: Math Education in Indian Boarding Schools, 1879-1932;
    José will discuss the ongoing work of the Mathematical Reservations Research Group. He will present major findings related to how mathematics was used to assimilate youth to Anglo-American standards and prepare them to embrace private property as part of a larger plan to dispossess Native peoples of their land and eradicate their identities, languages, and knowledge. This historical research is important because the current scholarship on the history of school mathematics omits the experiences of Native Americans, and it prepares researchers and educators to see how mathematics is used today for political purposes.
    • April 24, 2023: Teaching our Teaching Assistants with Associate Dean Pearl Sandick
    • February 28, 2023: Prof. Jim Agutter, chair of the Teaching Excellence Working Group and the Center for Teaching Excellence, discussed the development of a new course assessment framework and instrument.
    •  November 15, 2022: Gina Frey, Professor of Chemistry, spoke about social belonging and its effects on student performance and persistence in general chemistry and introductory physics. Studies are showing that social belonging affects student learning and retention. She presented her findings and then, as a group, discussed possible strategies for creating an inclusive and engaging environment to support the success of all students.
    • 12/10/21 – Remote Learning: Sharing our Experiences – Gina Frey and Greg Owens (Chemistry)
    • 4/5/18: Charles Atwood (University of Utah – Chemistry) – One Last Visit to the Effects of Homework Mediated Metacognition
    • 2/14/18David Derezotes (University of Utah – Social Work) – Transforming difficult conversations in science and math classrooms into opportunities for learning how to build inclusive communities
    • 1/11/2018Special Exchange – Pedagogical strategies to increase students’ engagement and motivation
    • 12/7/2017Rachel Hayes-Harb, Janis Louie, and Tino Nyawelo (University of Utah) – Working together to enhance mentorship and undergraduate research in the College of Science
    • 11/9/2017Mike Martineau and Scott Mikos (University of Utah OBIA) – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Utilizing Student Data
    • 10/5/2017Chandra Turpen (University of Maryland) – Building and Sustaining Learning Assistant Programs
    • 9/14/2017Leslie Sieburth (University of Utah – Biology) – Biology Curriculum Reform: it takes a village
    • 4/13/2017: Pearl Sandick (University of Utah – Physics & Astronomy) – Supporting women in STEM
    • 3/9/2017Nalini Nadkarni and Caitlin Weber (University of Utah – Biology) – Engaging the Unengaged: Interdisciplinary Approaches that Bridge Science and Society
    • 2/9/2017Ann Darling (University of Utah – Undergraduate Studies) – Changes to General Education Courses
    • 1/12/2017Lauren Barth-Cohen (University of Utah – Education) – Possible models for a STEM education research graduate program
    • 12/8/2016: Jennifer Heemstra (University of Utah – Chemistry) – Can we promote student success by embracing short-term failure?
    • 11/10/2016David Goldenberg (University of Utah – Biology) – An Integrated Science Core Curriculum? Possibilities and Challenges 
    • 10/20/2016Charles Atwood (University of Utah – Chemistry) – Improving the Bottom Quartile’s Performance: The Key to Higher Success Rates
    • 9/15/2016Diane Pataki, Jordan Gerton, Holly Godsey (University of Utah) – Department-Driven Course and Curriculum Improvement RFP
    • 8/11/2016: Karen Krapcho (University of Utah – OSP) Evaluation of “Student Voice” in a Freshman Hybrid/Flipped Classroom
    • 6/16/2016: Pamela Hardin (University of Utah – CTLE) – Why Active Learning? Practices and Problems
    • 5/12/2016: Emina Alibegovic (University of Utah – Mathematics) – Changing the culture in Math 1010
    • 4/14/2016: David Temme (University of Utah – Biology) – How do we help students learn how to think? Perhaps by helping them expand their “common sense toolbox”!
    • 3/10/2016: Jennifer Heemstra (University of Utah – Chemistry) – Increasing access to research opportunities through course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs)
    • 2/11/2016: Charles Atwood (University of Utah – Chemistry) – How we have used Item Response Theory and classroom management to improve student success rates in large general chemistry classes
    • 1/14/2016: Jordan Gerton (University of Utah – Physics & Astronomy) – Structural and pedagogical approaches to support student learning in PHYS 2210 
    • 11/5/2015: Lucy Fortson (University of Minnesota) – Education in and with the Zooniverse Citizen Science Platform 
    • April 24, 2023: Teaching our Teaching Assistants with Associate Dean Pearl Sandick
    • February 28, 2023: Prof. Jim Agutter, chair of the Teaching Excellence Working Group and the Center for Teaching Excellence, discussed the development of a new course assessment framework and instrument.
    •  November 15, 2022: Gina Frey, Professor of Chemistry, spoke about social belonging and its effects on student performance and persistence in general chemistry and introductory physics. Studies are showing that social belonging affects student learning and retention. She presented her findings and then, as a group, discussed possible strategies for creating an inclusive and engaging environment to support the success of all students.