Education Symposium Video Presentations
If you were unable to attend this valuable education symposium, through the Material Research Society's new MRS OnDemand feature, you can now view video recordings of presentations featuring many NISE Network partners:
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Education Symposium
The MRS 2012 Fall Meeting in Boston November 26-30, 2012 is holding an Educational Symposium ZZ –Communicating Social Relevancy in Materials Science and Engineering Education.
- Complete Syposium program: http://www.mrs.org/f12-program-zz/
- Education Symposium ZZ MRS On Demand videos are up on the MRS Web site for viewing
http://www.prolibraries.com/mrs/?select=sessionlist&conferenceID=1&packageID=5
Symposium Organizers
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Kathy Chen, California Polytechnic State University,
Tel 805-756-6634, [email protected] -
Rashmi Nanjundaswamy, Lawrence Hall of Science,
Tel 510-642-3153, [email protected] -
Ainissa Ramirez, Yale University,
Tel 203-432-2156, [email protected]
ZZZ1: NSF Communications Workshop
Chair: Ainissa Ramirez
Monday PM, November 26, 2012
Room 300 (Hynes)
- 1:30 PM - ZZ1.01
Focusing Your Message: A Communications Primer from NSF
ZZ2: Making Education Relevant
Chair: Ainissa Ramirez
Tuesday AM, November 27, 2012
Room 300 (Hynes)
- 8:30 AM - ZZ2.01
Using Seminar-based Instruction to Convey Contemporary Research to Undergraduates
Eric Mazur
- 9:00 AM - ZZ2.02
The Impacts of Societal Context on Student Motivation and Engagement
Jonathan Stolk
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9:30 AM - ZZ2.03
Teaching Social Relevancy in Fundamental Materials Courses - Materials Used in Biomedical Devices
Kathleen L Kitto
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10:15 AM - ZZ2.04
Value Sensitive Design and Engineering Education
Ronald Sandler
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10:45 AM - ZZ2.05
Materials Engineering with a Social Context: A Course on Materials, Ethics and Society
Katherine C Chen
- 11:00 AM - ZZ2.06
Materials and Sustainability: A Campus and Distance Learning Course Considering Economics, Society, and the Environment in Materials Selection and Design
Luisa Amelia Dempere, Pamela L. Dickrell
- 11:15 AM - ZZ2.07
``Materials in Our House": An Initiative to Approach Materials Science to the General Public
Laura Fornaro, Heinkel Bentos Pereira, Ivana Aguiar, Maria Perez Barthaburu, Ana Lia Noguera, Mauricio Rodriguez Chialanza, Ismael Noguerol, Jesus Castro, Natalia Sasen, Isabel Galain, Andres Cardenas, Cristina Banobre.
- 11:30 AM - ZZ2.08
The Art of Science Television
Paula Apsell
ZZ3: Communication Techniques
Chair: Aditi Risbud
Tuesday PM, November 27, 2012
Room 300 (Hynes)
- 1:30 PM - ZZ3.01
How To Become A More Effective Science Communicator
Howard Schneider
- 2:15 PM - ZZ3.02
Professional Development Programs
Timothy Miller
- 2:30 PM - ZZ3.03
Experiential Techniques for Engaging Audiences in Materials Science Related Activities
Marilyn Minus
- 2:45 PM - ZZ3.04
Building University-K12 STEM Partnerships: Using Materials Science Examples to Engage Students, Teachers and Other Stakeholders
Martin G Bakker1, Judy Lumzy
- 3:30 PM - ZZ3.05
Teaching Ethics, Policy and Societal Implications of Research to Science and Engineers: Delivering the Content
Ira Bennett1
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4:00 PM - ZZ3.06
Beyond Train-the-trainer: A Scaffolding Strategy for Science Communication Workshop Dissemination
Carol Lynn Alpert
- 4:15 PM - ZZ3.07
Nuclear Dialogues: Communicating the Social Relevancy of Nuclear New-build in the UK
Neil Hyatt, Zoe Papadopoulou, Francis Livens
- 4:30 PM - ZZ3.08
Communication among Graduate Students and Young Workers in Industry for Societal Concept Design and Public Engagement on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Tadashi Itoh, Hisahito Ogawa, Satoshi Ichikawa, Masaaki Geshi, Masato Ara, Hirohiko Niioka
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4:45 PM - ZZ3.09
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in an Interactive Exhibition in Brazil: Public Analysis
Marcelo Knobel, Sandra Murriello, Sylla John Lerro Taves, Ezio Penso, Marcelo Firer
ZZ4: Informal Education
Chair: Katherine Chen
Wednesday AM, November 28, 2012
Room 300 (Hynes)
- 8:15 AM - ZZ4.01
Museums and Scientists Engaging Public Audiences throughout the United States with the Nano Mini-exhibition
Catherine McCarthy, Paul Martin -
8:30 AM - ZZ4.02
Informal Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Learning: A Maturing Field
Jamie Bell
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9:00 AM - ZZ4.03
Concepts and Approaches for Engaging the Public in Nanotechnology and Society
Rae Ostman, Brad Herring
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9:15 AM - ZZ4.04
Impacts of Different Pedagogical Approaches on Public Understandings of the Societal and Ethical Implications of Nanotechnology
Kirsten Ellenbogen, Elizabeth Kunz Kollmann, Gina Svarovsky
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9:30 AM - ZZ4.05
Professional Development and Science Communication through the Design of a Museum Exhibit
Jacob Tosado, Donna Hammer
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10:15 AM - ZZ4.06
Building Capacity for Engaging the Public in Nanotechnology and Society
Ali Chelsea Jackson, Sarah Cohn, Elizabeth Kunz Kollmann, Scott Pattison -
10:45 AM - ZZ4.07
Teaching Ethics, Policy and Societal Implications of Research to Scientists and Engineers: Outlining Content
Jameson Wetmore -
11:15 AM - ZZ4.08
Using Deliberation and Consensus to Engage Adults in Nanoscience
Angela R. Jones, Ashley A. Anderson, Sara K. Yeo, Dominique Brossard, Andrew E. Greenberg, John W. Moore
- 11:30 AM - ZZ4.09
Approaching Materials Science and Solar Energy to Uruguayan School Children
Maria Eugenia Perez Barthaburu, Ivana Aguiar, Cristina Banobre, Isabel Galain, Andres Cardenas, Ana Lia Noguera, Heinkel Bentos Pereira, Mauricio Rodriguez Chialanza, Laura Fornaro
- 11:45 AM - ZZ4.10
Using Nanoscience as a Theme for Capstone Projects in an Elementary Education Majors Science Course
Gina Mancini-Samuelson
ZZ5: Innovative Examples of Social Relevancy in Education
Chair: Rashmi Nanjundaswamy
Wednesday PM, November 28, 2012
Room 300 (Hynes)
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1:30PM - ZZ5.011
Designing an Interface to Facilitate Research and Engage the Public on Material Choice Impacts upon High Performance Residential Housing
R. Allen Kimel, Lisa D. Iulo
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1:45 PM - ZZ5.02
Clean Energy: Nanoparticles, Chemical Reactions, and Light
Shanlin Pan, M. Jenice Goldston, Karen M. Boykin, Elizabeth R. Allison, Scott Wehby, Eva Dennis, Erin Hennessy, Bharat Soni
- 2:00 PM - ZZ5.03
Integrating the NAE Grand Challenges and Holographically-formed Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Thin Films into the Kenyan High School Curriculum
Jared Patterson Coyle, Adam K. Fontecchio
- 2:15 PM - ZZ5.04
Nanoscience Education and Outreach for Middle School Teachers
W. Maria Wang, Tobias Beetz, Kyle Cole, Kathryn A. Moler, David Goldhaber-Gordon
- 2:30 PM - ZZ5.05
Making Nanoscience Accessible through Haptics
Aniketa Shinde, Marjorie Darra, Adam Kassar
- 2:45 PM - ZZ5.06
Connecting with the Public on ‘Nano’ - Lessons from a Demo Using Ouzo and Laser Pointers
Robert Pinschmidt, Marc Kai
- 3:30 PM - ZZ5.07
Biomineralization of Calcium Carbonate in Abalone Shells: A Curriculum Module for Alabama Black Belt Middle Schools
Curtis Shannon, Virginia Davis, Christopher Easley
- 3:45 PM - ZZ5.08
The Power of Nanoscale - Size Effect
Dawen Li, Shoieb Shaik, Dee Goldston, Karen Boykin, Elizabeth Allison, Scott Wehby, Bharat Soni
- 4:00 PM - ZZ5.09
Undergraduate Nanobiotechnology Laboratory at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Jianyu Liang, Terri Camesano, Jeanne Hubelbank
- 4:15 PM - ZZ5.110
Web-based Interactive Resources for Studying OLED Technology
Pillip I Cherner, Stephen Cremer
- 4:30 PM - ZZ5.11
Teaching the Nanotechnology Manufacturing Workforce Utilizing Resource Sharing
Osama Osman Awadelkarim, Robert K Ehrmann, Stephen J Fonash
- 4:45 PM - ZZ5.12
Multidisciplinary NanoScience Certificate Program at UTB: Activities and Lessons Learned
Karen Martirosyan
Public Outreach Events
- Public Outreach Center featuring educaitonal booths
Monday, November 26th- Thursday, November 29th 8:00am - 4:00pm
- Nano Coffee Breaks with nano activities
Monday, November 26th- Thursday, November 29th, 9:30-10:30am
Monday, November 26th, Tuesday Nov 28, Thursday, November 29th, 2:30-3:30pm
Boylston Street Corridor Level 2 of the Hynes Convention Center
- Student Mixer featuring nano eduational activities
Monday evening November 26th 7:00-8:30pm
- Stage Presentation: Tiny Solutions to Our Big Energy Problems
Wednesday November 28th - 2:30-3:00pm
Location: Exhibit Hall – Hynes Convention Center
Presenter: Karine Thate – Museum of Science, Boston
(Coffee Break Reception on Wednesday from 2:30-3:30pm)
- Stage Presentation: Nanotech and Consumer Products
Wednesday November 28th - 5:00-5:30 pm
Location: Exhibit Hall – Hynes Convention Center
Presenter: David Sittenfeld– Museum of Science, Boston
(Wine & Cheese Social Reception on Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 pm)
- University Chapter Luncheon short NISE Network presentation
Wednesday, November 28th 12:00-1:30pm
- Exhibit Hall during Wine & Cheese Happy Hour Social
Wednesday November 27th 5:30-6:00pm –
Professoinal Development
- time and location TBD