2023 University of Pittsburgh Week of SEISMIC
January 16-19, 2023; Pittsburgh, PA
Overview
The UPitt Week of SEISMIC took place 1/16 – 1/19. This place showcases the schedule of the event and the presentations given.
Schedule
All posted times are in ET.
Monday, January 16th
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Creating Community in Large-Lecture College STEM Courses: An Ecological-Belonging Intervention
Modality: online
Location: Zoom
Speakers
Chandralekha Singh
Master of ceremonies
Kevin Binning
Presenter
Erica McGreevy
Presenter
Tuesday, January 17th
11:00am – 12:00pm
A New Model for Evaluation of Teaching at Pitt
Modality: hybrid
Location: O’Hara Student Center Upstairs Ballroom and Zoom
Speakers
Chandralekha Singh
Master of ceremonies
Michael Bridges
Opening comments
Chris Schunn
Presenter
Jenny Ganger
Presenter
12:00pm – 12:40pm
Lightning Talks
Modality: in-person
Location: O’Hara Student Center Upstairs Ballroom
Speakers
Kevin Binning
Presenter
Erica McGreevy
Presenter
Jeremy Levy
Presenter
Dan Wetzel
Presenter
Russell Clark
Presenter
Danny Doucette
Presenter
Jenny Ganger
Presenter
Lingfeng (Kitty) Liu
Presenter
Kirill Kiselyov
Presenter
Eugene Wagner
Presenter
12:40pm – 2:00pm
Lunch & Table Talks
Modality: in-person
Location: O’Hara Student Center Upstairs Ballroom
Lunch provided
Overview
Join us for lunch and three rounds of questions/discussion with the Lightning Talk presenters.
- 12:45pm – 1:00pm: Round 1
- 1:05pm – 1:20pm: Round 2
- 1:25pm – 1:40pm: Round 3
- 1:40pm – 2:00pm: Wrap up
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Happy Hour
Modality: in-person
Location: Cathedral Views, 7th Floor, Alumni Hall
Appetizers and beverages provided
Wednesday, January 18th
10:45am – 11:30am
Opportunities to Engage with the SEISMIC Collaboration
Modality: in-person
Location: 321 Allen Hall
Coffee, bagels, and pastries provided
Speaker
Chandralekha Singh
Master of ceremonies
Nita Tarchinski
Presenter
11:30am – 12:30pm
Developing and Testing a Mindfulness Intervention for Introductory Physics Courses
Modality: hybrid
Location: 321 Allen Hall and Zoom
Speakers
Charles Perfetti
Opening comments
Tim Nokes-Malach
Presenter
12:30pm – 1:00pm
Lunch & Lightning Talks
Modality: in-person
Location: 321 Allen Hall
Lunch provided
Speakers
Chris Schunn
Presenter
Kevin Binning
Presenter
Jeremy Levy
Presenter
Kirill Kiselyov
Presenter
Kevin Shaver
Presenter
John Radzilowicz
Presenter
Lizette Muñoz Rojas
Presenter
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Table Talks with Presenters
Modality: in-person
Location: 321 Allen Hall
Overview
Join us for three rounds of questions/discussion with the Lightning Talk presenters.
- 1:00pm – 1:15pm: Round 1
- 1:20pm – 1:35pm: Round 2
- 1:40pm – 1:55pm: Round 3
- 1:55pm – 2:00pm: Wrap up
Thursday, January 19th
11:00am – 12:00pm
Toward the vision of student-centered teaching and assessment in General Chemistry
Modality: hybrid
Location: O’Hara Student Center Upstairs Ballroom and Zoom
Speakers
Chandralekha Singh
Master of ceremonies
Joe McCarthy
Opening comments
Sean Garrett-Roe
Presenter
12:00pm – 12:40pm
Lightning Talks
Modality: in-person
Location: O’Hara Student Center Upstairs Ballroom
Speakers
Chris Schunn
Presenter
Tim Nokes-Malach
Presenter
Jenny Ganger
Presenter
Lingfeng (Kitty) Liu
Presenter
Ben Rottman
Presenter
Zuzana Swigonova
Presenter
Kevin Binning
Presenter
Erica McGreevy
Presenter
David Sanchez
Presenter
12:40pm – 2:00pm
Lunch & Table Talks
Modality: in-person
Location: O’Hara Student Center Upstairs Ballroom
Lunch provided
Overview
Join us for lunch and three rounds of questions/discussion with the Lightning Talk presenters.
- 12:45pm – 1:00pm: Round 1
- 1:05pm – 1:20pm: Round 2
- 1:25pm – 1:40pm: Round 3
- 1:40pm – 2:00pm: Wrap up
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