Resulting Projects and Research

Many SENCER courses result in further educational and professoinal development projects.

Presentations of undergraduate research related to this course

• Poore,R. Burton,J., Shaw, K., Taylor, B., and Martin, S. (2005, April). Impacts of peer educators on student learning and attitudes in an interdisciplinary science course. National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Lexington, Virginia.

A variation of the above presentation was also made on campus at the College of Arts and Sciences' biannual student research and internship "Showcase" event. A third edition was presented in November 2006 at the National Collegiate Honors Council's annual conference in Philadelphia.

Presentations related to the development of this course

• Parry, M. L., & Fink, A. D. (2004, January). The Power of Water: an interdisciplinary approach to exploring science in our world. SENCER Symposium IV, Washington, D.C.

• Parry, M. L., & Fink, A. D. (2004, April) Citizens doing science, students using technology. General Education Showcacase presentation to the Longwood faculty, Farmville, VA.

• Fink, A. D., and Parry, M.L. (2004, August). Zero to SENCER in one year: development of an applied interdisciplinary science course. In Pedagogies of engagement: New designs for learning in and across the disciplines. Conference of the AAC&U Network for Academic Renewal, Chicago, IL.
• Fink, A. D., & Parry, M.L. (2004, August). Water as a meaningful context for learning science: adapting and implementing the SENCER model on the Longwood campus. Poster presentation. SENCER Summer Institute, Santa Clara, CA.
• Fink, A. D., and Parry, M.L. (2004, August). Zero to SENCER in one year or less: development of an applied interdisciplinary science course for first-year students. Oral presesentation. SENCER Summer Institute, Santa Clara, CA.