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Ellen Iverson
Carleton College
I am the Director at SERC. I started at the SERC office in March 2003. My work includes the evaluation, educational research, and usability efforts that ground SERC projects in the reality of educator practice. I approach evaluation and assessment from a constructivist perspective and have expertise in both quantitative and qualitative methods. My research interests include faculty development influences on teaching practices, program interventions aimed at broadening access in STEM undergraduate education, and the role of institutional context in theories of change about faculty learning and student learning.
You can view more information about my work and research interests on my SERC profile page
Project Leader
About the EDDIE: Earth and Ecosystems Project part of Project EDDIE:About this Project:EDDIE Earth and Ecosystems
Project EDDIE: Earth and Ecosystems is an educational initiative developing data-driven, flexible curricular modules using large public datasets to enhance undergraduate quantitative reasoning in environmental and Earth sciences, supported by NSF and focused on research, assessment, and professional development.
Project EDDIE part of Project EDDIE
EDDIE (Environmental Data-Driven Inquiry and Exploration) is a suite of education projects composed of STEM disciplinary and educational researchers. We develop flexible classroom teaching modules using large, publicly available, sensor-based datasets to engage students in STEM and improve their quantitative reasoning.
Intro to InTeGrate part of Integrate
Project overview page introducing InTeGrate, a sustainability-focused geoscience education initiative offering classroom-tested teaching materials, institutional change models, community engagement, and professional development for higher education faculty.
Bringing MARGINS Research into the Classroom part of MARGINS Data in the Classroom
A series of workshops devoted to the development of classroom-ready web-based mini-lessons incorporating MARGINS Data.
Website Content Contributions
Essay (1)
SAGE Musings: Characterizing Geoscience Teaching in the US using the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) part of SAGE 2YC:SAGE Musings
A blog post from the SAGE 2YC project analyzes geoscience teaching practices across the U.S. using the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP), detailing classroom observation methodology, score interpretation across five pedagogical subscales, limitations of the instrument, and findings indicating a spectrum from teacher-centered to student-centered instruction, supported by project data and research citations.
Conference Presentations (25)
Four Years of Discovery Improvements for SERC website visitors part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Poster Sessions:Friday Poster Session
The Science Education Resource Center (SERC) hosts materials from more than 120 geoscience education projects. However, the project-focused nature of the SERC website means that information is siloed which presents ...
Other Contributions (7)
The Bridging to STEM Excellence Consortium Program part of Transforming Institutions Conference 2023:Program:Poster Presentations
The "Bridging to STEM Excellence" project (BTSE) aims to accelerate changes in teaching through formation of a consortium of national professional development organizations. The BTSE consortium ...
Communities
North Central Section, Geoscience Education Research Division
July 2024 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2023
July 2023 Transforming Institutions Conference 2023
June 2023 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2022
July 2022 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2021
July 2021 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2020
July 2020 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2019
July 2019 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2018
July 2018 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2017
July 2017 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2016
July 2016 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2015
July 2015 Compass Community Discovery Advisors
PITIDeS Advisory Board
ASCN Member
CE Embedded Assessment
PICE National Geoscience Teaching Practices Survey Research Team
GeoPRISMS Interest Community
GETSI Community
NAGT All
RTOP Observers
SAGE 2YC Cohort 2 Change Agents
Teach the Earth
TIDeS Materials Development
Teaching Geoscience Online
Workshop Leader (12 workshops)
April 2023Project EDDIE Module Development Workshop 2019
October 2019SAGE 2YC June 2017 CA Workshop
June 2017
Workshop Participant (51 workshops)
July 2020 EvaluatorUniversal Design in Earth Education : Approaches to access and accommodation for a more inclusive STEM experience
July 2018 Geoscience Education Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative
July 2017