The Story of Big Moose Lake: Resilience, Tipping Point, and Restoration part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Real-World Examples
Bill Stigliani, Center for Energy & Environmental Education, University of Northern Iowa Summary Big Moose Lake, one of the largest lakes in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State, lies downwind from the ...

A lifetime in Computational Science Education part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop October 2022:Essays
Robert R Gotwals, Science, North Carolina School of Science and Math A lifetime in Computational Science EducationRobert R. Gotwals, Jr.The North Carolina School of Science and MathematicsDurham, ...

Specifications-Based Grading for Assessing Student Learning part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Kristi Closser, California State University-Fresno What is the difference between a student who receives a 79% in a course and one who gets 80%? At my university, we do not have +/- designations associated with ...

The Role of Computation in 21st Century part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Today, perhaps the most desired skill required is computation. We see the application of computation in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, and Computer aided drug design, financial models, earth observations, ...

Creating a new MATLAB course for freshmen students part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop October 2021:Essays
Jea Joseph, Math and Computer Science, Oakwood University This Spring, I have been tasked with offering a new course to all freshmen STEM majors to introduce them to MATLAB to use in future mathematics and ...

Computation and Assessment part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Michael Groves, Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University-Fullerton I teach quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, kinetics and statistical mechanics. These courses typically have problems that are very ...

Was that a vee or a nu? Challenges to collaborative learning in a virtual space part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2020:Essays
Benjamin Bratton, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University Mid-semester spring 2020, our university moved all of its instruction into a virtual format, including the introductory ...

Students are not unit tests: providing assessment that is fair across students with different types of skills part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Benjamin Bratton, Molecular Biology, Princeton University My main instructional responsibility is in helping teach a course called "Integrated Science Curriculum" a transdisciplinary approach to teaching ...

Alleviating computational anxiety of chemistry students part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2017:Essays
Kristina Danielle Closser, Chemistry, California State University-Fresno I recently started a tenure-track position at Fresno State in the chemistry department. Currently, I am teaching a computational chemistry ...

Integration enhances learning across the curriculum part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
William Cluett, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto In 2009, I participated in the creation and delivery of a new half-course for first year Engineering Science[1] students at the ...