Conferences and Symposia

These are the conferences that I have attended that have a strong focus on undergraduate biology education research, or had sessions that focused on the same. I have attended the ones described below and have presented at them as well (listed).

​§ indicates undergraduate author

Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) Annual Conference

SABER is dedicated to enhancing Biology Education Research (BER) and the annual meeting is the premier conference for Undergraduate Biology Education Research.   By attending this conference I have got the opportunity to engage with people who have pioneered a lot of the research in this field and have discussions about questions and ideas that are not only interesting but are highly relevant to teaching and learning biology at the undergraduate. 

I have attended in 2016, 2018 and 2020.

Peer-reviewed Oral Presentations:

• ​de Lima, J., Long, T. M. 2020. Mode of Representation Influences Content of Student Responses. 
  
• de Lima, J., Long, T. M. 2018. Contextual Differences Influence Model Architecture
• de Lima, J., Distin, M.§, Long, T. M. 2016. Contextual Differences Influence Student Reasoning about Natural Selection. 

Peer-reviewed Posters:​

• de Lima, J., Kjelvik, M., Schultheis, E., Mead, L., Long, T.M. 2016. Adapting Data Nuggets for College Introductory Biology Courses. 

European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) Conference

This Research Conference is designed to bring together people who study multiple aspects of science education, including all forms (formal/informal/nonformal) and stages (elementary to higher education).

I have attended this conference 2019.

Peer-reviewed Oral Presentation:

• de Lima, J., Long, T. M. 2019. Influence of Context on the Architecture of Student-Generated Models in an Undergraduate Introductory Biology Course 

European Education Research Association (EERA) Conference

This Research Conference is designed to bring together people who study multiple aspects of education, including all forms (formal/informal/nonformal) and stages (elementary to higher education) and disciplines.

I have attended this conference 2019.

Peer-reviewed Oral Presentation:

• de Lima, J., Thomas, M. K., Long, T. M. 2019. Influence of Context on the Architecture of Student-Generated Models in Undergraduate Introductory Biology Courses. 

Gordon Research Conference/Symposium: Undergraduate Biology Education Research

This Gordon Research Conference is designed to bring together people who not only teach and research biology education at the undergraduate level, but also those involved in creating policies that influence the same. The goal of the conference was to improve our understanding of the workings of biology education so that we could promote diversity and persistence.

I have attended this conference and symposium in 2017 and 2019.

Peer-reviewed Posters:

• de Lima, J., Long, T. M. 2019. Student constructed models: factors that predict the ‘who’ and influence the ‘what’. 
• de Lima, J., Long, T. M. 2019. Factors predicting students' attempts at model construction. 
• de Lima, J., Distin, M.§, Long, T. M. Contextual Influences on Student Reasoning about Natural Selection. 

MSU Graduate Teaching and Learning Fellows Poster Symposium

This is an opportunity for the fellows of all the cohort-based teaching fellowships at MSU to share their research.

I have attended this symposium in 2018 and 2019.

​Poster:

• de Lima, J., Long, T. M. 2019. Factors predicting students' attempts at model construction. 
• de Lima, J., Long, T. M. 2018. Influence of context on the architecture of student generated models in an Intro-bio course. 

Future Academic Scholars in Teaching (FAST) Fellowship Program Annual Symposium

This Symposium is held at the end of the fellowship period and is an opportunity for the fellows to present the Teaching-as-Research (TAR) projects that they have been working on throughout that year.

I presented my research in 2018 and 2019.

Contributed Oral Presentation:

• de Lima, J. 2019. Student constructed models: factors that predict the ‘who’ and influence the ‘what’
• ​de Lima, J. 2018. Influence of context on the architecture of student-generated models in an intro-bio course.

Workshops and Seminars

• Online Assessment Training, Series of workshops - Michigan State University, Summer 2020
  
• Cracking Open the Black Box of Assessment, Division of Chemical Education - Chemical Education Research Committee (CHED-CHERC), Summer 2020.
  
• Towards Understanding the Role of Adult Education and VET in Promoting Active Citizenship and Inclusion: Lessons from cross-national research - Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 2019
  
• The beauty and pleasure of understanding in out-of-school settings: engaging with ethical research challenges - ESERA SIG 3: Science Education in Out-Of-School Contexts. Fondazione Golinelli, Bologna, Italy, 2019
  
• Inclusive Teaching in Science - CIRTL Network, Spring 2018
• Inclusive Classrooms - Dr. Kendra Cheruveli, Spring 2018
• Shifting your small class strategies to big class contexts: Tips for making big classes seem small(er) - Dr. Tammy Long, Spring 2018
• Technology Tuneup: Tools and Tips for Realigning your Objectives, Assessments, and Teaching Materials for Backward Design - Dr Stephen Thomas, Spring 2018
• Managing Your Digital Identity as a Scholar -  Dr. Melissa McDaniels, Spring 2018
• Preparing for Academic Careers: Administrator and Faculty Perspectives -  ​Dr. Ann Austin, Spring 2018
• Qualitative Research Primer: Using Narrative Data in Your Teaching-as-Research Project - CIRTL Network, Fall 2017
• Assessing teaching and learning: Backward Design - Dr. Diane Ebert May, Fall 2017
• Teaching Philosophy - Dr. Melissa McDaniels, Fall 2017
• The IRB Process - Dr. Henry Campa and Dr. Mark Urban-Lurain, Fall 2017
• Using eye tracking software to improve instructional material design - Dr. Stephen Thomas, Fall 2016
• International Teaching Assistant Orientation, Graduate School, Fall 2015
• Teaching Assistant Orientation, Graduate School, Fall 2015
• Engaging K-12 Teachers in Authentic Ecology and Education Learning - Sacramento, CA, 2014