[RUME] TRUSE conference

[Chris Rasmussen]

Registration is now open for the second of two NSF-funded interdisciplinary
undergraduate STEM education research conferences. The conference will take
place at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota from June 3 -
June 7, 2012. 

More information about the conference, including registration, can be found
at http://www.chem.purdue.edu/Towns/TRUSE/

There are a limited number of travel awards for graduate students and
post-docs covering registration, housing and meals, and travel expenses.
Applications for travel awards are DUE April 13, 2012.

The Transforming Research in Undergraduate STEM Education (TRUSE) conference
will highlight advances in research in undergraduate science and mathematics
education and seek to develop synergies between the disciplines.

Conference Themes
o  Theoretical foundations and methodologies: Conceptualizing work in
research on undergraduate discipline-based STEM education
o  Assessment: How do we measure outcomes of interest and what is the nature
of the claims we make?
o  Transfer of knowledge and concepts within and across domains
o  Nature of knowledge for teaching in the discipline
o  First year courses: How do we best support student success?

The conference will bring together researchers in undergraduate science and
mathematics education to transform and integrate research across
disciplines. In addition to plenary sessions there will be poster sessions,
targeted sessions to interact and plan with new colleagues, and interactive
free time. This is your chance to be part of an emerging community of
scholars collaborating across disciplinary lines!

We hope that you will consider participating in what promises to be an
exciting conference. If you have questions about the event feel free to
contact one of the conference organizers (see website for contact
information). Please share this information with interested colleagues.

Regards,
Chris Rasmussen
chrisraz at sciences.sdsu.edu