Publications


Papers:

Samaras, A. P., Hjalmarson, M. A., Bland, L. C., & Christopher, E. K.* (2019). Self-study as a method for engaging STEM faculty in transformative change to improve teaching. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 31(2), 195-213.

Presentations:

Bland, L. C., Hjalmarson, M., Samaras, A. P., & Nelson, J. K. (2019). Design-based evaluation: A novel evaluation approach to examine designed programs in engineering education. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Tampa, FL. Retrieved from https://peer.asee.org/32609

Nelson, J. K., & Hjalmarson, M. (2019). Insights into the nature of change and sustainability in an ongoing faculty development effort. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Tampa, FL. Retrieved from https://peer.asee.org/32968

Bland, L. C., Nelson, J. K., Hjalmarson, M., & Samaras, A. (2018, June). To map or to model: Evaluating dynamism in organically evolving faculty development. Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, UT.

Gerasimova, D.*, Nelson, J. K., & Hjalmarson, M. (2018, June). Student engagement in discrete- time signals and systems courses. Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, UT.

Nelson, J., K. & Hjalmarson, M. (2018, June). Moving toward student-centered learning: Motivation and the nature of teaching changes among faculty in an ongoing teaching development group. Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, UT.

Gerasimova, D.*, Hjalmarson, M., & Nelson, J. (2018, April). Examining sustainability of faculty learning communities. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Bland, L. C., Hjalmarson, M., Nelson, J. & Samaras, A. P. (2017, June). Applying conjecture mapping as a design-based research method to examine the design and implementation of a teaching development project for STEM faculty. Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference. Columbus, OH.

Gerasimova, D., Hjalmarson, M., Nelson, J., Bland, L., & Samaras, A. (2017, April). Faculty learning communities as a means of fostering interactive teaching: Broadening or deepening? Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Nelson, J., Gerasimova, D., Samaras, A., Bland, L., Hjalmarson, M., Kester, M., Romulo, C., Battistini, A., Crowell, A., Ericson, R., Ewell, M., Karczmarczyk, D., Kauffman, C., Kosoglu, L., Nord, J., Rosenberg, J., Sachs, R., Schwebach, R., Snyder, M., Cator-Lee, T. (2016, September). Implementation of interactive teaching strategies across STEM disciplines. Proceedings of the Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference. Fairfax, VA. 
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Nord, J., Samaras, A., Ericson, R., Ikonomidou, V., Rytikova, I., Sachs, R., Schwebach, J., Nelson, J., Gerasimova, D. (2016, September). Teaching as a creative and learning process. Proceedings of the Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference. Fairfax, VA. 
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Nelson, J., Hjalmarson, M., Bland, L., Samaras, A. (2016, June). SIMPLE Design Framework for Teaching Development Across STEM. Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Hjalmarson, M., Nelson, J., Gerasimova, D., Bland, L., Samaras, A. (2016, April). Faculty Professional Development through Teaching Development Groups: Principles in Action. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
Slides

Nelson, J., Bland, L., Edwards, C., Kosoglu, L., Lorie, C., Nelson, M., Pettigrew, K., Rosenberg, J., Samaras, A., Schwebach, J. (2015, September). Using Teaching Development Groups to Support Innovative Teaching and Pedagogical Research. Proceedings of the Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference. Fairfax, VA. 
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Nelson, J. K., & Hjalmarson, M. (2015, June). Faculty Development Groups for Interactive Teaching. Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference. Seattle, Washington. 
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Nelson, J. K., & Hjalmarson, M. (2015, June). Faculty Autonomy in Teaching Development Groups. Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference. Seattle, Washington. 
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Schwebach, J.R., Gerasimova, D., Luther, D.A., Verhoeven, A.B., Davis, C.P., Gostel, M., Romulo, C., Schreffler, L., Seshaiyer, P., Nelson, J.K. (2015). Advancing graduate education and faculty development with discipline based education research and the SIMPLE framework: Design memos in biology for active teaching. ATINER’S Conference Paper Series, No: BIO2015-1599. Athens, Greece.
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Nelson, J., Edwards, C., Kosoglu, L., Lorie, C., Nelson, M., Pettigrew, K., Rosenberg, J., Schwebach, J. (2014, September). Enhancing Teaching through SIMPLE Faculty Development Groups. Presented at the Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference. Fairfax, VA. 
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Hjalmarson, M., & Nelson, J. K. (2014, June). Creating Small Interactive Teaching Development Groups. Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference. Indianapolis, Indiana. 
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Hjalmarson, M., Nelson, J. K., Huettel, L. G., Padgett, W. T., Wage, K. E., Buck, J. R. (2013, June). Developing Interactive Teaching Strategies for Electrical Engineering Faculty. Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia. 
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