[cmath] Western Conference on Science Education

[Lindi Wahl]

With apologies for cross-posting, please note this invitation to engage
in a new conversation on post-secondary science education.

Across disciplines

Across Canada

The Western Conference on Science Education

July 6 – 8, 2011

The University of Western Ontario

Call for Proposals

We invite you to join us for the rare opportunity to participate in a
national community of colleagues, from across the disciplines of
Science, to share experiences, innovations, and research related to
teaching and learning in higher education.

This new Conference will be sparked by the provocative ideas of five of
Canada’s preeminent science educators and fueled by the inspiring work
of teaching and research faculty, librarians and other science education
professionals from universities and colleges across the country.

The Conference Theme, "Pulling Together", connotes both a gathering
across disciplines and our commitment to the common purpose of enhancing
the practice and profile of post-secondary science education.

*Plenary Speakers*

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•                *Dr. Peter Mahaffy, “Pulling Together for Climate
Change Education”
Chair, IUPAC Committee on Chemistry Education, King’s University
College, Edmonton, AB

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•                *Dr. Sarah Gilbert, “CWSEI Showcase”
Acting Director, Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (CWSEI),
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

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•                *Dr. Brian Alters, “Evolution of Evolution Education”
Director, Tomlinson Project in University-Level Science Education
(T-PULSE), McGill University, Montreal, PQ

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•                *Dr. Brent Davis, “Complexity Science and Math Education”
Distinguished University Research Chair, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

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•                *Adam Bly, “Science, Youth and Media”*
*Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Seed Media Group, New York, NY

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