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Reminder: Announcing the VOICES Song Swap and Lesson Plan Jam

by Ferguson, Andrew

VOICES: Virtual Ongoing Interdisciplinary Collaborations on Educating with Song STEM Song Swap and Lesson Plan Jam February 25, 2024 If you use (or would use) songs in the teaching of STEM, please share with us your best stuff (whether you wrote it or not) for discussion in our Lesson Plan Jam! This live session sponsored by VOICES<https://causeweb.org/voices> aims for practical classroom focus by offering feedback for those trying out a new song or approach or just wanting to learn from the discussion of other people's offerings. Kindred spirits, let us hear it - spread the word to others! Participating and contributing are free. If you wish to contribute, please fill out the submission form<https://www.causeweb.org/voices/songswap2024/submissions> by December 15th, 2023 (late submissions may be accepted until the program is filled). You may submit up to two contributions and we are planning for up to 5 minutes for each presentation plus up to 5 minutes of discussion. For questions or advance feedback on your contribution please email us<mailto:dkp13@psu.edu;Rafael.DeAndradeMoral@mu.ie;lesser@utep.edu;Tracey-Ann.Palmer@uts.edu.au;EMHOWARD@tcd.ie;ncalmaro@nyit.edu?subject=Question%20about%20Song%20Swap%20>. Please forward this to anyone you think might be interested.

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Announcing the VOICES Song Swap and Lesson Plan Jam

by Ferguson, Andrew

VOICES: Virtual Ongoing Interdisciplinary Collaborations on Educating with Song STEM Song Swap and Lesson Plan Jam February 25, 2024 If you use (or would use) songs in the teaching of STEM, please share with us your best stuff (whether you wrote it or not) for discussion in our Lesson Plan Jam! This live session sponsored by VOICES<https://causeweb.org/voices> aims for practical classroom focus by offering feedback for those trying out a new song or approach or just wanting to learn from the discussion of other people's offerings. Kindred spirits, let us hear it - spread the word to others! Participating and contributing are free. If you wish to contribute, please fill out the submission form<https://www.causeweb.org/voices/songswap2024/submissions> by December 15th, 2023. You may submit up to two contributions and we are planning for up to 5 minutes for each presentation plus up to 5 minutes of discussion. For questions or advance feedback on your contribution please email us<mailto:dkp13@psu.edu;Rafael.DeAndradeMoral@mu.ie;lesser@utep.edu;Tracey-Ann.Palmer@uts.edu.au;EMHOWARD@tcd.ie;ncalmaro@nyit.edu?subject=Question%20about%20Song%20Swap%20>

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edutainment contest where you can enter statistics songs/videos

by Pearl, Dennis Keith

Hi VOICES folks, In case you have a statistics or data-related song or video already made - we thought you might want to submit an entry to the CAUSE 2023 A-mu-sing contest that takes entries in the categories of songs, videos, poetry, and jokes/cartoons. Competition rules are at https://www.causeweb.org/cause/a-mu-sing/2023/rules<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…>. You might also pass the word on to your students to get them engaged in learning through edutainment. Winners will receive cash prizes and the opportunity to have their work displayed at the 2023 US Conference On Teaching Statistics. Submissions are due by April 1, 2023 -- Dennis and Larry

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Re: [VOICES] VOICES 2018 - Proposal Submission

by Getty, Tiffany

Hi Jeff, This is a great topic - learning is what life is all about! Let me know if you figure out the answer! Thanks so much for the submission. It was excellent to meet both you and Barbara in Denver (my husband and I listened to your CD on the way home!). By the way, here is the link to the website I told you about to learn Spanish (they do have lots of other languages too). https://www.languagetransfer.org/complete-spanish Cheers, Tiffany On Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 7:34 PM, Voices <voices(a)causeweb.org> wrote: > Thank you so much for submitting a proposal for VOICES 2018! We will > review your submission and get back to you as soon as possible, and > certainly no later than July 31, 2018. > > If you need to revise your submission in the future, simply submit your > revised proposal using the same webform as before. The new version will > take the place of the old one. > > The information you submitted is below: > > Preferred presentation format: > Video Poster > > Presentation title: > Beyond the Classroom: Life-Long Learning > > Presenter names/affiliations: > Jeffrey "Dr Chordate" Moran > > Email address of lead presenter: > scimusic(a)tranquility.net > > Phone number of lead presenter: > 5736429749 > > Abstract: > We have in the US a large population of people who reject science, both as > being boring and un-understandable, and as being antithetical to certain > other philosophies/teachings. Just as songs are effective tools for > teaching/ introducing science facts and concepts to students in a classroom > setting, songs and humor can be used to reach this population of people, as > well as entertain those folks who already engage in the pursuit of > scientific interests, either professionally or for pleasure. Many > universities have an organization like the Osher Institute (or some similar > classroom situation for "over 50" people) and communities have a variety of > adult education programs. These life-long learners can be a gateway into > promoting science in the general population. > > Content keywords: > education, life-long learning, biology, physics, chemistry, anatomy, > physiology, general science, mathematics, adult education > > Audience keywords: > undergraduate, graduate, adult > > Goal keywords: > Share tools; getting people to think outside the classroom > > Sept. 26 schedule constraints, if known: > At this time, I think I will be travelling, probably in Oklahoma. I will > know more later. > > How you will engage the online audience: >

5 years, 9 months

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Re: [VOICES] VOICES 2018 - Proposal Submission

by Getty, Tiffany

Hi Ashley, I just wanted to thank you so much for the proposal submission! The integration of humanities and arts within the STEM fields is a great topic. Greg and I will get back to you shortly. Thanks again, Tiffany Getty VOICES Conference Co-Chair On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 1:37 PM, Voices <voices(a)causeweb.org> wrote: > Thank you so much for submitting a proposal for VOICES 2018! We will > review your submission and get back to you as soon as possible, and > certainly no later than July 31, 2018. > > If you need to revise your submission in the future, simply submit your > revised proposal using the same webform as before. The new version will > take the place of the old one. > > The information you submitted is below: > > Preferred presentation format: > Live Presentation > > Presentation title: > Branches from the Same Tree: An Overview of the National Academies study > on the integration of the arts and humanities with science, engineering, > and medicine in higher education > > Presenter names/affiliations: > Dr. Ashley Bear, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine > > Email address of lead presenter: > abear(a)nas.edu > > Phone number of lead presenter: > 202-334-2486 > > Abstract: > This session will provide attendees with an overview of the National > Academies study: Branches from the Same Tree. This study examined an > important trend in higher education: integration of the humanities and arts > with sciences, engineering, and medicine at the undergraduate and graduate > level—which proponents argue will better prepare students for work, life, > and citizenship. Integrative models intentionally seek to bridge the > knowledge, modes of inquiry, and pedagogies from multiple disciplines—the > humanities, arts, sciences, engineering, technology, mathematics, and > medicine—within the context of a single course or program of study. This > movement in higher education raises an important question: what impact do > these curricular approaches have on students? To address this question, the > National Academies formed a committee to examine “the evidence behind the > assertion that educational programs that mutually integrate learning > experiences in the humanities and arts w ith science, technology, > engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) lead to improved educational > and career outcomes for undergraduate and graduate students.” The committee > conducted an in-depth review and analysis of the state of knowledge on the > impact of integrative approaches on students. > > > Content keywords: > integration; science; engineering; medicine; arts; humanities; consensus > study; National Academies > > Audience keywords: > undergraduate; graduate; workforce > > Goal keywords: > evidence-based; student learning and career outcomes > > Sept. 26 schedule constraints, if known: > > > How you will engage the online audience: >

5 years, 9 months

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Re: [VOICES] VOICES 2018 - Proposal Submission

by Tiffany Getty

Hi Larry, Thank you so much for the submission, and I think it is fabulous that you have chosen the “create your own design” presentation category. The topic you have chosen is excellent, and Greg and I will get back to you with specifics. Thanks again, Tiffany On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 10:36 PM Voices <voices(a)causeweb.org> wrote: > Thank you so much for submitting a proposal for VOICES 2018! We will > review your submission and get back to you as soon as possible, and > certainly no later than July 31, 2018. > > If you need to revise your submission in the future, simply submit your > revised proposal using the same webform as before. The new version will > take the place of the old one. > > The information you submitted is below: > > Preferred presentation format: > Original Design > > Presentation title: > “Writing or Adapting Songs for Student Inputs to Make Interactive STEM > Songs” > > Presenter names/affiliations: > Larry Lesser (The University of Texas at El Paso), Dennis Pearl (The > Pennsylvania State University), John Weber (Perimeter College at Georgia > State University), and Greg Crowther (Everett Community College) > > Email address of lead presenter: > Lesser(a)utep.edu > > Phone number of lead presenter: > 9157476845 > > Abstract: > The first three presenters’ NSF-funded Project SMILES launched this May a > collection of 26 interactive introductory statistics songs for which > students choose inputs that will appear in the song played back to them on > an online platform. While this song format may provide additional student > engagement or learning (we are now analyzing data to assess this), having > inputs (especially those that can vary in content or length) can greatly > constrain the songwriting in expected and unexpected ways, and we have > learned that not all prewritten songs can be retrofitted as interactive > songs. We will briefly overview these issues in general and then for > concrete illustration, discuss with Greg Crowther some of his songs. While > Crowther wrote three SMILES statistics songs (and therefore has insight > into the distinctive dynamics of interactive songs), we will discuss with > him a couple of his biology songs (as an example how the principles > transfer across STEM disciplines) and how prom pts, inputs, hints, and > feedback would work. For an introduction to Project SMILES and interactive > songs, we invite you to view in advance our 3-minute video at > https://www.causeweb.org/smiles/, and then browse our song library > (choose “build a song”) as desired. > > Content keywords: > statistics, biology > > Audience keywords: > undergraduate (though also applicable to high school) > > Goal keywords: > analyze and illustrate instructor songwriting technique > > Sept. 26 schedule constraints, if known: > not aware of the constraints of all presenters at this point (I know I am > not currently scheduled to teach that day), but because our time zones > range from Pacific to Eastern, that may mean we should avoid the very > beginning or very end of the day > > How you will engage the online audience: > we would have multiple presenters having a conversation, so we’d need to > make sure we could do that without background noise or echo; by discussing > a song that definitely could be readily SMILE-ified as well as one that > would be not so readily done (and these songs would be agreed upon two > weeks in advance so we can prepare accordingly), we imagine this session > would easily fill up a 20-minute slot and it might be nice to have the > option to go up to another 5 minutes if necessary to answer questions that > might come from attendees

5 years, 9 months

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Automatic reply: VOICES 2018 - Proposal Submission

by Lesser, Larry

Due to various professional conferences (and their accompanying advance prep and ensuing catchup) etc., I will be Out of the Office during much of the summer and may not be able to check and respond to email with my usual high levels of frequency and promptness. Thank you for understanding that while my reply may be delayed, your message is important to me and I will respond as soon as possible. For Mathematical Sciences Dept. matters, please call the department office: 915-747-5761. UTEP classes resume August 27. best wishes, Dr. Larry Lesser

5 years, 9 months

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Re: [VOICES] VOICES 2018 - Proposal Submission

by Getty, Tiffany

Hi Asal, I just wanted to sent you a quick email to thank you for the proposal submission. I read the email you sent to Dennis, and your project idea to incorporate creative approaches to the sciences is extremely interesting. I am actually currently earning my own doctorate of education (that is how I got involved with VOICES), and I think your research, experience, and expertise are extremely interesting. Thank you so much for submitting your proposal! Tiffany On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 6:14 PM, Voices <voices(a)causeweb.org> wrote: > Thank you so much for submitting a proposal for VOICES 2018! We will > review your submission and get back to you as soon as possible, and > certainly no later than July 31, 2018. > > If you need to revise your submission in the future, simply submit your > revised proposal using the same webform as before. The new version will > take the place of the old one. > > The information you submitted is below: > > Preferred presentation format: > Video Poster > > Presentation title: > Undergraduate students use of songs to convey statistical messages > > Presenter names/affiliations: > Asal Aslemand, University of Toronto > > Email address of lead presenter: > asal.aslemand(a)mail.utoronto.ca > > Phone number of lead presenter: > 4169109429 > > Abstract: > In an introductory statistics service course for post-secondary students, > I included a data analysis course project that required students to analyze > a real data set retrieved from OECD (2017) regarding social network > support. In order to make this experience both fun and meaningful for > students, I invited them to create a vocal or visual presentation of their > statistical results for receiving an extra-credit. I received three > song-submissions. One of which is a video that is a show case of a student > playing on a piano singing a song that he wrote and composed. Another > student used parody of Taylor Swift's song "you belong with me". Lastly, a > student wrote a song that he sings with no instrument support. > > Content keywords: > Statistics > > Audience keywords: > High School, Undergraduate > > Goal keywords: > interdisciplinary approach to teaching statistics > > Sept. 26 schedule constraints, if known: > Due to scheduled teaching, I am available after 2 p.m. Eastern Time. > > How you will engage the online audience: >

5 years, 10 months

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