Sara Harris

Earth, Ocean, & Atmospheric Sciences

University of British Columbia

Workshop Leader, Webinar Participant, Website Contributor

Website Content Contributions

Activities (10)

What are THESE rocks (and how did they form)? part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection

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Conference Presentations (3)

The Mineralogy Concept Inventory: a statistically validated concept inventory to measure learning gains part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday
Since 2007, an initiative to improve science education at the University of British Columbia (UBC) has prompted a shift towards more learner-centred pedagogies in undergraduate courses, including introductory ...

An Inexpensive, Faculty-led School-Wide Undergraduate Course Transformation part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Oral Sessions:Wednesday A
Efforts to fundamentally transform undergraduate geoscience instruction at a school-wide level are generally institutionally driven and supported. For example, the Carl Weiman Science Education Initiative (CWSEI), ...

Thinking Big: A School-Wide Course Transformation at the University of Hawai'i's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) part of Rendezvous 2015:Program:Abstracts
We aim to fundamentally transform undergraduate geoscience instruction at the University of Hawai'i, Mānoa (UHM) School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) based on the Science Education ...

Other Contributions (4)

Spreading evidence-based practices through paired teaching part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Morning Workshops:GER:Idea Papers
Sara Harris, University of British Columbia At our research-intensive university, some new faculty members arrive enthusiastic about teaching. Even the keen ones, however, come with little training nor awareness ...