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Scholarly Presentations (2012)

  • Pedagogy for the Rest: Evidence of Improving Ecological Literacy through a Student-Centered Problem-Based Non-Majors Environmental Science Course. Oral presentation to be given at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR, 3-10 August 2012.

  • Socio-Environmental Synthesis (SES) Teaching Study. Invited poster presentation by Alan R. Berkowitz, Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens, Paul Thiers, Caroline Solomon, Khadijat Rashid, Mintesinot Jiru, Brett Alvaré, Bruce Grant, and David Hawthorne at the workshop on Socio-Environmental Synthesis Education at the National Center for Socio-Environmental Synthesis (SESYNC)in Annapolis MD, 3-6 June 2012.

  • Visioning the Design, Structure, and Template of SESYNC Curricular Modules to Teach Socio-Environmental Synthesis. Invited poster presentation at the workshop on Socio-Environmental Synthesis Education at the National Center for Socio-Environmental Synthesis (SESYNC)in Annapolis MD, 3-6 June 2012.

  • Pedagogy for the rest: Improving ecological literacy through a student-centered problem-based non-majors environmental science course. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Ecological Society of America, Blacksburg, Virginia, 14 April 2012.

  • Infusing Issues in Sustainability Science Across the Curriculum to Motivate Improved Teaching and Learning in STEM. Invited presentation at the Math Science Partnership 2012 National Learning Network Conference (“all PI’s meeting”), Washington, DC, 22-24 January 2012.



Scholarly Presentations (2011)

  • Engaging Undergraduate Students in Ecological Investigations Using Data: Effects of Arctic Sea Ice Melting on Polar Bears and Their Ecosystems. Invited presentation coauthored with Widener students Mike Colgan and Amy Thompson at the NSF funded workshop on "Using Continental Scale Data to Teach Ecology at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), Santa Barbara, CA, 10-13 April 2011.

  • Inspiring Learning and Teaching Through Sustainability: INLETS. Co-authored poster presentation: Stephen R. Madigosky, Joan Buttram, Victor J. Donnay, Bruce W. Grant, Merle Horowitz, Richard Clevenstine, Nadine McHenry, Adina Laver, Hillary Kane, and Blythe Hoyle at the Math Science Partnership 2011 National Learning Network Conference (“all PI’s meeting”) Washington, DC, 23-25 January 2011.



Scholarly Presentations (2010)

  • Presentations at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA, 1-6 August 2010:

    • Practitioner research to improve student understanding of the hydrogen economy of nature, ecosystems thinking, and climate change. Invited oral presentation at the symposium #5634 “Where’s the Carbon? – Increasing Public Understanding of Global Warming with Improved College Science Education”, organized by Nicole T. Welch and Charlene D’Avanzo.

    • Engaging Undergraduate Students in Ecological Investigations Using Large, Public Datasets. Organized Poster session by Bruce W. Grant, Teresa Mourad, Wendy K. Gram, Stephanie Hampton, and Amelia Nuding. (6 posters in total)

      • Engaging undergraduate students in ecological investigations using data: Investigating human impacts on stream ecology locally and nationally. Amelia Nuding and Stephanie Hampton

      • Engaging undergraduate students in ecological investigations using online datasets: Understanding West Nile virus as an invasive species. Barbara J. Abraham

      • An exploration of modeling the spread of the Burmese python, Python mourus. Margaret Lowman, Christopher Hart, Leon Kaganovskiy, Elizabeth Hamman, Angelique Giraud, Sarah McManus, and Ryan Tisdale

      • Engaging undergraduate students in exploring ecological pattern and processes using large, public datasets: explaining the latitudinal gradients in species diversity. Denny S. Fernandez

      • Engaging undergraduate students in ecological investigations using large, public datasets: Teaching landscape and latitudinal correlates of species richness using web-based data. Tom A. Langen


    • Engaging Undergraduate Students in Ecological Investigations Using Data: Effects of Arctic Sea Ice Melting on Polar Bears and Their Ecosystems. Poster presentation by Nabil Abdulhay, Mike Colgan, and Bruce W. Grant. Presented at the Organized Poster Session: Engaging Undergraduate Students in Ecological Investigations Using Large, Public Datasets.


  • Practitioner Research Improved My Students’ Scientific Epistemology in an Undergraduate Introductory Biology Course. Invited Keynote presentation at the Symposium on Teaching Ecology, Pierce Cedar Creek Institute for Environmental Education, Hastings, Michigan, Wednesday, 20 May 2010.

  • Modeling teaching and Learning as a Complex System. Invited presentation at the NSF funded workshop Developing Student Understanding of Complex Systems in the Geosciences, session: Teaching Complex Systems with Models at Carleton College, Northfield MN, 18-20 April 2010.

  • Environment, Energy, and Sustainability Science: An Institute for 21st Century Teacher Leaders. Poster presentation by Stephen R. Madigosky, Victor J. Donnay, Bruce W. Grant, Merle Horowitz, Hillary Kane, Adina Laver, and Nadine McHenry. Math Science Partnership 2010 National Learning Network Conference (“all PI’s meeting”), Washington, DC. 25-27 January 2010



Scholarly Presentations (2009)

  • Presentations at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Albuquerque, NM, 2-8 August 2009:

    • A Brief History of Campus Sustainability Initiatives: Have we made progress? Invited oral presentation at the syposium Ecological Knowledge and Campus Sustainability Initiatives, organized by Kenneth M. Klemow, Carmen R. Cid, & Bruce W. Grant.

    • Using Continental Scale Data to Teach Undergraduate Ecology. Oral presentation at a workshop of the same name, organized by Teresa Mourad, Jennifer Reim, Wendy Gram, Christine Laney, and Bruce W. Grant.


  • Using Large Scale Ecological Data to Teach Ecology -- Visions, Mechanisms, and Challenges. Oral presentation at the Distributed Graduate Seminar funded and hosted by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 13-17 July, 2009. I also was co-PI on the NSF grant that funded this workshop.

  • The Decade of Betrayal, 2000-2009: Why Today's Students Are the Civic Generation. Oral presentation at the MSP-START workshop I co-organized on sustianability science education, Widener University, 8 May 2009.

  • Termites and the Scientific Method. Oral presentation at a regional workshop on teaching animal behavior at Swarthmore College, 4 May 2009.



Scholarly Presentations (2008)

  • Practitioner Research as a "Way of Knowing": A Case Study of teacher Learning in Improving Undergraduates’ Concept Acquisition of Evolution by Natural Selection and Scientific Epistemology. Oral presentation at the Math Science Partnership of Greater Philadelphia (MSP-GP) 3rd annual research conference. West Chester University, PA, 15 November 2008.

  • Using Continental Scale Data to Teach Ecology and Ecological Thinking. Invited oral presentation. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and Ecological Society of America (ESA) workshop, “Using Continental Scale Data In Undergraduate Ecology Education.” I also co-organized this workshop. Washington DC, 2-4 October 2008.

  • Practitioner Research as a "Way of Knowing" to Improve Student Reflective Learning in Ecological Education. Invited oral presentation at the symposium “Blue Sky Thinking in Ecological Education: Starting from Scratch” organized by David Slingsby for the annual meeting of the British Ecological Society, Imperial College, London, UK, 3 – 5 September 2008.

  • What is Sustainability Science? Campus Ecology Initiatives for Wilkes U. One day workshop on sustainability at Wilkes University that I was invited to organize, 21 August 2008.

  • Presentations at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Milwaukee, WI, 1-8 August 2008:

    • Practitioner Research as a "Way of Knowing" to Improve Students’ Scientific Epistemology in an Undergraduate Introductory Biology Course. Oral presentation #13585. Bruce W. Grant.

    • Introduction to TIEE (Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology): A peer-reviewed electronic publication of research and practice to improve ecology education. Workshop #WK-22. Charlene D'Avanzo and Bruce W. Grant.


  • Practitioner Research Improved My Students’ Understanding of Evolution by Natural Selection in an Introductory Biology Course. Invited oral presentation at the National Research Council Board On Science Education workshop “Linking Evidence and Promising Practices in STEM Undergraduate Education,” 30 June 2008, at the National Academies, Washington, DC.

  • Practitioner Research Improved Students’ Understanding of Evolution by Natural Selection and Scientific Epistemology in an Undergraduate Introductory Biology Course. Bruce W. Grant and Stephen Madigosky. Invited oral presentation at the 8th annual conference on Pedagogy, Technology & Course Redesign VIII, 4 – 6 June 2008, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT.

  • The Effects of Student Attitudes Toward Environmental Issues as a Function of Teaching Strategies: A Hands-On and Minds-On Approach. Stephen Madigosky, Bruce W. Grant, Donna Ziegenfuss. Invited oral presentation at the 8th annual conference on Pedagogy, Technology & Course Redesign VIII, 4 – 6 June 2008, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT.

  • Recent Population Crash by a Population of Eastern Fence Lizards (Sceloporus undulatus: Phrynosomatidae) In The New Jersey Pine Barrens: Effects Of Three El Niño’s In 2002-2007?. Poster presentation by Jonathon Diulio, Heather Drebitko, Lisa Duelfer, Theodore Haenn, and Bruce W. Grant, at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Salisbury, MD. 10 – 12 April 2008.

  • Practitioner Research Improved My Students’ Understanding of Evolution by Natural Selection in an Introductory Biology Course. Widener University President’s Lecture, Monday, 11 February 2008.


Scholarly Presentations (2007)

  • Case Studies in Practitioner Research to Teach Biology and Environmental Science at Widener University. Invited oral presentation co-authored with Steve Madigosky to be presented at the 2nd Annual Research Conference on Math and Science at the annual meeting of the Math Science Partnership of Greater Philadelphia (MSP-GP), Bryn Mawr College, 27 October 2007.

  • Practitioner Research as a Means to Improve Students’ Understanding of Evolution by Natural Selection in an Undergraduate Intro Biology Course. Invited oral presentation (EcoLunch Seminar Series) of the Department of Biology: Ecology Group, the University of Pennsylvania, 8 October 2007.

  • Practitioner Research as a Means to Improve Students’ Understanding of Evolution by Natural Selection in an Undergraduate Intro Biology Course. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the British Ecological Society, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK, 9-12 September 2007.

  • Presentations at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, San Jose, CA, 4-10 August 2007:

    • Introduction to TIEE (Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology): A peer-reviewed electronic publication designed to help ecology faculty teach better. Workshop #WK-20. Charlene D'Avanzo and Bruce W. Grant

    • Practitioner Research as a Means to Improve Students’ Understanding of Evolution by Natural Selection in an Undergraduate Introductory Biology Course. Oral Presentation #5730. Bruce W. Grant.

    • Faculty investigating active teaching and student learning in a new TIEE practitioner research project. Poster presentation # 58-46. Charlene D’Avanzo, Deborah A. Morris, Bruce. W. Grant, and Jason Taylor.


  • Using Research Inquiries As Curriculum in an Introductory Ecology Lab Course: Formative Evaluation and Course Revision. Invited presentation and workshop for the session on Project Based Learning at the Math Science Partnership of Greater Philadelphia (MSP-GP) conference Engaging Millennial Learners in Math and Science Courses. Widener University Science Teaching Center, 1 June 2007.

  • Service Learning in Biology – Teaching Concepts of Freshman Biology to Middle School Students. Invited presentation at a Faculty Development Workshop at Gwynedd Mercy College,10 May 2007.

  • Service Learning in Biology – Teaching Concepts of Freshman Biology to Middle School Students. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND), Gwynedd Mercy College, 23 February 2007.


Scholarly Presentations (2006)

  • How Can Practitioner Research (‘Scientific Teaching’) Improve Teacher Professional Development and Student Learning Along the K-16 Continuum? Invited presentation and workshop at the Project Kaleidoscope Faculty for the 21st Century National Assembly, Chicago, Illinois, 6-8 October 2006.

  • Evidence-Based Scientific Teaching - A New Paradigm for Undergraduate Ecology Education. Invited presentation at the symposium Research and Research Priorities in Teaching organized and chaired by Dr. David Slingsby. Annual Meeting of the British Ecological Society, Oxford University, 5-7 September 2006.

  • Presentations at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Memphis, Tennessee, 6-11 August 2006:

    • Practitioner Research Using TIEE. Workshop #WK-11, Bruce W. Grant, Charlene D'Avanzo, D. Morris, S. Musante, and J. Taylor.

    • TIEE (Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology): evaluation results and research practitioner model. Poster #147. Charlene D’Avanzo, Bruce W. Grant, Deborah Morris, Susan Musante, Jason Taylor, Josh Riney, and Daniel Udovic.

    • TIEE Team Posters (Research Practitioner Teams funded by our 2005-2006 NSF grant and trained at ESA 2005 Workshop: during fall 2005 - spring 2006, these research teams were supervised by Deborah Morris, Charlene D’Avanzo, and Bruce W. Grant)

      • Bigler, Wendy. Inquiry-based field course improves students' skill and interest in research. Poster # 145.

      • Boyce, Richard.. Assessing the effectiveness of a TIEE laboratory in undergraduate learning. Poster # 146.

      • Grant, Bruce. Covariation between student preconceptions/misconceptions of science, evolution, and ecology and student performance in an undergraduate biology major: Part 1. Freshman Year. Poster # 148.

      • Griffith, Alan. Assessment of a TIEE experiment: does student understanding of experimental design improve. Poster # 149.

      • Hane, Elizabeth. Pedagogical assessment of experimental design concepts in ecology. Poster # 150.

      • Picone, Chris, Hyatt, Laura, Parshall, Tim, Rhode, Jennifer. Using TIEE to improve analytical and graphing skills for undergraduates. Poster # 151.

      • Humston, Robert, Ortiz-Barney, Elena. Evaluating the impact of TIEE activities on student learning and environmental values in undergraduate ecology. Poster # 152.

      • Packer, Alissa, Morris, Deborah. Incorporating service learning and TIEE activities to improve achievement of course objectives. Poster # 153.

      • Schnurr, Jaclyn. Evaluating the impact of TIEE activities on student understanding of science as a process and ecological concepts. Poster # 154.


  • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): An Electronic Publication for Ecology Faculty. Poster presentation, Bruce W. Grant, Charlene D'Avanzo, Susan Musante, Josh Riney, Jason Taylor, and Deborah Morris. Annual meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences AIBS. Washington DC. 24-25 May 2006.

  • Service Learning in Biology – Teaching Concepts of Freshman Biology to Middle School Students. Oral presentation at the First Annual Math Science Partnership of Greater Philadelphia (MSP-GP) Math & Science Education Research Conference, Bryn Mawr College. 25 March 2006.


Scholarly Presentations (2005)

  • Presentations at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Montreal, Canada, 2-8 August 2005:

    • Helping Ecology Faculty Do Research On Their Own Teaching with TIEE. Workshop #WK-21, Bruce W. Grant, Charlene D'Avanzo, D. Morris, S. Musante, and J. Taylor.

    • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): Its Value to Ecology Faculty. Bruce W. Grant, Charlene D'Avanzo, Susan Musante, Jason Taylor, Josh Riney, Deborah Morris, and Dan Udovic. Oral presentation (#GRA-1109-777198).

    • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): An Electronic Publication for Ecology Faculty. Charlene D'Avanzo, Bruce W. Grant, Susan Musante, Jason Taylor, Josh Riney, Deborah Morris, and Dan Udovic. 2005. Poster presentation (#AAA-1109-778134),

  • Using Research as Curriculum for the Biology Major at Widener University: The Design Nexus of Facilities * Undergraduate Research * Teaching & Learning. The Faculty in Biology. Poster presentation at the official opening of the new Kirkbride addition. 4 Feb 2005.


Scholarly Presentations (2004)

  • Presentations at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR, 1-6 August 2004:

    • The Evolution of Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): A Web Site and CD-ROM for Undergraduate Ecological Education. Poster presentation (#TAY-1046-327385), Bruce W. Grant, Charlene D'Avanzo, Susan Musante, Jason Taylor, Josh Riney, Deborah Morris, and Dan Udovic.

    • Workshop #3 - Introduction to TIEE (Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology). Charlene D'Avanzo and Bruce W. Grant, 1:00-5:00, 2 August 2004

    • Workshop #7 - TIEE Authors’ Workshop (Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology). Charlene D'Avanzo and Bruce W. Grant, 1:00-5:00, 2 August 2004

    • Evening Session #EV-2: Environmental Justice- A Role for Ecologists in Education and Research, George Middendorf, Leanne Jablonski, Charles Nilon, and Bruce W. Grant, 8:00-10:00 PM, 4 August 2004

  • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): A Peer Reviewed Electronic Publication for Ecology Faculty. Poster presentation, Bruce W. Grant, Charlene D'Avanzo, Susan Musante, Josh Riney, and Dan Udovic at the Annual Meeting of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology. Villanova University 20 March 2004.

  • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): Its Foundations in Cognitive and Learning Theory. Invited presentation at West Chester Univ., 29 March 2004.

  • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): A Peer Reviewed Electronic Publication for Ecology Faculty. Poster presentation, Bruce W. Grant, Charlene D'Avanzo, Susan Musante, Josh Riney, Jason Taylor, and Dan Udovic, at the American Institute of Biological Sciences AIBS Annual Meeting. Washington DC. 16 to 18 March 2004.

  • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): A Web Site and CD-ROM for Undergraduate Ecological Education. Poster presentation, Bruce W. Grant Charlene D'Avanzo, Susan Musante, Josh Riney, Jason Taylor, and Daniel Udovic, at the Participant Interaction in Digital Libraries Meeting of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) in Philadelphia, PA, 6-8 February, 2004.


Scholarly Presentations (2003)

  • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) - A New Web-based Digital Library for Undergraduate Ecological Education Within the Ecological Society of America’s EcoEdNet. Poster presentation, Jason Taylor, Charlene D'Avanzo, Bruce W. Grant and Daniel Udovic, at the Annual All-Projects Meeting of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) in Washington D.C. 12-15 October 2003.

  • Digital Libraries Represent New Opportunities for Environmental Science; However… Invited oral presentation at the 2003 PKAL National Assembly, 19-21 September 2003, University of Portland, Portland. Oregon.

  • Presentations at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Savannah, GA, 2-8 August 2003:

    • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): A Web site and CD-ROM for Undergraduate Ecological Education. Poster presentation (#TAY-1046-327385), Jason Taylor, Charlene D'Avanzo, Bruce W. Grant and Daniel Udovic, 6 August 2003.

    • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): Its foundations in Cognitive and Learning Theory. Oral presentation (#GRA-1046-362919), Bruce W. Grant, Charlene D'Avanzo, Jason Taylor, and Daniel Udovic, 6 August 2003.

    • Workshop #3 - Introduction TIEE (Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology). Bruce W. Grant and Charlene D'Avanzo, 8:00-12:30, 3 August 2003.

    • Workshop #4 - TIEE Authors’ Workshop (Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology). Charlene D'Avanzo and Bruce W. Grant, 1:00-5:00, 3 August 2003

    • Evening Session #2 – Environmental Justice: A Role for Ecologists in Education and Research. Leanne Jablonski and Bruce W. Grant.

  • Philadelphia Regional PKAL Network: K-16 Connections. Itzick Vatnick, Elizabeth McCormack, Karen Rose, Bruce Grant, and Jeanne Narum. Oral Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) in Philadelphia, PA, 28 March 2003.

  • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): A web site and CD-ROM for Undergraduate Ecological Education. Oral presentation co-authored with Patricia Bradley at a seminar on ecological science and education organized by the Umweltbibliothek (Ecology Library) in Goerlitz, Germany, 8 March 2003.

  • Systemic reform in ecological education: Lessons from interventions in a classroom (where learning occurs) and a scientific society (where scholarship is defined). Invited oral presentation at the Institute for Environmental Studies, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 30 January 2003.


Scholarly Presentations (2002)

  • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): A web site and CD-ROM for undergraduate ecological education. Bruce W. Grant, Charlene D'Avanzo, Dan Udovic, Dan Lederer, and Jason Taylor. Invited poster presentation at the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) All-Projects Meeting (at which the initial version of the library was launched – www.nsdl.org) in Washington, DC, 2-4 December, 2002.

  • Presentations at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, AZ, 3-10 August 2002:

    • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE)" and the"Biosci Ed Net (BEN). Workshop #3, co-organized with Charlene D'Avanzo, Jason Taylor, and Daniel Udovic, 4 August 2002.

    • BioScience Education Network Brown Bag Lunch. I assisted Jason Taylor with this event, 5 August 2002.

    • Education Resources at the Ecological Society of America. Evening Session #3 - I assisted Jason Taylor with this event, 5 August 2002.

    • EcoEdNet – ESA’s OnLine, Digital Library Initiative. Workshop #16, I assisted Jason Taylor with this event, 6 August 2002.

    • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE)”: Author Workshop Workshop #17, co-organized with Charlene D'Avanzo, Jason Taylor, and Daniel Udovic, 7 August 2002.

    • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) is designed to help ecology faculty teach better: What works best and how do we know? Oral Presentation in Session #68: Ecological Education (#D-1015-561507) - Charlene D'Avanzo, Bruce W. Grant, Dan Udovic, Dan Lederer, and Jason Taylor. 7 August 2002.

    • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): A web site and CD-ROM for undergraduate ecological education. Poster Presentation - Session #51 (poster # 40, #GRA-1015-563964). Bruce W. Grant, Charlene D'Avanzo, Dan Udovic, Dan Lederer, and Jason Taylor. 8 August 2002.

    • Ecology, Environmental History, Environmental Justice, and the Role of Ecologists in Society. George Middendorf and Bruce Grant. This was an invited talk for a symposium entitled “Ecological Restoration and Environmental Justice: Empowering Communities,” Symposium #32: A128_1, 8 August 2002.

  • A Case Study of Using Student-Directed Research Inquiries As Curriculum in an Introductory Ecology Lab Course.” Invited poster presentation at an NSF funded conference on “Fostering Innovation In Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics For All Students” by the American Council on Education held in Washington, DC, 25-26 June 2002.

  • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): A web site and CD-ROM for undergraduate ecological education. Invited poster presentation co-authored with Charlene D'Avanzo, Jason Taylor, and Daniel Udovic, and sponsored by the Ecological Society of America. Invited presentation at an NSF funded workshop “Using Data in the Classroom: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)” at Carlton College, Northfield, Mn, 21-23 April 2002.

  • “Why Am I Here?” Invited presentation to the Faculty at Widener University after receipt of the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching, Widener University (Honors Week, 18 March 2002).


Scholarly Presentations (2001)

  • Systemic reform in ecological education: Lessons from interventions in a classroom (where learning occurs) and a scientific society (where scholarship is defined). Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the British Ecological Society, University of Warwick, England, December 2001.

  • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): A web site and CD-ROM for undergraduate ecological education. Bruce W Grant, Charlene D'Avanzo, Susan A Musante, and Daniel Udovic. Invited oral presentation at the North American Association for Environmental Education 30th Annual Conference in Little Rock, AK, 11-15 October 2001.

  • Presentations at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Madison, WI, 5-10 August 2001:

    • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): A web site and CD-ROM for undergraduate ecological education. Bruce W Grant, Charlene D'Avanzo, Susan A Musante, and Daniel Udovic. Oral presentation (#GRA-9810-04272).

    • Effects of Chamber Activity on Estimates of Digestive Performance of Lizards. Bruce W Grant, Catherine C L'Armand, Itzick Vatnick, Robert Neveln. Poster presentation (#GRA-9810-01028).

    • Using the Web to Teach Ecology. Workshop #9, co-organized with Ken Klemow and Charlene D’Avanzo.

    • Environmental Justice and Ecology Education. Evening Session #4, co-organized with Leanne Jablonski, George Middendorf, and Charles Nilon.

    • Diversity in the Nature and Purpose of Ecological and Environmental Education: Questions of Literacy and Perspective. Evening Session #18, co-organized with Mike Mappin and Alan Berkowitz.

  • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): A web site and CD-ROM for undergraduate ecological education. Invited poster presentation co-authored with Charlene D'Avanzo, Daniel Udovic, and Jason Taylor, and sponsored by the Ecological Society of America, at the 7th Annual Exhibition of the Coalition for National Science Funding, at the Rayburn Building, Washington, DC, 13 June 2001.

  • Using Research Inquiries As Curriculum in an Introductory Ecology Lab Course: Formative Evaluation and Course Revision. Invited plenary presentation at the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Conference “Learning, Classroom Practice, & University Teaching Centers: Looking to the Future,” at the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University, May 29-31, 2001.


Scholarly Presentations (2000)

  • Presentations at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Snowbird, UT, 4-10 August 2000:

    • Experiments to Teach Ecology (Volume 2): A new ESA-sponsored web site and CD-ROM for undergraduate ecological education. B. W. Grant, Charlene D’Avanzo, Susan Musante, and Ken Klemow. Oral presentation (#BRU-3-28-14).

    • ESA Sponsors a Web Site and CD-ROM That Integrates Student-Active Teaching With Topical Issues for Big and Small Ecology Courses. Charlene D’Avanzo, B. W. Grant, and Susan Musante. Oral presentation (# CHA-3-28-5).

    • A Digital Site of Pedagogical and Interactive Information to Teach Ecology Developed through the ESA. Susan Musante, Charlene D’Avanzo, and B. W. Grant. Poster presentation (# SUS-3-28-20).

    • Opportunities in Undergraduate Curricula to Teach Environmental Justice Issues. Presentation at a workshop “The Role of Ecology in Environmental Justice.” Co-organized with Charles Nilon, George Middendorf, and Leanne Jablonski.

  • Using Student-directed Ecological Research as Curriculum in an Introductory Ecology Course. Invited presentation at Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 10 May 2000.

  • Campus Ecology and Environmental Stewardship (FRS 101) - A Course for Freshmen Undergraduates that Enhances Urban Environmental Literacy. Invited presentation at Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 9 May 2000.

  • Laboratory Measurements of Digestive Performance of the Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) from the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Catherine C. L’Armand, Bruce W. Grant, and Itzick Vatnick. Oral presentation at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR’2000) at the University of Montana, Missoula, 27-29 April 2000.

  • Ecological Literacy and Environmental Ethics: Education for a Sustainable Society. Invited presentation at Columbia University's Biosphere II Center, at Oracle Arizona, 20 March 2000.

  • The Nexus of Ecological Research, Habitat Preservation, and Environmental Education for Sustainability. Invited presentation at the Glen Helen Ecology Institute, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 9 March 2000.

  • Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology Amidst the Digital Educational Revolution: A Project of the Ecological Society of America. Invited presentation at the session on "Perspectives on the Importance of a Digital Library for Undergraduate Biology Educators," at the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences workshop on "Facilitating a Digital Library of Learning Resources for Undergraduate Biology Educators," AAAS Headquarters, Washington, D.C., 4-6 March 2000.