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\r\n\r\nStephanie V. Chasteen, Ph.D. <\/strong>is the Associate Director of the Science Education Initiative at the University of Colorado Boulder. \u00a0She first joined the initiative in 2007 as a postdoctoral fellow.\u00a0 A physicist by training, Dr. Chasteen\u2019s first position in the SEI was as a Science Teaching Fellow (STF) in the physics department, helping to transform upper-division physics courses. \u00a0She then worked as the SEI outreach director, creating many of the video resources on the use of clickers and peer instruction which are still widely used.\u00a0 Her current work focuses on supporting and researching department-based educational change initiatives. \u00a0She is the PI of the Transforming Education, Stimulating Teaching and Learning Excellence (TRESTLE) project<\/a> at CU Boulder, a 7-institution NSF-funded project to build on the SEI model.\u00a0 She is also an experienced and active consultant, providing evaluation services to institutional change projects (http:\/\/chasteenconsulting.com<\/a>). \u00a0Dr. Chasteen credits the SEI with giving her expertise and a career pathway into teaching and learning, and a lifelong passion for understanding how faculty and departments engage in using effective teaching practices.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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\r\n\r\nWarren J. Code, Ph.D. <\/strong>is the Associate Director of the Science Centre for Learning and Teaching (skylight.science.ubc.ca<\/a>) at the University of British Columbia (UBC). \u00a0He first joined the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (CWSEI) at UBC in 2010 as a postdoctoral Science Teaching and Learning Fellow in the Mathematics Department. \u00a0In 2013, he moved to Skylight, the permanent unit in UBC\u2019s Faculty of Science which is an accomplished example of a discipline-based teaching and learning centre.\u00a0 He was the acting director for the CWSEI in its final years, and has advised universities interested in the SEI model from several countries by email, hosted visits, travel, and participation in TRESTLE (see above). \u00a0Along the way, he has published work related to active learning and student attitudes in undergraduate mathematics, as well as results related to the CWSEI's overall success.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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Stephanie V. Chasteen, Ph.D. <\/strong>is the Associate Director of the Science Education Initiative at the University of Colorado Boulder. \u00a0She first joined the initiative in 2007 as a postdoctoral fellow.\u00a0 A physicist by training, Dr. Chasteen\u2019s first position in the SEI was as a Science Teaching Fellow (STF) in the physics department, helping to transform upper-division physics courses. \u00a0She then worked as the SEI outreach director, creating many of the video resources on the use of clickers and peer instruction which are still widely used.\u00a0 Her current work focuses on supporting and researching department-based educational change initiatives. \u00a0She is the PI of the Transforming Education, Stimulating Teaching and Learning Excellence (TRESTLE) project<\/a> at CU Boulder, a 7-institution NSF-funded project to build on the SEI model.\u00a0 She is also an experienced and active consultant, providing evaluation services to institutional change projects (http:\/\/chasteenconsulting.com<\/a>). \u00a0Dr. Chasteen credits the SEI with giving her expertise and a career pathway into teaching and learning, and a lifelong passion for understanding how faculty and departments engage in using effective teaching practices.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Warren J. Code, Ph.D. <\/strong>is the Associate Director of the Science Centre for Learning and Teaching (skylight.science.ubc.ca<\/a>) at the University of British Columbia (UBC). \u00a0He first joined the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (CWSEI) at UBC in 2010 as a postdoctoral Science Teaching and Learning Fellow in the Mathematics Department. \u00a0In 2013, he moved to Skylight, the permanent unit in UBC\u2019s Faculty of Science which is an accomplished example of a discipline-based teaching and learning centre.\u00a0 He was the acting director for the CWSEI in its final years, and has advised universities interested in the SEI model from several countries by email, hosted visits, travel, and participation in TRESTLE (see above). \u00a0Along the way, he has published work related to active learning and student attitudes in undergraduate mathematics, as well as results related to the CWSEI’s overall success.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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