Center for Teaching Excellence

Past Projects: Teaching as Research

Browse a list of previous Teaching as Research mini-grant recipients and their topics, including publications and presentations. 

Previous Mini-Grant Recipients

2022-2023

Sharee Allen (Art), Art as Cartharsis

Brent Blair (Biology), Does environmental justice coursework change student perception of what constitutes an environmental issue?

Rose Ann Fleming (Athletics and EMSS), Student Assimilation of Values in Sport

Richie L. Liu (Marketing), So Many Choices: Experiential Learning Project Traits - A Causal Approach for More Effective Student Engagement

Tammy Zilliox and Teresa Young (Education), Efficacy of Embedded Field Experience in a Literacy Assessments Course

Presentation

T. Zilliox, and T. Young.The Benefits of an Innovative Literacy Assessment Field Experience. Paper presented at the conference ALER, Nov 9-11, Santa Fe, NM

2020-2021

Laura E. Carney (Sport Science and Management), Exploration of Ungrading as an Alternative Method of Assessment

Tina Davlin-Pater (Sport Science and Management), Student Perceptions of a New Soft Skills Assessment Approach

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Publication

Davlin-Pater C. Student Perceptions of Soft Skills Multisource feedback in a Professional Level Athletic Training Program.  Internet Journal of Allied Health Science and Practice. 2023; Jun 29;21(3), Article 14.

Jody Googins (Education), Reading Groups: Fostering Critical Conversations in an Online Environment

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Publications/Presentations

Winn, V., & Googins, J. Critical conversations in online reading groups: Narratives of sociopolitical awareness among teachers. Critical Questions in Education, 14(3), 2023, pp. 199-217. https://academyedstudies.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/winn-googins-final.pdf

Googins, J., & Winn, V. Teaching strategies for online reading groups to raise sociopolitical awareness. The Ohio Journal of Teacher Education, 2022, 36(2).  

Googins, J. & Winn, V. Fostering critical conversations: Using reading groups to engage in conversations about equity, justice, and antiracism in the classroom. Presented at the National Council for the Teachers of English Language Arts (NCTE) Annual Convention, November 2021, Louisville, KY (online).

Googins, J. & Winn, V. The goodness is in the freedom of it: Building powerful learning communities and fostering critical conversations. Presented at Conference on Curriculum Theory and Classroom Practice, October 2021, Dayton, OH.

Googins, J., & Winn, V. Building powerful learning communities: Using CRP to foster critical conversations. Presented at the Midwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, October 2021 Cincinnati, OH.

Christina Hammersmith (Mathematics)

Tammy L. Sonnentag (Psychology), Faculty’s beliefs about overcoming common barriers to implementing service and community-engaged pedagogy

Thomas Wagner (Communication), The Measurement of Jesuit Gifts in a Senior Capstone Class

2019-2020

Tammy L. Sonnentag (Psychology), Faculty perceived barriers and benefits to service and community-engaged pedagogy

2018-2018

Lauren Angelone (Education), A STEAM Module for Early Childhood Preservice Teachers

Publications/Presentations:

L. Angelone. STEAM in Elementary Education: A Blended Module to Develop Preservice Teachers’ Conceptualizations of STEAM Education. Paper presented at the Mid-Western Educational Research Association’s Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH 2019.

L. Angelone. A STEAM Module for Early Childhood Preservice Teachers: Expanding Definitions and Building Confidence. Poster presentation, Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University, Oxford OH, 2019

L. Angelone. A Technology Enhanced STEAM Module for Early Childhood Preservice Teachers: Expanding Definitions and Building Confidence. Paper presented at the Association for Science Teacher Education’s International Conference, San Antonio, TX 2020.

L. Angelone. STEAM in Early Childhood Education: A Blended Module to Investigate Preservice Teachers’ Conceptualizations of STEAM
Education. The Ohio Journal of Teacher Education, 34(1), 5-20, 2020.

L. Angelone. The Geometry of Buildings: A STEAM Module. Science & Children, 57(6), 64-69, 2020.

Leah Dunn (Occupational Therapy) & Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco (Classics and Modern Languages), Promoting Transformational Learning Through the Context of Academic Service Learning

Ashley Hinck (Communication), Discourses of Teaching and Learning Paradigms Circulating Among Students

Publication:

A.Hinck, J. Tighe. From the Other Side of the Desk: Students’ Discourses of Teaching and Learning, Communication Education, 69(1), 1-18, 2020. 

Travis Speice (Sociology), Measuring effects of faculty interaction on undergraduate writing confidence and efficacy

Presentation:

T. Speice. Developing strategies to enhance student confidence in writing, Oral presentation, Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University, Oxford OH, 2019.

2017-2018

Renea Frey (English), Teaching Diversity in Writing Center Pedagogy

Gail Latta (Leadership Studies Program), A Study of the Utility of Repertory Grids for Doctoral Study of Leadership Theory: Comparative and Longitudinal Analyses

Publications/Presentations:

G.F. Latta. A Study of the Utility of Repertory Grids for Doctoral Study of Leadership Theory: Comparative and Longitudinal Analyses, Innovation Track, Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University, Oxford OH, 2018.

G.F. Latta. Eliciting the True Self: The Effects of Doctoral Education on Students’ Implicit Theories and Development of Authentic Leader Identity. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 16 (1), 30-56, 2019. DOI 10.1177/1942775119858638

Bernd Rossa (Mathematics), Quantitative Reasoning

Heidrun Schmitzer (Physics), Creating a worksheet for using metacognition teaching techniques in Physics courses for physics instructors

Presentation:

H. Schmitzer, G. Braun. Creating a Form Sheet for a Lecture Plan Using Metacognition Teaching Techniques in Physics Courses, Poster presentation, Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University, Oxford OH, 2018.

Kathleen Timmerman (Computer Science), Requiring Topic Mastery with Minimum Increase to Grading for a Freshman Computer Science 

Presentation:

K. Timmerman. Requiring Topic Mastery with Minimum Increase to Grading for a Freshman Computer Science Course, Oral presentation, Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University, Oxford OH, 2018.

2016-2017

Supaporn Kradtap (Chemistry), Effectiveness of Group Worksheets Used in Physical Chemistry Class and Benefits of the COIL Project in Quantitative Analysis Class

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Publication/Presentation:

S. Kradtap Hartwell, Classroom Without Borders: Learning Through Intercultural Collaborative Projects, Poster presentation, Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University, Oxford, OH 2017

K. Watla-iad, S. Kradtap Hartwell. Creating a Globally Enhanced Chemistry Course through an Intercultural Collaborative Assignment. Journal of Chemical Education, 99, 1068−1075, 2022.

Eileen Alexander (Health Services Administration), Process Improvement Consulting Teams: Creating An Undergraduate Service Learning Experience

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Publication/Presentation:

E.S. Alexander, F.R. Browne. Community Service Learning Improves Students’ Learning Outcomes and Perceived Value of Health Services Education to the Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University, Oxford OH, 2017.

E.S. Alexander, A. Eberhart, S. Rhiney, J. Janzen, K. Dale, P. Vazquez, F.R. Browne. Community Service-learning Improves Students’ Learning Outcomes, Content Knowledge and Perceived Value of Health Services Education: a Multi-year Comparison to Lecture. International Journal for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement, Vol. 8, December 21, 2020; released 19 January 2021.

Betsy List (Nursing), Scholarship of Teaching: Pediatric Health Promotion Service Learning Project

Presentation:

B. List. Incorporating Service Learning for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Pediatric Nursing Education, Poster Presentation, Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University, Oxford OH, 2017.

Tina Davlin-Pater (Sport Science and Mangement), Implementation and Assessment of a New Program Requirement to Promote Professional Development

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Publication:

C. Davlin-Pater, E. Rosencrum. Implementation and Assessment of a New Program Requirement to Promote Professional Development. Internet Journal of Allied Health Science and Practice. 19(1), Article 17. 2021.