Keep Your Friends Close and Your Colleagues Nearby: The Hidden Ties that Improve STEM Education

Jose P. MestreJose P. Mestre ([email protected]). A theoretical nuclear physicist by training, Mestre's research focuses on the learning of physics, contributing in areas such as the acquisition and use of knowledge by experts and novices, transfer of learning, problem solving, and instructional design. He has offered Congressional testimony on The Science of Learning, has published numerous articles and books, and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

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Geoffrey L. HermanGeoffrey L. Herman ([email protected]). Herman has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and is a Teaching Assistant Professor in Computer Science and a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Illinois. His research focuses on how students learn engineering and computing concepts, and studying processes for creating systemic instructional change in college settings. Previously he was a postdoctoral researcher in Engineering Education at Purdue University.

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Jonathan H. TomkinJonathan H. Tomkin ([email protected]). Tomkin is a mathematically based geoscientist with two research focus areas: first, he uses models and large data sets to determine how climates, glaciers, tectonics, and landscapes interact. Second, he explores how new technological and organizational approaches can improve STEM education. He produced the first geoscience MOOC, is the editor of an open-source textbook, and has published widely in both geoscience and STEM education.

Matthew WestMatthew West ([email protected]). Matthew West is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering at theUniversity of Illinoiswith research interests in scientific computing that include time integration of deterministic and stochastic systems, distributed computation, and particle methods for simulation and estimation. In education he researches computer-based assessment and the development of innovative teaching cultures. Professor West is a University of Illinois Distinguished Teacher-Scholar and College of Engineering Faculty Coordinator for Educational Innovation.

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This research was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DUE1347722. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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