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Faculty delve into 'StoryTeaching'

McLain Marlow
McLain Marlow

Brad McLain and Mike Marlow of the University of Colorado Denver's School of Education and Human Development recently delivered a NASA-sponsored Astrobiology Education and Training (AbET) webinar, "StoryTeaching: An Exploration of the Importance of Story and Narrative in Science Learning."

During the seminar, they discussed how humans are natural storytellers. Humans describe experiences and talk about history through stories. Humans construct new understanding through the reframing of old stories and the creation of new ones. We even describe who we are – to ourselves and others – through stories. When applied to science learning and science communication, the concept of "story" represents a powerful framework for making science, technology, engineering and math lessons relevant and exciting.

McLain and Marlow explored "StoryTeaching" as the intersection of two fields of study: (1) Science Identity Construction through Experiential Learning, and (2) the Narrative Study of Lives. They also discussed the formation, maintenance and maturing of positive science identities in the face of an often science-hostile youth culture, and the significance of personal ownership and integration of STEM into an individual's sense of self though the processes of interpretation and meaning making inherent in story.

To view an archive of the presentation, visit http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/nai-storyteaching-seminar/.

Harris takes new post at University of Colorado Law School

Harris
Harris

Susani Harris has been named senior director for diversity and inclusive excellence at the University of Colorado Law School.

This new position, housed in the Office of Career Development, is designed to help further embed the principles of inclusiveness, facilitate pipeline activities, and connect students and alumni with the profession's efforts to increase diversity.

"I have long been committed to diversity and inclusiveness in the law community and with this new position, I hope to take that commitment to the next level," Harris said. "Colorado Law and Dean (David) Getches have entrusted me to assist and support our diverse student population and I am delighted to accept that challenge."

Previously, Harris was the assistant dean for career development, helping to counsel, assist and encourage students and alumni in their efforts to focus on and explore their career options, develop useful networking skills, prepare effective cover letters and resumes, and develop successful interviewing techniques.

Harris was legal counsel for a settlement consulting firm in Houston from 2003 to 2007. Prior to that, Harris was an attorney at Holland and Hart for 20 years, practicing oil and gas and mining law and served as director of attorney recruitment and professional development, and as director of diversity and professional development.
While at Holland and Hart, she was responsible for the recruitment, hiring, counseling, development, and retention of attorneys, and for guiding and assisting the firm in carrying out its commitment to recruit, hire, retain and promote a diverse attorney workforce. She also provided diversity consulting to numerous clients, other law firms, and corporations.

Harris was the primary drafter of the original Colorado Pledge to Diversity, which was signed by 23 Denver law firms. She also served twice as co-chair of the steering committee for the original Colorado Pledge to Diversity Law Firm Group.

The new position is part of Colorado Law's continuing efforts to place its students in the job market. Colorado Law recently hired a national career expert, Whiting Dimock Leary, to serve as senior assistant dean for students and coordinate student affairs, including the Career Development Office.

"We continue to broaden the career development office efforts and will look to expand our staff," Leary said. "We are taking steps to enhance our local and national outreach efforts and helping to place our students in a broad range of careers that truly reflect the enhanced analytical skills with which they graduate."

A search is under way for a new assistant dean for career development.

Assistant professor takes physics prize

Sternovsky
Sternovsky

Zoltan Sternovsky, a University of Colorado Boulder assistant professor in the aerospace engineering sciences department, has won a Best Young Scientist Prize from the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP). The international, nongovernmental organization is devoted to the advancement of physics.

Sternovsky's prize in plasma physics is for his "pioneering contribution to the study of charged dust particle dynamics in laboratory and space plasmas."

 

 

 

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