Methods in Chemistry Education Research (MICER) is normally a one day meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, focussing on the how to of education research. For 2020, in response to the global pandemic, MICER is moving online, and we are expanding our programme to a series of three symposia, with the first scheduled for Thursday 28th May, 11 AM – 5 PM BST. Anybody with an internet connection may join our conference, but you must register using the link below. Registration costs £10 (ten pounds Sterling) to cover conference hosting costs.
- Register for MICER Session 1 here (Eventbrite, Cost £10)
- You will need to register for each session seperately (sorry – this makes managing sessions easier). We will post up registration links for remaining two sessions once dates are set, but anticipate early June and mid-June.
Speakers for Session 1 are listed below. We are incredibly grateful to these speakers, especially those new to our expanded programme who are joining us for this online adventure, and who are preparing their presentations at short notice. Further details of talk topics will be added in due course. See the website: https://micerportal.wordpress.com/ for updates.
Session 1: Thursday 28th May (11 AM – 5 PM BST - British Summer Time)
Researching in the classroom and the laboratory
- Stacey Lowery Bretz, Miami University
- Resa Kelly, San José State University
- Gwen Lawrie, University of Queensland
- Nimesh Mistry, University of Leeds
- Vanessa Ralph, University of South Florida
- Marcy Towns, Purdue University
A series of invited speakers share insights into education research methods behind their publications; identifying strategies and explaining the rationale for their approaches. The focus of the day is to empower others to adopt particular research approaches in their own research through a combination of providing exemplars, discussion led activities, and links to further readings. All speakers at MICER are invited, and provide pre-reading in advance of the day so that participants can prepare for topics of particular interest to them.
Meeting Co-Chairs: Prof Michael Seery, University of Edinburgh and Dr Aishling Flaherty, University of Limerick