COSAM Discipline-Based Education Research cluster seeks to investigate and improve learning

Discipline-based education research, or DBER, uses evidence-based knowledge to improve teaching practices.

COSAM has brought together a strong, cross-disciplinary team with faculty in all five departments within the college.

Although DBER is well known in college-level research, Auburn is one of very few universities to house DBER faculty in all five of the traditional STEM areas within COSAM. The DBER group investigates instructional strategies, develops open access educational resources, and assesses learning to increase access for all students in STEM, making an impact in the future workforce.

Don't miss the Fall 2021 Arboretum Plant Sale!

New Auburn Azaleas available at Arboretum Fall Sale: The Davis Arboretum's fall native plant sale order forms are now available. This year's sale features newly available Auburn azaleas, the new President's White Oak, collected with permission from the President's lawn, and pitcher plant varieties for the carnivorous plant lover in your family. Plants from this sale make wonderful holiday and graduation gifts. All proceeds benefit the Davis Arboretum. 

2021 Southern Educational Robotics Conference hosted by SCORE

On October 7 and 8, the Southeastern Center of Robotics Education (or SCORE), an outreach unit in the College of Sciences and Mathematics at Auburn University, hosted the Southern Educational Robotics Conference (or SERC) for K-12 teachers and administrators. More than 170 attendees, both in-person and remote, gathered to share tools and tips to change the future of education with robotics. SERC included four featured speakers and 32 breakout sessions hosted by educators from across the south. The conference also featured an exhibit hall for companies and organizations specializing in educational robotics products and services, including VEX Robotics, Firia Labs, EZ-Robot, Inc., Tynker and Dauphin Island Sea Lab. At these exhibits, educators could meet face-to-face with representatives from each company/organization to learn more about the cutting-edge programs, curricula and products that are available in today’s growing market of robots tools for the classroom.

COSAM graduate student fellow receives Alabama EPSCOR Graduate Research Scholars Program Award

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research showcased Suresh Thapa and Ryan Comes from the Department of Physics.

Thapa received an Alabama EPSCOR Graduate Research Scholars Program Award.

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