Community Guidelines
Before participating in a SEISMIC meeting or event, please review our community guidelines below, inspired by the Center for Research, Learning, and Teaching and the Foundational Course Initiative at the University of Michigan, and 500 Women Scientists.
Community Interactions in General
- Make space, take space, and recognize the limited time we have together
- Listen actively and respectfully, without interrupting
- Critique ideas, not individuals
- Acknowledge impact of words and ideas shared by others and yourself
- Avoid assumptions about your fellow participants or generalizations about social groups
Participating in Virtual Meetings
- Please be aware that some of our group meetings are set to auto-record; there will be a notification that recording is on. These recordings are typically only shared with Working Group members. Webinar recordings of Q&A sessions with presenters may be shared publicly.
- We discourage participants from taking screenshots of our virtual meetings and sharing publicly (e.g. Twitter) in order to respect the privacy of our participants’ spaces.
- Please mute your audio when not speaking.
- Use the chat feature to raise questions, make points, and communicate needs. Facilitators will use the chat to remind participants of time constraints and move discussion along as needed.
- You are welcome to edit your display name to reflect how you’d like to be addressed. Consider adding your pronouns, institution/affiliation, and name pronunciation.
- While we encourage the use of video, please do what is comfortable and turn off video whenever you need to.
Grievance Reporting
SEISMIC is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and respectful community where everyone can thrive and do their best work. If you have experienced harm or witnessed someone else experiencing harm, you can submit a report to alert the collaboration. Reporting an incident allows us to support those impacted and take steps to prevent future incidents. Please visit the page below for more information and to submit a report. Thank you for helping to make our collaboration more inclusive.
Monthly Newsletters
Catch up on the latest SEISMIC news by reading our monthly newsletters.
Additional Resources
Antiracism Statement
SEISMIC Statement on White Supremacist Violence and Anti-Blackness in the United States.
Annual Reports
Each year SEISMIC prepares annual reports for the Sloan Foundation, who provides the funding for our collaboration. We aim to provide detail on everything SEISMIC has accomplished, and we have done this for each year SEISMIC has existed. We’ve complied the reports as well as some other documents here for convenience.
Authorship Rules
SEISMIC is a collaboration of researchers and practitioners intent on producing equitable and inclusive STEM classrooms. Since SEISMIC is a collection of individuals from widely different disciplines and backgrounds, it is necessary to establish general authorship rules to ensure fair and equitable practices with respect to publications and presentations of SEISMIC work.
Grant Writing Playbook
In response to SEISMIC collaborator requests, we developed a five-part grant writing playbook to support collaborative grant writing efforts. Check it out at the link below.
New to SEISMIC
Speaker List
Use this list if you are looking to host speakers on topics related to alternative assessment approaches in STEM. You can also suggest additional speakers or topics using a form on this webpage.
SEISMIC Graphics and Colors
SEISMIC has a set color scheme and plenty of logos for you to use when preparing your own SEISMIC-related content.
HEX Codes
Logos (click here to see more)
Orange: #ED7D31
Dark Blue: #4472C4
Dark Green: #70AD47
Gray: #A5A5A5
Yellow: #FFC000
Light Blue: #5B9BD5
Red: #C00000
Light Green: #92D050
Full SEISMIC Logo
SEISMIC Circle
SEISMIC Logo Vertical
SEISMIC Logo
Weeks of SEISMIC Lightbulb
2023 SEISMIC Summer Meeting Logo
Full SEISMIC Logo in White
SEISMIC Publications
2020 Publications
April
“Advanced Placement Course Credit and Undergraduate Student Success in STEM Gateway Courses”
Publisher: AERA
Authors: Fischer, C., Nguyen, H., Feng, Y., Fiorini, S., Kalender, Y., Schunn, C. D., Vincent-Ruz, P., Whitcomb, K., Witherspoon, E. & Warschauer, M.
August
“Equity in the STEM Landscape: A Multi-institutional Approach to Mapping Systemic Advantages Within STEM Courses”
Publisher: AERA
Authors: Castle, S., Byrd, W. C., Koester, B. P., Bonem, E., Caporale, N., Denaro, K., Matz, R. L., Mead, C., Whitcomb, K. M., Singh, C., Levesque-Bristol, C., McKay, T. A.
2021 Publications
February
“Harnessing Data for Inclusive Ecology Education: Building Programs to Move the Discipline Toward Systemic Change”
Publisher: Ecological Society of America Journal
Authors: Susan J. Cheng, Teresa Mourad, Deborah E. Goldberg, George Middendorf, Luanna B. Prevost, Timothy A. McKay
SEISMIC Presentations
2019 Presentations
September 23; Pittsburgh Quantum Institute Colloquium
“SEISMIC: The Sloan Equity and Inclusion in STEM Introductory Courses Project”
Presenter: Tim McKay
October 15; Reinvention Collaborative- UVP Fall Network Meeting & Advising Colloquium
“Breakout Session Panel: Faculty-Driven, Classroom-Based Innovation”
Presenters: Tim McKay (regarding SEISMIC), Marco Molinaro (regarding ‘Know Your Students’)
November 1; Unizin Learning Analytics Community of Practice Virtual Meeting
“SEISMIC: An Overview of the Sloan Equity and Inclusion in STEM Introductory Courses”
Presenter: Stefano Fiorini
2020 Presentations
January 27; AAU STEM Network Conference
“Examining Equity and Inclusion in Introductory STEM Courses”
Presenters: Tim McKay, Becky Matz, Sehoya Cotner, Marco Molinaro, Dennis Groth, Michael Dennin
April 19; APS Virtual April Meeting
“Using Equity and Inclusion Measurement to Motivate Change”
Presenter: Tim Mckay
Link *may need an APS account to view link.
April 30; Helix Education Podcast
“Anonymous Backchannel Conversation”
Presenter: Perry Samson
July 14; LUX-ZEPLIN Collaboration Meeting
“SEISMIC: Equity & Inclusion as Design Goals for STEM Education Reform”
Presenter: Tim Mckay
*No link
July 14; REMOTE- The Connected Faculty Summit
“The Value of Using an Anonymous Backchannel in Entry-Level STEM Courses”
Presenter: Perry Samson
July 19; AAPT 2020 Summer Meeting
“Rethinking Foundational STEM Courses: Pulling Weeds or Growing Deep Roots?”
Presenter: Tim McKay
*No link
July 19; AAPT 2020 Summer Meeting
“Characterizing Conceptual Understanding in Introductory Physics using Funds of Knowledge, Mental Models and Resource Framework”
Presenter: Juniar Lucien
*No link
July 19; APPT 2020 Summer Meeting
“Promoting and Supporting Equity and Inclusion in STEM Introductory Courses”
Presenters: Z. Yasemin Kalender, Emily Marshman, Christian Schunn, Timothy Nokes-Malach, Chandralekha Singh
*No link
August 8/3-8/10; Ecological Society of America Virtual Meeting
“Learning from classroom data: Critical frameworks for advancing equity, inclusion, & social justice in science education”
Presenters: Susan Cheng, Tim McKay
December 4; BayView Alliance Steering Committee Meeting
[No Title-- presentation regarding SEISMIC]
Presenter: Tim McKay
*No link
2021 Presentations
April 8; AAU Arts and Sciences Deans Meeting
[No Title-- presentation regarding SEISMIC]
Presenters: Tim Mckay, Ryan Sweeder, Michael Dennin
*No link