Scott Seagroves
Science & Engineering Educator, Higher Education Professional, Dad
I am a scientist-educator. My interests include:
- Authentic inquiry in science/engineering teaching and learning: science and engineering reasoning skills and practices, large-scale curriculum design, small-scale activity design, workforce needs
- Diversity and equity in higher education: under-represented groups, gender, access, recruitment and retention, culture and identity, issues particular to science and engineering
- Innovations in higher education: authentic inquiry for students, active engagement and active learning, formative and summative assessment, "interdisciplinarity", science and engineering (particularly lab activities)
- Education professional development: college and university faculty, pre- and in-service teachers, scientists and engineers, communities of practice
I am the physics lab instructor at The College of St. Scholastica. I have designed new experiments and lab activities, and introduced original lab assessments into the curriculum. I am an enthusiastic participant in CSS's School of Science Teaching & Learning Group.
I am a part-time affiliate of the Institute for Scientist & Engineer Educators at UC Santa Cruz. I have developed programs as the Academic Coordinator and Curriculum Specialist of the Akamai Workforce Initiative, which advances students from under-represented groups into advanced education and careers in Hawaii’s technical and scientific sectors. As a core staff member of the ISEE Professional Development Program, I develop and deliver programs for early-career scientists and engineers to improve their skills as educators. I collaborate with content experts to design authentic inquiry experiences in many disciplines of science and engineering.