What’s in your teaching DNA?

In biology, recombinant DNA involves combining DNA from different sources to achieve a desired outcome. At Recombinant Education, we help combine your unique academic strengths and disciplinary knowledge with evidence-based educational strategies via workshops and consulting services to achieve positive outcomes for yourself, your students, and your institution.

Dr. Justin Shaffer, a STEM faculty member with 10+ years experience in the classroom and with discipline-based education research, offers higher education workshops and consulting services in the following areas.

Contact me to discuss your unique circumstances so that we can plan for a way to work together.

 

Watch Justin give a workshop on getting started in discipline-based education research at CINVESTAV in Mexico City

Justin Shaffer workshop

Read Justin’s opinion piece on assessing class time costs in order to justify using more evidence-based teaching strategies in class on Inside Higher Ed

Listen to Justin discuss course design and course structure on Derek Bruff’s Intentional Teaching podcast

 

 

 

 

 

 

Testimonials

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Please invite Dr. Shaffer to consult with you or your faculty! He’s invested in continuous improvement and evidence-based methods, skilled at translating research to practice, and will renew your excitement for classroom teaching. He’s a rare-find and a gem; consistently delivering the highest quality work while also tending to his students’ and coworkers’ needs.”

Sarah Bodbyl, Associate Dean, Van Andel Institute Graduate School

“After attending three of his workshops, it is my belief that Dr. Justin Shaffer is a rising star in pedagogy, one of the new generation to come after foundational folks like Drs. Felder & Brent, Wankat, and Stice. Only one unique attribute is his expertise in both chemical engineering and quantitative biology. Justin is revitalizing pedagogical methods with great intellect, energy, and more diversity experience than most others in the field. It has been a pleasure to learn from him.”

E. Dendy Sloan, University Professor Emeritus, Colorado School of Mines

“Justin is a fantastic workshop presenter, instructor, and collaborator. His enthusiasm and knowledge of subjects such as course design and active learning clearly show through in his presentations, in which he makes everyone feel engaged, welcome, and inspired. I highly recommend your department or teaching and learning center to invite Justin so that he can work with and inspire your colleagues too.”

Sami Raut, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

Upcoming Events

Nov 2023

Macmillan Biology Majors Workshop

Talk: The impact of high structure course design across courses, disciplines, and universities

Austin, TX

Nov 2023

POD Network Conference

Workshop: High structure design for STEM courses

Pittsburgh, PA

 

Dec 2023

A&P Teaching and Learning Community

Talk: Student difficulties in learning anatomical organ systems

Virtual

Dec 2023

Brigham Young University

Talk: The impact of high structure course design across courses, disciplines, and universities

Workshop: High structure course design for STEM disciplines

Provo, UT

January 2024

University of Colorado Student Engagement through Technology Symposium

Workshop: Using modern iClicker questions to promote student engagement

Boulder, CO

April 2024

James Madison University

Seminar: High structure course design across universities, students, and disciplines

Virtual

Select Recent Events

October 2023

University of Business and Technology, College of Engineering (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)

Workshop: High structure design for STEM courses

Virtual

October 2023

University of California, Irvine

Talk: The impact of high structure course design across courses, disciplines, and universities

Workshop: Faculty peer observation protocols to improve student learning and outcomes

Irvine, CA

October 2023

Purdue University Biology Education Seminar Series

Talk: The impact of high structure course design across courses, disciplines, and universities

Virtual

August 2023

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Biology Department

Workshops: High structure course design, active learning, and backwards design for biology curricula

Edinburg, TX

August 2023

College of the Mainland   Nursing Program

Webinar: Introduction to iClickers (in partnership with iClicker)

Virtual

July 2023

Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research

Long talk: The impact of high structure course design across courses, disciplines, and universities

Minneapolis, MN

May 2023

American Society for Engineering Education Research Regional Conference

Workshop: Getting started in engineering education research

Golden, CO

Company Info

Recombinant Education LLC

Founded by Justin Shaffer, PhD

Golden, CO

Contact

Let’s work together! Please contact me to discuss your unique circumstances, scheduling, rates, and questions.

justin@recombinanteducation.com