October 2025 Faculty & Staff Briefs

November 6, 2025

SERVICE

Rob Hanna and Zaida McGinley traveled to Holley-Navarre Intermediate School to work with students as part of FSU InSPIRE’s STEAM Night.

Young student in a classroom working with an educator.Amanda Tazaz, Ph.D. hosted Hillsborough County students at Riverview Elementary for “Spooky STEAM Nights” to support K-5 math learning goals.

PRESENTATIONS and CONFERENCES

Rob Hanna, Zaida McGinley, Carrie Myers, and Jim Reynolds presented “Co-Designing with AI: Empowering Science Educators for the Future of Learning” and “AI Savvy Science Classroom: Teaching Critical Thinking in the Age of AI” at the Florida Association of Science Teachers (FAST) 2025 Conference.

Subhasree Sengupta, Ph.D. presented “A Context-Aware Q&A Motivational Agent for Project-Based Learning in Computing Education” at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2025 conference. She also presented “Case Studies as a Pedagogical Approach in Responsible Data Literacy: A Conceptual Exploration” at the Association for Library and Information Science Education 2025 conference. 

Flavia Ramos-Mattoussi, Ed.D. presented "The erosion of academic freedom and global engagement in U.S. higher education under presidential executive orders in 2025" at the EDULEARN25 Conference in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

 

BYLINES

Colleen Ganley, Ph.D. and Rob Schoen, Ph.D. published “Examining How Grade Level and Teaching Experience Are Related to Math Anxiety and Anxiety about Teaching” in The Elementary School Journal.

Flavia Ramos-Mattoussi, Ed.D. published “The Erosion of Academic Freedom and Global Engagement in U.S. Higher Education under Presidential Executive Orders in 2025” in EDULEARN Proceedings.