The SDM Finger

Journal Article | October 2019

Exploring makerspaces, engineering, and more

Course-Based Research in the First Semester of College

Journal Article | April 2020

Undergraduate students are increasingly aware of complex global challenges and have a strong desire to take action and create change. Course-based undergraduate research experiences can offer a wide range of students…

Which of These is True?

Case Study | September 2015

An Interdisciplinary STEM Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience Establishes a Community of Practice and Promotes Psychosocial Gains

Journal Article | March 2023

Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) represent an economical and practical way for institutions to equitably offer research experiences to large numbers of students. Although the benefits of CUREs are…

Globalize Your Classroom

Journal Article | October 2019

Employing global collaboration to develop student communication skills using the water cycle

Learning Researchers

Journal Article | December 2020

Formative assessment has been shown to be a critical activity for promoting meaningful understanding in the classroom. Systematic engagement in formative assessment helps instructors to develop a clearer picture of…

Finding Team Clean

Journal Article | May 2020

A Cure for Cancer?

Case Study | October 2017

A Team-Taught Interdisciplinary First-Year Seminar With a Focus on Blood

Journal Article | February 2020

First-Year Seminars (FYS) offer a unique mode of introducing college students to new topics, research practices, and approaches to learning that they may not have been exposed to in high school. In this article, we…

Understanding and Addressing Ambiguity in the STEM Classroom

Journal Article | October 2020

The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are some of the most jargon-heavy areas in higher education. As such, teaching and learning in these areas includes challenges with lexically ambiguous…

Meteorologist Maureen McCann

Journal Article | December 2020

A Research-Based Checklist for Development and Critique of STEM Instructional Videos

Journal Article | August 2020

The technical barriers to video production are decreasing and the popularity of video as an instructional medium in science is increasing. Although a large body of education research is available to inform the…

3D-Printed Laboratory Accessories as a Conduit for a Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Experience

Journal Article | March 2023

Although undergraduate research experience has proven to have positive effects on student outcomes, such opportunities are not always widely available. Options can be especially limited for early-career engineering…

Monitoring Microplastics in Surface Water—A Pacing Guide for Grades 5–12

Journal Article | July 2023

Cookie Jar Alarms

Journal Article | September 2019

This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering.