Getting Started in SoTL Research

Journal Article | June 2021

Getting started in SoTL research can seem daunting. Working with a team can increase support and productivity. This article explores roles in SoTL research teams, how to identify research projects, and pacing projects…

A Problem-Solving Experiment

Journal Article | January 2022

Rider Root Beer

Journal Article | July 2022

Wildfire!

Journal Article | November 2022

Using an Instructional Team During Pandemic Remote Teaching Enhanced Student Outcomes in a Large STEM Course

Journal Article | January 2022

The unplanned shift to online instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic challenged many instructors teaching large-enrollment courses to design learning environments that actively engaged all students. We looked at how…

Soil Scientist James Hartig

Journal Article | August 2021

Inquiry-Based Lab Finals

Journal Article | May 2023

Designing to Disrupt Traditional Conceptions of Scientific Competence

Journal Article | August 2020

Pervasive narratives about who and what counts as competent in science disproportionately impact students historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and are perpetuated in the…

Windows on the Inquiry Classroom

Journal Article | June 2021

A complete video and documentary record of an inquiry-based nonscience majors’ course has been captured (the “Fire and Ice” Collection). Every moment of 27 class sessions may be observed from several points of view (…

Integrating Science Communication Into a Large STEM Classroom

Journal Article | October 2021

The communication of scientific findings through writing is an important skill for undergraduate science majors to develop as they move through their respective degree programs. Seeing the importance of science…

Operationalizing the Duty of Care Through Rubrics

Journal Article | July 2022

Laboratory experiments are a key aspect of science education. However, they do have risks, and accidents do happen. Science educators have a duty of care, which includes duty of instruction. One tool that can be…

Strategies to Increase the Workforce Development of Interdisciplinary Cohorts of Traditionally Underrepresented Students in STEM

Journal Article | October 2021

This article presents results from a Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) grant from the National Science Foundation that supported students from three majors and funded the development of cocurricular activities designed to…

A Design Heuristic for Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Journal Article | August 2022

Students reasoning with data in an authentic science environment had the opportunity to learn about the process of science and the world around them while developing skills to analyze and interpret self-collected and…

Airbags as Real-Life Applications for Science

Journal Article | February 2021