Peer-Designed Active Learning Modules as a Strategy to Improve Confidence and Comprehension Within Introductory Computer Science

Journal Article | July 2020

While research has demonstrated the links between active learning and student success, lecture remains a dominant instructional method within introductory STEM courses. In this project, we used the strategy of…

Enrichment for All

Journal Article | September 2020

Heat Reinvented

Journal Article | August 2021

Simulating a Non-Native Invasion

Journal Article | January 2019

Why Does the Moon Look Like That Again?

Journal Article | September 2020

Comics in the Classroom

Journal Article | March 2020

Conducting Science Labs in a Virtual World

Journal Article | November 2020

Would You Believe?

Journal Article | April 2023

Engineering Essential Attributes of Cooperative Learning and Quality Discourse in a Large Enrollment Course by Leveraging Clicker Devices

Journal Article | April 2020

This article describes how clickers (student response systems) may be used to assess and support the development of productive process skills and discourse patterns within student teams during class periods. Clicker…

Making Lab Group Work Equitable and Inclusive

Journal Article | March 2023

The collaborative nature of introductory college science labs means that labs can play a major role in boosting students’ interest in experimental science when they work together in small groups. However, collaboration…

A Journey to Acceptance

Journal Article | August 2020

The main objective of this study was to characterize the acceptance of evolution among biology majors. Semi-structured interviews were carried out to track the opinions of students in relation to two aspects of…

Science Day and Night

Journal Article | January 2022

From Surviving to Thriving

Journal Article | April 2020

An Introvert’s Perspective: Analyzing the Impact of Active Learning on Multiple Levels of Class Social Personalities in an Upper Level Biology Course

Journal Article | February 2020

With calls to reassess higher education teaching methods, active learning practices have quickly become a popular alternative to traditional lectures, especially in STEM courses that traditionally rely heavily on large…

Building Engagement in STEM Through Career Courses at Two-Year Institutions

Journal Article | October 2019

This month's Two-Year Community column describes how Geo-Launchpad, a program funded by the NSF, exposes students to internships and research opportunities that promote postsecondary education or workforce employment in…