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Collaboration Crushes Competition!
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A Research-Based Checklist for Development and Critique of STEM Instructional Videos
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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…
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Using the Putting the Pieces Together Instructional Routine
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In this module, educators will be introduced to the four elements of the Putting the Pieces Together (PT2) Instructional Routine. In the Putting the Pieces Together Instructional Routine, students synthesize ideas they…
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Online Engagement in an Undergraduate Cell Biology Course
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Online engagement, or the use of online supplementary instruction and assessment, in high-structure courses is gaining popularity as a useful tool to facilitate instruction, assignments, and examinations. High-structure…
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Making Lab Group Work Equitable and Inclusive
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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…
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Barriers to Learning Assistant Engagement
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Learning Assistants (LAs) help students develop a deeper understanding of content and are particularly effective during active learning instruction. A foundational pillar of the LA model is the LA pedagogy course,…
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A Novel Rubric Format for Providing Feedback on Process Skills to STEM Undergraduate Students
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To improve student process-skill development, a novel type of rubric was developed that goes beyond a typical analytic rubric by providing detailed feedback to students. Process skills are transferable skills such as…
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Students in an upper-division Environmental Chemistry course used peer review and response to reviewer comments to improve their writing skills. The process employed an anonymous and timed in-class Peer Review Format.…
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Overcoming Obstacles and Finding Support for Teaching Critical Thinking in STEM
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This qualitative research study aimed to discover what obstacles and supports community college teachers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) face when teaching critical-thinking skills in their…
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Implementing Peer-Led Team Learning and Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning in an Organic Chemistry Course
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Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) is a small-group, collaborative problem-solving model that has significantly increased student performance in a variety of chemistry undergraduate courses and other STEM courses. Cyber Peer…
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Cycles in Motion: Visualizing Change With Spatial Thinking
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