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…

Peer Review and Response

Journal Article | October 2020

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.…

Young Mathematicians: A Successful Model of a Family Math Community

Journal Article | July 2022

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…

Insulating Tiny Homes

Journal Article | February 2021

Nature Did It First: Engineering Through Biomimicry

Journal Article | July 2023

STEM Bridge Program

Journal Article | June 2021

We explored underrepresented minority (URM) students’ perceptions of the merit and worth of a summer STEM bridge program. The Ohio State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program facilitated a three-week…

Facilitating Departmental and Institutional Change for Expanding Undergraduate Research Experiences

Journal Article | May 2023

Increased sustainable access to undergraduate research opportunities, particularly for historically underrepresented populations, involves transforming departmental and institutional cultures, which is time-consuming…

Students Taught by a First-Time Instructor Using Active-Learning Teaching Strategies Outperform Students Taught by a Highly-Regarded Traditional Instructor

Journal Article | February 2021

In this paper we put forth a model for physics course reform that uniquely uses proven, research-based active-learning strategies to help students improve their physics knowledge and problem-solving skills. In this…

Case Studies in Environmental Justice

Journal Article | September 2020

Mission Cognition

Journal Article | January 2021

A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Perspectives Toward Learning Assistant–Faculty Relationships

Journal Article | January 2023

Learning Assistant (LA) programs oversee and support undergraduate instructors and faculty members who work together to facilitate student learning in a variety of classroom settings. The success of an LA program is…

How AI Is Transforming Critical Thinking in Science Education

Blog Post | April 2025

Digging Deeper

Journal Article | February 2021

Critical Consciousness in Engineering for Sustainable Communities

Journal Article | February 2022