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Web Seminar
Archive: Science Update: NOAA - Observing and Understanding Earth Systems, November 3, 2022
Together we will explore all the places where we can find NOAA employees and how this federal agency allows us to observe and understand Earth systems - from the surface of the Sun to the depths of the Ocean. Do not miss it! All individuals receiv...
Web Seminar
Archive: Science Update: Underwater Sound in our National Marine Sanctuaries, June 2, 2022
SanctSound is a three-year project, managed by NOAA and the U.S. Navy, to better understand underwater sound within our national marine sanctuaries. The goal of the SanctSound project is to understand how sound varies in the ocean by collecting the s...
Web Seminar
Archive: Science Update: Exploring Seamounts of the Atlantic and Pacific, June 23, 2022
Our ocean is filled with numerous seamounts, guyots, and other volcanic features that profoundly influence tectonics, ecosystems, and ocean currents. NOAA Ocean Exploration seeks to characterize these features and their influences on our planet’s o...
Journal Article
As change agents at our university, we sought to facilitate a transition within our STEM college toward more extensive use of evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs) that promote student-centered learning. We sought a multifaceted approach for...
By Richard E. West, Jamie L. Jensen, Michael Johnson, Jennifer Nielson, Rebecca Sansom, and Geoffrey Wright
Journal Article
Exploring the Effects of a Neglected Area
One of the major challenges of teaching science has been engaging students in discussions of concepts due to lack of perceived relevancy of topics to students’ individual goals and societal issues. Science has been viewed as a set of abstract topic...
By Emma Tribble, Rohan Skariah, Emily Tran, and Ozcan Gulacar
Journal Article
Gender Inequities Throughout STEM
Efforts to promote equity and inclusion using evidence-based approaches are vital to correcting long-standing societal inequities that have disadvantaged women and discouraged them from pursuing studies, including in many STEM disciplines. We used 10...
By Alexandru Maries, Kyle Whitcomb, and Chandralekha Singh
Journal Article
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 one instructor used her instruct...
By Susan D. Hester, Jordan M. Elliott, Lindsey K. Navis, L. Tori Hidalgo, Young Ae Kim, Paul Blowers, Lisa K. Elfring, Karie L. Lattimore, and Vicente Talanquer
Journal Article
By Mairéad Hurley, Abby Rhinehart, Philip Bell, Autumn Brown, Nancy Price, and Joseph Roche