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Challenging Disciplinary Boundaries in the First Year: A New Introductory Integrated Science Course for STEM Majors

This article describes the mobilization, planning, and implementation of a first-year interdiciplinary course for STEM majors that integrates key conc...

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The C-More Scholars Program: Motivations for an Academic-Year Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program

This article describes an academic-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates program targeted at underrepresented students within the University of...

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Research and Teaching: Mandatory Climate Change Discussions in Online Classrooms: Promoting Students' Climate Literacy and Understanding of the Nature of Science

To expose students to critical analysis of media and emphasize the nature of science, we required them to access scientific reports and participate in...

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Cold Water, Warm Ice?

This article describes engaging students in two simple observations to address the concepts of changes of states, heat, temperature, and molecular pot...

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Assessing General Education Science Courses: A Portfolio Approach

The work presented in this article represents one in-depth example of the integration of portfolio assessment into the standard assessment practices o...

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Converting a Biology Course Into a Writing-Intensive Capstone Course: Using Collaboration Between a Professor and Graduate Teaching Assistant

In this article the authors examine the nature of the instructional tools, strategies, and assessments they developed to convert a traditional senior-...