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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 concepts found in traditional first-semester biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and phys...

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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 Hawaii system, shows how it is aligned with best practices for broadening participation, and presen...

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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 mandatory peer discussions. The vast majority of students indicated that online peer-discussion for...

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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 potential and kinetic energy....

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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 of a general education course for nonscience majors....

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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-level biology course into a writing-intensive, capstone biology course....

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Addressing STEM Retention Through a Scientific Thought and Methods Course

This article presents an innovative course, Scientific Thought and Methods, that targets students with low math placement scores. Course topics focus on development of scientific reasoning and the ability to engage effectively in all aspects of the s...

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Case Study: Engaging Students From Underrepresented Populations: The Enduring Legacies Native Cases Initiative

This project provies a unique opportunity for a partnership between two state colleges and two tribal Native American colleges. First, the authors developed a collection of interdisciplinary cases. Second they taught faculty how to teach with cases i...