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Journal Article
Student-Driven Research in the First Year
We designed the Integrated Sciences First-Year Program (ISFP) to introduce students to the nature and process of science early in their academic career, help them develop skills and competencies, and create an intellectual community of learners to fo...
By Christina Cianfrani, Sarah Hews, and Christene DeJong
Journal Article
We carried out a study of an instructional model that integrates flipped classroom with active learning, in-class activities into our biology course, using a mixed methods research design. According to the survey (n = 331), a majority of students fou...
By Bina Rai, Julia Yajuan Zhu, Dawn C-I Koh, Khoo Xiaojuan, Lakshminarasimhan Krishnaswamy, Rajesh Chandramohanadas, Ong Eng Shi, and Pey Kin Leong
Journal Article
Project-based learning (PBL) instructional methods attempt to make connections between students and their ability to solve real problems. We framed our qualitative study within sociocultural theory and used the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, a...
By Patricia G. Patrick, William Bryan, and Shirley M. Matteson
Journal Article
Surveying the Safety Culture of Academic Laboratories
The university traditionally has been the foundation for young adults’ professional development, yet the proclivity toward safety culture has garnered less focus in higher education than in the workforce. A survey of faculty at a medium-sized, rese...
By Emily Faulconer, Zachary Dixon, John C. Griffith, and Hayden Frank
Web Seminar
Archive: Science Update: The Unknown World of Deep-Sea Corals, December 3, 2020
Deep-sea corals live in some of the least studied ecosystems on the planet, yet provide crucial support for fisheries and a number of other ecosystem services. This presentation, delivered by Heather Coleman, Coordinator of the Deep Sea Coral Re...
Web Seminar
Archive: Leaders Needed: Help Advance Science Education and NSTA, October 7, 2020
NSTA’s mission is, “to promote excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all." ...
Web Seminar
Whether in teaching and learning in a classroom or virtual space, digital tools can be leveraged as a means for students to share ideas, evaluate competing ideas, and give and receive critique. This month’s focus is Google Slides and Docs. Join us ...
Web Seminar
Archive: Science Update: The Cosmic Shooting Gallery, November 19, 2020
Stuff hits the Earth all the time, but fortunately we have a nice thick warm atmosphere that vaporizes everything smaller than an SUV. Spacecraft have to be specially engineered to survive reentry, and they are only going a fraction of typical interp...