Assessment of Demographic Biases Associated With the Ground Rules System in a Large Undergraduate Engineering Course

Journal Article | January 2023

Despite more women and underrepresented students entering engineering, there are still gaps in achievement. A potential remedy is to establish equitable team dynamics during groupwork. Groupware systems have been…

A Process of Pedagogical Change in College Science Education

Journal Article | November 2022

This article aims to explore the experiences of science instructors who are active participants in the design and enactment of an interdisciplinary science course with student-centered pedagogy in a large-enrollment…

A Thrilling Roller-coaster Ride

Journal Article | August 2021

Modeling the Coronavirus Outbreak for Cross-Discipline Teaching

Journal Article | October 2020

The Coronavirus outbreak allows for a number of possible applications to classroom teaching (biology, computer science, Earth science, physics, statistics), as well as student research. A number of simple models…

How Do We Know Something Is Alive?

Lesson Plan | April 2020

Peer-Led Team Learning as Educational Tool for First-Year Biology Students

Journal Article | April 2021

This article reports the findings of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model intervention study in an introductory biology course at a Puerto Rican private university. PLTL introduces to the traditional class format an…

Use of a Linked-Course Model to Teach Scientific Writing to First-Year Undergraduates

Journal Article | February 2021

The ability to read and compose original scientific literature is critical to educating informed citizens, yet may be severely lacking in undergraduate curricula. We developed a linked course offering in fall 2017…

Tapping Into the Power of the Crowd to Ensure Safe Drinking Water for All

Journal Article | August 2020

Where Are the Volcanoes?

Journal Article | March 2023

Science and Language Shifts in a Diverse Fourth-Grade Classroom

Journal Article | August 2021

Transforming Local Spaces With Relevant Perspectives

Journal Article | February 2021

How Do Hooved, Herding Herbivores Help the Soil?

Lesson Plan | September 2020

Building Better Questions

Journal Article | January 2023

Airbags as Real-Life Applications for Science

Journal Article | February 2021

Incorporating Student-Centered Learning in an Ecosystems Course

Journal Article | October 2021

Student-centered learning broadly encompasses teaching approaches that shift the focus of instruction from teacher to student by placing an emphasis on what as well as how students want to learn. This approach allows…