Development and Impact of a Training Program for Undergraduate Facilitators of Peer-Assisted Learning

Journal Article | June 2017

The authors created a Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) program focused on improving student performance in high-risk STEM courses. Our PALs are modeled after the Peer-Led Team Learning program, which has been shown to…

Research and Teaching: Reducing Student Resistance to Active Learning: Strategies for Instructors

Journal Article | April 2018

In spite of considerable evidence of the effectiveness of active learning and other contemporary teaching methods, barriers to adoption of those methods, such as possible student resistance, continue to exist. This…

Teacher’s Toolkit: Guided-Choice Learning in Out-of-School Environments

Journal Article | January 2016

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. Positive experiences in informal science contexts can lead students to new and positive connections with school science. Based on the…

A Visual Approach to Helping Instructors Integrate, Document, and Refine Active Learning

Journal Article | April 2016

This article describes a visual approach to integrating observational data into self-evaluation and peer review of teaching, practices that can lead to adoption of evidence-based active-learning strategies in STEM. This…

Teacher's Toolkit: Puzzle Boxes for 3-D Learning About Natural Hazards

Journal Article | September 2016

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. In this month’s issue the author describes how he has modified his toy blocks and cubes lessons to introduce students to the nature of…