First Do No Harm

Journal Article | July 2022

Computer-delivered exams are attractive due to ease of delivery, lack of waste, and immediate results. But before moving to computer-based assessments, instructors should consider whether they affect student performance…

Exploring the Role of Student Seating Preference and Performance in a Large Introductory STEM Course

Journal Article | March 2023

Most introductory courses are held in large lecture halls, with students typically sitting in either the front, middle, or back of the classroom. In a mixed-methods study of student attendance, performance, and seat…

For Your Eyes Only

Journal Article | January 2021

Building Better Questions

Journal Article | January 2023

Where in the World?

Journal Article | July 2021

Interdisciplinary Lessons on Energy and Entropy

Journal Article | May 2022

This article presents ideas and narratives of an experiment on the concept of energy developed for an honors seminar on energy and a mechanics course. We argue that energy is an idea best taught in an interdisciplinary…

Promoting Sensemaking Through an Impactful Instructional Sequence

Journal Article | July 2023

Building Picnic Tables ... and Community

Journal Article | February 2021

Empowering Salieri

Journal Article | November 2021

Let Me Tell You A Story

Journal Article | January 2023

The Sun Is a Star

Journal Article | August 2021

Teaching Assistant Responses to COVID-19

Journal Article | January 2023

Undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants (TAs) are tasked with instructing undergraduate courses with little to no professional development (PD). To better develop PD opportunities, it is important to understand…

Heat Reinvented

Journal Article | August 2021

Student Active Learning Anxieties Differ by Preferred Seating Location in Introductory Biology Classes

Journal Article | October 2021

As undergraduates’ academic distress continues to rise, it is important to consider factors related to classroom anxiety. This study investigated how student anxiety varied by preferred seating location and whether the…

Accomodating Visually Impaired Students in Secondary Science

Journal Article | November 2022