The Culture of STEM May Sideline Aspiring Queer Scientists
– Science Advances “Sexual minority” students were 7% less likely to persist towards a STEM degree compared to their heterosexual peers.
Archive for month: March, 2018
A Trend Toward Transparency for Ph.D. Career Outcomes?
/in CIRTL /by maojacanThree efforts — the Coalition for Next Generation Life Sciences; the 10,000 PhDs Project; and a new taxonomy of scientific jobs created by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences — […]
Same Course, Different Ratings
/in Newsworthy /by maojacan–Inside Higher Ed A new study in PS: Political Science combines elements of prior research on gender bias in student evaluations of teaching, or SETs, and arrives at a serious conclusion: institutions […]
The Benefits of Talking about Graduate Teaching
/in Newsworthy /by maojacan–Chronicle of Higher Education Columnist Anne Curzan argues for faculty members’ engaging in more discussion and mentoring about graduate pedagogy.
Is My Teaching Learner-Centered?
/in Newsworthy /by maojacanTo gauge what it means to be a learner-centered instructor, consider these questions. (READ MORE) Characteristics of learner-centered teaching Does the course contain activities that put students in positions to learn […]
Join Project Bruin Strong!
/in Announcements /by maojacanProject Bruin Strong seeks to normalize challenges, failures, and set-backs during the college experience and to build community amongst students so that they are aware that we have all dealt […]
Why Colleges Must Change How They Teach Calculus
/in Newsworthy /by maojacanEach year many students abandon plans to become engineers or scientists because of poor performance in calculus. An active learning approach could help turn things around. [READ MORE]
Investigating the Influence of Gender on Student Perceptions of the Clicker in a Small Undergraduate General Chemistry Course
/in Newsworthy /by maojacanThe use of electronic response pads or “clickers” is a popular way to engage students and create an active-learning environment, especially within large chemistry courses. The authors of this paper […]
How Kindness and Community Increases Students’ Participation in STEM Career Pathways
/in Newsworthy /by maojacanThe United States’ inability to achieve equitable workforce development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career pathways is well-recognized and has been attributed to the poor retention of a […]
Group Vs. Collaborative Learning: Knowing the Difference Makes a Difference
/in Newsworthy /by maojacanAll collaborative learning is done in a group (of at least two people), but not all group work is inherently collaborative! The trick is to structure the activity in a […]
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