Archive for year: 2019
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FUNDED CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL DATA MINING POSTDOCTORAL POSITION
/in Announcements/by shaquitahpWhat Americans Know About Science
/in Newsworthy/by trandrew-ScienceDaily
Americans with more formal education fare better on science-related questions, while Republicans and Democrats are roughly similar in their overall levels of science knowledge, according to a new study.
A Guide to STEM Majors: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Offer Many Degree Options Across Various Interdisciplinary Fields
/in Newsworthy/by trandrew-U.S. News
With strong industry growth predicted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and high-paying STEM majors topping the chart in the National Association of Colleges and Employers Winter 2019 Salary Survey, career options are abundant and wages are promising for graduates.
The Impact of a Pedagogy Course on the Teaching Beliefs of Inexperienced Graduate Teaching Assistants
/in Newsworthy/by trandrewCBE—Life Sciences Education
There has been little attention given to teaching beliefs of graduate teaching assistants (GTAs), even though they represent the primary teaching workforce for undergraduate students in discussion and laboratory sections at many research universities. Secondary school education studies have shown that teaching beliefs are malleable and can be shaped by professional development, particularly for inexperienced teachers.
Closing the Achievement Gap in a Large Introductory Course by Balancing Reduced In-Person Contact with Increased Course Structure
/in Newsworthy/by trandrewCBE—Life Sciences Education
Hybrid and online courses are gaining attention as alternatives to traditional face-to-face classes. In addition to the pedagogical flexibility afforded by alternative formats, these courses also appeal to campuses aiming to maximize classroom space. The literature, however, reports conflicting results regarding the effect of hybrid and online courses on student learning.
Metrics and Methods Used To Compare Student Performance Data in Chemistry Education Research Articles
/in Newsworthy/by trandrew-ACS Publication
Quasi-experiments are common in studies that estimate the effect of instructional interventions on student performance outcomes. In this type of research, the nature of the experimental design, the choice in assessment, the selection of comparison groups, and the statistical methods used to analyze the comparison data dictate the validity of causal inferences.
UCLA Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching Call for Applications!
/in Announcements/by trandrewWe are now accepting applications for the summer institute 2019.The Summer Institute (SI) is part of a national effort to improve college education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and to enhance the academic success of all students by helping current and future faculty develop and adopt inclusive and effective teaching practices. The SI is a nationally recognized, prestigious teaching development program that has trained more than 1,000 faculty in evidence-based instruction over the last decade, including over 100 UCLA science faculty, some of whom will serve as facilitators and mentors of this esteemed 4-day professional development opportunity this summer at UCLA.
Click here to complete and submit a short application to the program. Qualified applicants will be notified by email of their acceptance status by the first week of May.
Scholar - Advance and Disseminate
- CIRTL Scholars have added to community knowledge about teaching and learning. They have designed and implemented a Teaching-as-Research investigation, and defended the findings to CIRTL learning-community peers. The significance of CIRTL Scholar Teaching-as-Research work is established through presentation and/or publication of the findings to all-university, regional, national, or international audiences.