Why ‘Alternative’ Careers in STEM Aren’t ‘Alternative’
The stigma associated with pursuing alternative career paths may be discouraging scientists from wanting to engage the public in matters of science.
Not Your Parents’ College Experience – What Today’s Students Need from Higher Ed
/in Newsworthy /by maojacanThe charts and figures in this interactive article show the increasing diversity of today’s students in higher education. Higher education is a critical engine of social mobility and economic development for our […]
Zero Correlation Between Evaluations and Learning
/in Newsworthy /by annmaoA number of studies suggest that student evaluations of teaching are unreliable due to various kinds of biases against instructors. Yet conventional wisdom remains that students learn best from highly […]
U of Vermont’s College of Medicine announces it will get rid of lecture courses and completely reshape the faculty role — a first for a traditional medical school.
/in Newsworthy /by annmaoFour years after two senior academics at Stanford University challenged medical schools to stop lecturing and start flipping their classrooms, major reforms at underway at a handful of colleges to […]
A New Approach to General Chemistry
/in Newsworthy /by jessgreggResearchers from Washington State University and CU-Boulder present a model for undergraduate chemistry curriculum development based on five important questions and offer a new general chemistry course — CLUE: Chemistry, Life, […]
SFES Influence Teaching Practices of Dept. Colleagues
/in Newsworthy /by jessgreggDepartments are increasingly hiring Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) to help improve undergraduate science education. According to a recent study, SFES report their strongest impact is influencing other faculty’s teaching practices.
Seeking Public Comments on STEM Education Indicators Report
/in Newsworthy /by jessgreggThe public is invited to provide feedback on a draft National Academies report regarding national indicators to monitor undergraduate STEM education. Click through to download the report and offer comments.
CBE-Life Sciences Education: Special Issue – Broadening Participation in the Life Sciences
/in Newsworthy /by jessgreggAmong the featured articles in this special issue are: Improving Underrepresented Minority Student Persistence in STEM New Measures Assessing Predictors of Academic Persistence for Historically Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Undergraduates in Science […]
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