Last year, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced Active Learning Day as part of a nationwide effort to improve STEM higher education. Today, Project Kaleidoscope of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) is proud to invite you to join us as a change agent at the forefront of STEM […]
Read More »Currently, one of the hot topics on our campus is Academic Integrity. If you look at the Office of Undergraduate Studies website you will find many resources telling students what constitutes Academic Integrity, and what the consequences are when students cross the line. 51% of the issues reported last year appear to be about a […]
Read More »Congratulations to Shayna Burchett and Klaus Woelk. Both have been participating in the DELTA (Delivering Experiential Labs to All) project. They have been working on a blended Chemistry redesign for Chemistry 1319 (or the old Chem 2). There efforts were recently recognized by the American Chemical Society. On March 24th, Shayna and Klaus were asked […]
Read More »“Metacognitive strategies facilitate learning how to learn. You can incorporate these, as appropriate, into eLearning courses, social learning experiences, pre- and post-training activities and other formal or informal learning experiences.” Source: theelearningcoach.com This article provides ten strategies for incorporating metacognitive strategies into teaching and learning. Ask Questions Foster Self Reflection Encourage Self Questioning Teach Strategies […]
Read More »Vanderbilt University Source: cft.vanderbilt.edu This link has two articles in it. It defines what Metacognition is and gives some practical ways to implement it in learning. How often do you stop during a lecture (or other activity) and give students a chance to process what you have been saying or doing? Sometimes, we get so […]
Read More »The educational tools that we choose often shape how we educate our students, so let’s choose them wisely with one eye on the future. Source: www.edutopia.org This same concept applies to a lot of lab courses. There’s some big machine which drives the lab activity because it’s there, we’ve paid for it, and it’s all […]
Read More »Source: www.cmu.edu What is the most important thing in your course for students to know or do in five years? That’s the question that we use to start the first consultation we have with instructors. It is important to understand what you expect of students. This becomes the foundation that instructors build their course. Once […]
Read More »I had the opportunity to attend a conference in October called Transforming Institutions: 21st Century STEM Education. There were many good ideas that I took away from this conference but the question that I started the conference with is, what is Transforming Institutions, STEM Education really all about. I know what STEM is. It stands […]
Read More »I had the opportunity to attend a conference in October called Transforming Institutions: 21st Century STEM Education. There were many good ideas that I took away from this conference but one that continues to resonate with me is that for many of us in higher education, we influence student success by helping to make faculty […]
Read More »CERTI will be presenting a Faculty Learning Event, “Extreme Syllabus Makeover, Part 2”, on Friday Oct 31 in the Havener Center, Meramec/Gasconade room, from Noon until 1:00PM. This event will be focused on syllabi. Bring a copy of your syllabus and join with fellow instructors for a discussion and “how-to” session on writing good learning […]
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