Event Materials Archive

  • Exploratory Learning Before Instruction in Undergraduate Engineering

    Need: Exploratory learning is an active-learning technique that has been shown to improve students’ conceptual understanding. Exploratory learning reverses…

  • A Cross-institutional Project to Design Modules for Developing Critically Conscious Math Teachers

    NeedOur project aims to prepare prospective teachers (PSTs) to teach mathematics in diverse settings by developing critical consciousness. While…

  • Developing A Next Generation Concept Inventory Using Methods from Artificial Intelligence

    Need: Unlike more established and single disciplinary fields, Interdisciplinary Environmental Programs (IEPs) comprise a complex integration of social and…

  • TEAM Reflection Cycles: Supporting Instructors to Teach Equity-minded Active Mathematics

    NEED: With evidence amassing on the benefits of equity-minded active learning, increasing numbers of mathematics instructors aspire to transform…

  • Formative Assessment of Equity and Inclusion in Student Teams

    Need: Teamwork is widely employed as a pedagogical tool in engineering education, and operating effectively in a team is…

  • Exploring the Impact of POGIL on Student Engagement and Conceptual Understanding

    Need:Numerous studies have shown that evidence-based teaching strategies, such as Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL), lead to better…

  • The Math Your Earth Science Majors’ Need, When They Need it: Improving Quantitative Skills

    Need:Quantitative skills are fundamental in Earth science and students need sustained and distributed practice to strengthen their skills. The…

  • UDL as a Framework for Identifying Curriculum and Instructional Features in Introductory Statistics

    The Discourse to Improve Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Statistics in Inclusive Settings (DISCUS-IS) project aims to systematically investigate the…

  • Characterizing the Role of Knowledge and Spatial Thinking in Learning Hydrogeology

    Hydrogeology deals with surface and subsurface water flow and the transport and fate of environmental contaminants. Graduates with hydrogeological…