Event Materials Archive

  • Teaching Ethics Using Problem-Based Learning in an Intro ECE Course

    Need: Research supports using instructional methods for teaching ethical reasoning in STEM fields. Compared to lecture, active learning approaches,…

  • Validated Learning Objectives for Introductory Biology: A Resource for Improving Course Design, Facu

    Validated Learning Objectives for Introductory Biology: A Resource for Improving Course Design, Faculty Practice, and Student Outcomes Need: Learning…

  • The “Silver Lining” of COVID-19 impacts on an IUSE ICT Capacity-Building Project: Adapting to Efforts to Promote Positive Change During times of Uncertainty and Change

    The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted higher education in the US in myriad ways. This reality has not been…

  • The Bean Beetle Microbiome Project: The impact of student-autonomy on CURE efficacy

    Need: Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) are an effective means of transforming the learning and teaching of science by…

  • The importance of validity testing – Goal Orientation and Goal Affordance

    NeedWe proposed to combine two high-impact practices - undergraduate research and service learning - in the context of service…

  • The Role of Sketching in Engineering and Impacts of an Intelligent Tutoring Software, Sketchtivity

    Freehand sketching is an essential skill for engineers. Sketching enables designers to represent ideas rapidly and offload working memory.…

  • The Washington Community College Statewide Consortium for Research & Equity: A Progress Report

    The Washington Consortium for Undergraduate Research and Equity (WA CURE) is a collaboration of faculty, staff, and administrators from…

  • Thinking With Algebra, TWA

    Need:Algebra is the gatekeeper to higher level mathematics and science courses (Domina, McEachin, Penner, & Penner, 2015; Long, Conger,…

  • Tools for Assessment in Genetics: Making Instruments to measure student understanding of genetics co

    NeedGenetics concepts are at the very heart of modern biology, particularly in inheritance, evolution, species variation, and gene function…