Event Materials Archive

  • Perceptions and Student Performance in Early Engineering Laboratory Writing

    NeedEffective communication is the most highly cited outcome in higher education, whether the surveyed are students, faculty, or employers.…

  • Piloting a multi-site data science CURE to increase STEM persistence among minority students

    The national need for students from diverse populations to enter the STEM workforce or graduate school is high. This…

  • Making Computation Normal Across the Physics Curriculum at IUPUI

    NeedThis project addresses a critical need: updating the physics curriculum to bring our students’ learning in line with the…

  • Polar Explorer – A Virtual Learning Environment for Polar Science Education

    Need: We recently began a 5-year IUSE project to develop a new digital learning environment called Polar Explorer. The…

  • Improving the Preparation of Graduate Students to Teach Undergraduate Mathematics

    The College Mathematics Instructor Development Source (CoMInDS) offers several types of support to the faculty who are preparing graduate…

  • Improving Undergrad Education in Civil & Building Engineering through SCPS and Real-world Problems

    Need: Education research and theory show that active learning increases student learning and motivation. However, Civil and Building Engineering…

  • Improving Undergraduate Scientific Reasoning: Exploring the Role of Data Literacy Skills

    Need: Undergraduate students’ scientific reasoning skills are challenging to develop in undergraduate general-education science classes. Some research has show…

  • Improving Undergraduate Success through Effective Critical Thinking (iUSE-CT)

    Data for engineering programs across the country indicates a large gap between first-year retention rates and graduation rates for…

  • Infusing Design: Impact of Engineering Design in Physics Labs on Student Engagement and Perception

    Problem-solving is a critical skill in the workplace, but recent college graduates are often deficient in problem-solving skills. Introductory…