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  • Transdisciplinary Learning Ecosystem Model to Promote a Sense of Belonging and Career Competencies

    Culturally relevant, place-based Earth science curricula addressing today’s societal issues can promote student engagement and motivation, especially for those…

  • Starting a Community of Practice for Equitable Grading Practices in Computer Science

    Traditional grading practices where points are allocated to assignments, mistakes result in point deductions, and assignment scores are combined…

  • More than a token photo: humanizing scientists enhances student engagement

    Despite broad consensus that highlighting counter-stereotypical scientist role models in educational materials promotes equity and success, the specific elemen…

  • STEM Fluency: Expanding the effectiveness, equity, and relevance of online learning of STEM skills

    It is well documented that students often struggle with relatively basic STEM skills used in introductory physics courses, such…

  • More than Words: Analyzing Conversation to Explore Cognitive Engagement in Active Learning

    This talk reports on a project exploring cognitive engagement in active learning, highlighting how insights from applied linguistics can…

  • Students as Partners in Educational Transformation

    The shifting sands of higher education and a pandemic have made it difficult to find a stable pathway to…

  • Numerical Skills as a Barrier to Entry to STEM: Results from General Education Science Courses

    Much of the dialogue surrounding effective pedagogy for college-level general education science courses has been focused on how best…

  • Studying Retention and Graduation of Underrepresented CS Students at Multiple Institutions

    This talk reflects upon a multi-institutional project looking at practices to improve retention and graduation rates of Black computer…

  • Ocean Science Research Opportunities for Community College Students at WHOI

    Community colleges contain an untapped source of diverse and talented students. The students tend to be local, non-traditional, socio-economically…