Advances in technology and a desire for greater access to and flexibility in education are driving growth in distance learning programs. According to a 2008 report by the Sloan Consortium, which ...

Assessment is a key element in higher education courses to track student learning, but some forms of assessment can produce greater levels of stress for learners and are tied to inequitable learning.

Adopters of alternative grading see it as offering something that traditional grading does not: a shift in student motivation away from chasing percentage points on quizzes and tests, and toward ...

The ISLL houses two types of courses. The “iBC: integrated Biology and Chemistry” course series delivers interdisciplinary instruction for a broad population of life science majors. Interdisciplinary ...

In this course, principles and skills of physical sciences are developed and used to investigate questions inspired by four crafts: Blacksmithing, Ceramics, Brewing, and Glassblowing. 111 General ...

Undergraduate learning assistants are now helping first-year students in University of Iowa chemistry courses — some of the most notoriously difficult classes on campus. UI chemistry professor Adam ...

Coaches provide individual tutoring through one-on-one appointments and walk-in services. This position has flexible hours and you can choose your time commitment. A Weekly Review Leader (WRL) attends ...

This semester Lyndsay Munro, teaching professor and general chemistry coordinator, introduced a new assignment in her chemical synthesis laboratory course. The assignment was to build a model of a ...

Sylvestri is not alone in seeing differences this fall as students transition from all-online classes due to the pandemic to face-to-face courses. Faculty members from many institutions are also ...

Complete. Accurate. Structured. Searchable. Editable. Bring greater clarity and consistency to every lesson with a complete presentation of lesson-by-lesson learning objectives aligned to the KS3 ...

Studies have shown that students from certain backgrounds are less likely than their peers to complete an undergraduate degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics—or STEM. These groups ...

Chemistry of Renewable Energy invites nonscience majors to engage in a topic that profoundly impacts our society. In this course, renewable (and non-renewable) energy sources are investigated from a ...