A consortium of institutions have collaborated to make a free, online pedagogical training course in evidence-based practices. This is an excellent resource for teachers and graduate students who are interested in tips for more effective teaching…Continue Reading An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching

The Chronicle of Higher Education advocates for inclusive teaching in the classroom as a means towards improved learning. “Teaching inclusively means embracing student diversity in all forms — race, ethnicity, gender, disability, socioeconomic background, ideology, even personality traits like introversion — as an asset.” Click here to read more….Continue Reading Inclusive Teaching: Benefits and Tips

Many students prefer lecture style over hands-on or activity based learning. However, this study found that simply watching an expert perform a task does not actually increase the observer’s overall skill….Continue Reading Observation leads to confidence… but does it lead to skill?

As the semester is coming to a close, it is time for student evaluations of teaching (SETs). A research study was done in which a simple intervention drew student attention to the idea that gender bias is known to exist in SETs before they completed evaluations. Click here to read up on the results of…Continue Reading Student Bias in Teacher Evaluations