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Direct linkSidman-Taveau, Rebekah; Hoffman, Michael – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
To close equity gaps in California Community Colleges, we need institutional and curricular transformations. This article discusses research on pedagogical and institutional approaches to equity and change that guided Basic Skills faculty, administrators, student service staff, and students in the Academic Committee for Equity and Success (ACES)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Communities of Practice, Equal Education, Educational Change
Keith-Le, Julie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Student-centered active learning strategies have been found to have a positive impact on student learning outcomes when compared to courses using traditional lecture methods in higher education. The practice of active learning is strongly linked to physical active learning classrooms (ALCs). Comprehensive studies show ALCs outperform traditional…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Centered Learning, Outcomes of Education, Comparative Analysis
Bulancea, Gabriela; Granfield, Patricia; Jauchen, Joanna; Love, Jack; Nelson, Mary; Sachs, Robert; Sausville, Catherine – PRIMUS, 2021
Our department is in the early stages of a multi-year effort to nurture a culture that values active learning. We focus on the change process, including specific, pragmatic ideas from the literature on grassroots leadership and systemic change. We briefly review Wenger's work on cultivating communities of practice and use Wenger's evaluation of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Active Learning, Calculus
Nicole A. Marble – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study explores, through a single case qualitative study, how one school successfully leveraged academic conversation as a schoolwide instructional practice to foster rigorous learning opportunities for all learners. Furthermore, it explores the professional learning leveraged to support teachers and their professional growth in order to…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Reflective Teaching, Educational Opportunities, Educational Environment
Lange, Karin E.; Deiger, Megan; Bourque, Matthew; Tingley, Peter; Peters, Emily; Jordan, Laurie E.; Giaquinto, Anthony – PRIMUS, 2021
In the context of national collaborative efforts to increase the prevalence of active learning strategies in undergraduate precalculus and calculus classrooms, we discuss the context, strategy, and processes used at one university to create change within a mathematics department. We highlight the use of a unified active learning approach and the…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Active Learning, Teaching Methods
Avon, Janna; Houston, Anne; Nunes, Charlotte; Perkins, Angela – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2021
This article describes how the libraries at Lafayette College used digital scholarship methodologies to enhance student engagement and learning during the transition to remote learning due to the COVID-19 crisis. The article argues that digital scholarship tools and methods enhanced active learning during the shift to all-remote instruction by…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Archambault, Leanna; Leary, Heather; Rice, Kerry – Educational Psychologist, 2022
The growing shift toward online learning has brought new expectations for teachers, including skills needed to combine content knowledge with engaging pedagogical strategies that leverage the affordances of technology. As a result, online pedagogy has become increasingly relevant in modern-day schools. The challenge is understanding the nature of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Guidelines, Mastery Learning
Oliver, Jesús; Olkin, Julia – PRIMUS, 2021
This work outlines a model for creating momentum for active learning at the departmental level through a Community of Practice. This approach focuses on empowering members of the community by providing easy access to active learning tasks, pacing guide, and teaching tips for the course.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Active Learning, College Mathematics, Teaching Methods
Download full textModell, Harold – HAPS Educator, 2018
A successful active learning community in which students engage in meaningful learning is characterized by a number of critical elements. These include a safe learning environment in which both instructor and students are willing to take intellectual risks and share their thoughts about content being discussed. Although many instructors recognize…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Music, Communities of Practice
Chance, Shannon; Duffy, Gavin; Bowe, Brian – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
Convincing teachers to implement pedagogical innovations is notoriously hard. This research project investigated the shift in pedagogical approach among a small group of faculty as they replaced traditional lecture-based methods with problem-based learning projects. Interviews were conducted with eight drivers of this change, around the question:…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Phenomenology, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods
Owens, Melinda T.; Trujillo, Gloriana; Seidel, Shannon B.; Harrison, Colin D.; Farrar, Katherine M.; Benton, Hilary P.; Blair, J. R.; Boyer, Katharyn E.; Breckler, Jennifer L.; Burrus, Laura W.; Byrd, Dana T.; Caporale, Natalia; Carpenter, Edward J.; Chan, Yee-Hung M.; Chen, Joseph C.; Chen, Lily; Chen, Linda H.; Chu, Diana S.; Cochlan, William P.; Crook, Robyn J.; Crow, Karen D.; de la Torre, José R.; Denetclaw, Wilfred F.; Dowdy, Lynne M.; Franklin, Darleen; Fuse, Megumi; Goldman, Michael A.; Govindan, Brinda; Green, Michael; Harris, Holly E.; He, Zheng-Hui; Ingalls, Stephen B.; Ingmire, Peter; Johnson, Amber R. B.; Knight, Jonathan D.; LeBuhn, Gretchen; Light, Terrye L.; Low, Candace; Lund, Lance; Márquez-Magaña, Leticia M.; Miller-Sims, Vanessa C.; Moffatt, Christopher A.; Murdock, Heather; Nusse, Gloria L.; Parker, V. Thomas; Pasion, Sally G.; Patterson, Robert; Pennings, Pleuni S.; Ramirez, Julio C.; Ramirez, Robert M.; Riggs, Blake; Rohlfs, Rori V.; Romeo, Joseph M.; Rothman, Barry S.; Roy, Scott W.; Russo-Tait, Tatiane; Sehgal, Ravinder N. M.; Simonin, Kevin A.; Spicer, Greg S.; Stillman, Jonathon H.; Swei, Andrea; Timpe, Leslie C.; Vredenburg, Vance T.; Weinstein, Steven L.; Zink, Andrew G.; Kelley, Loretta A.; Domingo, Carmen R.; Tanner, Kimberly D. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2018
Many efforts to improve science teaching in higher education focus on a few faculty members at an institution at a time, with limited published evidence on attempts to engage faculty across entire departments. We created a long-term, department-wide collaborative professional development program, Biology Faculty Explorations in Scientific Teaching…
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Science Instruction, Faculty Development
Gilbert, Jane – New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 2017
Makerspaces are now common in schools. Their advocates argue that they improve learning; that they foster future-focused learning; and that they are, potentially, a disruptive force for good in education. This article evaluates these claims. It looks at the origins of the makerspace concept and at its uptake by educationists. It argues that, in…
Descriptors: Shared Resources and Services, Educational Benefits, Educational Innovation, Communities of Practice
Twal, Nader – Learning Professional, 2018
The educational landscape around standards, assessment, professional development, and funding is changing at a rapid pace. This article asks how can education institutions--and educators--respond with a balance of urgency and coherence? How can education institutions temper the need for risk-taking and innovation with the responsibility to deliver…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, School Districts, Communities of Practice
Muñoz, Marcia; Martínez, Claudia; Cárdenas, Cristian; Medina, Mario – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
We present the lessons learnt in the process of adopting the Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) approach for the curricular reform of the Computer Science program at the School of Engineering of the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile. These lessons were gathered through a participatory and iterative process involving…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Educational Change, Engineering Education
Sharon Friesen; Michele Jacobsen – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2021
Faculties of Education in North America are experiencing an increase in demand for professional graduate programs that provide flexible and accessible research pathways for working professionals. Our School of Education offers high quality professional graduate programs that increase access and respond directly to complex needs and problems of…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Graduate Study, Active Learning, Blended Learning
