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Publication Date: 2019
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Teaching with Technology: Using a Virtual Learning Community and Peer Mentoring to Create an Interdisciplinary Intervention
Mazumdar, Rebecca; Benakli, Nadia; Brown, Pamela
Science Education and Civic Engagement, v11 n1 p5-12 Win 2019
This paper describes the development and implementation of engaging and supportive experiences to promote student engagement, persistence, and success at a commuter, open enrollment, public, minority-serving institution. Project components included faculty development at the SENCER Summer Institute (SSI) 2016, attended by a team comprised of an academic administrator, full-time faculty from English and math, and part-time faculty in chemistry; creation of a virtual learning community of freshmen enrolled in chemistry, English, and math, linked by the specific theme of the environmental impacts of de-icing roads with salt and the overarching theme of the impacts of human activities on the environment; and peer mentoring in chemistry. Faculty reflections and grade distributions indicate this is a promising approach and suggest strategies for overcoming challenges.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Communities of Practice, Computer Mediated Communication, Peer Teaching, Mentors, Interdisciplinary Approach, Public Colleges, College Faculty, Faculty Development, College Freshmen, Program Development, Program Implementation, Learner Engagement, Academic Persistence, Minority Serving Institutions, STEM Education, Program Effectiveness
National Center for Science and Civic Engagement. 114 Post Street, Saugerties, NY 12477. Web site: http://new.seceij.net/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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