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Jorhie Beadle; Laurie Thorp; Seven Mattes; Ellie Vondette; Dale W. Rozeboom – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2024
Preparing college students with the skills to engage in multidisciplinary problem solving, especially as it relates to the wicked problems of agriculture, has been called for by scholars for nearly two decades (UNFAO, 2006; Boyer, 1998; NRC 1998). Our nation's Land Grants, with the mission to provide practical education, and particularly…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education
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Hirshfield, Laura J.; Mayes, Heather B. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2019
With the advance of engineering education research and scholarship, there has been an increased focus on amending chemical engineering courses to increase student learning, engagement and enjoyment. These approaches are often incorporated in project-based courses such as capstone design courses and laboratory courses, providing opportunities to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chemical Engineering, Engineering Education, Inclusion
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Wargo, Jon M. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2021
Drawing on data from a multi-sited study examining making and makerspace technologies' impact on early social studies education, this article explores how two 1st-grade children mobilized digital media to write (right) a personal issue of geo-civic injustice. Using speculative civic literacies and sound studies as conceptual tools to interrogate…
Descriptors: Social Media, Social Studies, Critical Literacy, Teaching Methods
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Jafari, Mina; Welden, Alicia Rae; Williams, Kyle L.; Winograd, Blair; Mulvihill, Ellen; Hendrickson, Heidi P.; Lenard, Michael; Gottfried, Amy; Geva, Eitan – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
In this paper, we report on the implementation of a novel compute-to-learn pedagogy, which is based upon the theories of situated cognition and meaningful learning. The "compute-to-learn" pedagogy is designed to simulate an authentic research experience as part of the undergraduate curriculum, including project development, teamwork,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chemistry, Teaching Methods, Simulation
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Lujan, Heidi L.; DiCarlo, Stephen E. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2014
Students are naturally curious and inquisitive with powerful intrinsic motives to probe, learn, and understand their world. Accordingly, class activities must capitalize on this inherently energetic and curious nature so that learning becomes a lifelong activity where students take initiative for learning, are skilled in learning, and want to…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Group Activities
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Evans, Hedeel Guy; Heyl, Deborah L.; Liggit, Peggy – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
This biochemistry laboratory course was designed to provide significant learning experiences to expose students to different ways of succeeding as scientists in academia and foster development and improvement of their potential and competency as the next generation of investigators. To meet these goals, the laboratory course employs three…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Course Evaluation, College Faculty