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A better way to do in-class review - info

For many years, I used to spend a lecture or two going over material I expected most students would have previously...

A Glimpse into the Process of Creating Learning Goals - info

Script of a role-play discussion between Steve Wolfman and STLF Beth Simon. It attempts to re-enact and give the...

A Jigsaw Activity as a Capstone in a Mineralogy Classroom - Part 1 of 3 - info

This video demonstrates an end-of-term synthesis activity involving 100 second year students. The instructor...

A Jigsaw Activity as a Capstone in a Mineralogy Classroom - Part 2 of 3 - info

This video demonstrates an end-of-term synthesis activity involving 100 second year students. This clip shows the...

A Jigsaw Activity as a Capstone in a Mineralogy Classroom - Part 3 of 3 - info

This video demonstrates an end-of-term synthesis activity involving 100 second year students. This clip shows the...

A New Tool for Measuring Student Behavioral Engagement in Large University Classes - info

Journal of College Science Teaching, Vol. 44(6), pp. 83-91 (2015)

A Research Approach to Learning - info

Jackie Stewart's keynote presentation at the UBC Get Learn'd Conference on January 26, 2008.

Active Learning in an Introductory Physics Classroom - info

This video illustrates how active learning strategies can be effectively used in a first-year physics classroom of...

Advice for pre-class reading assignments and quizzes - info

The use of "active learning" teaching is greatly facilitated by having the students read in preparation...

Advice from Senior Undergraduates for First-Year Students Pursuing Science Degrees at UBC - info

A 2-page summary by Ashley Welsh of responses that senior UBC undergraduate science students gave when she asked...

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