Innovative Teaching Methods

Enhancing CRISPR Education: A Plug-And-Play Framework for Teaching Gene Editing in Plant Biology

This paper presents a framework for teaching CRISPR gene editing in plant biology, showing it increases student confidence in designing and executing CRISPR-Cas experiments.

Use of a specific set of learner-centered evidence-based teaching practices correlates with higher exam performance across seven STEM departments

The paper finds that learner-centered teaching practices correlate with higher exam performance in STEM courses across multiple departments.

Live-action active methods for biochemistry and pharmacology learning

The paper develops and evaluates live-action simulations for teaching pharmacokinetics and enzyme kinetics, showing high student engagement and understanding.

Active learnings impact on student course performance in STEM varies by type and intensity

This study updates a meta-analysis showing active learning improves STEM student exam scores by 0.519 standard deviations, with higher intensity and varied types showing more effectiveness.

Development of the Follow-Up Discourse Observation Protocol (FUDOP) for characterizing instructor active-learning follow-up behaviors

This paper develops and validates the Follow-Up Discourse Observation Protocol (FUDOP) to measure instructor follow-up behaviors after active learning, finding consistent differences across instructors.