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Lilly Conference on Teaching for Active and Engaged Learning – San Diego, 2020

by Matthew Mahavongtrakul | Apr 22, 2020 | 390X

Katie Cox, Department of Anthropology In late February 2020 – just before the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the shutdown of university campuses and shelter-in-place orders around the world – I had the opportunity to attend a Lilly Conference in San Diego. The...

Promoting Student Agency and Learning Through Specifications Grading

by Matthew Mahavongtrakul | Mar 7, 2020 | 390X

Chris Woods, Department of Chemistry The current grading paradigm has been seldom challenged for a long time, and for many, leaves much to be desired. The assignment of grades can be a cause of trepidation for many educators. Many students feel that they do not earn a...

Preparing the Environmental Professionals of the Future: Backwards Design in Environmental Studies

by Matthew Mahavongtrakul | Mar 7, 2020 | 390X

Paroma Wagle, Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy Learning about sustainability, climate change, and environmental justice, the ‘wicked problems’ of the environment, is absolutely crucial for students, as they will not only go on maybe select careers in...

Implementing Flipped Classrooms into Law School Pedagogy

by Matthew Mahavongtrakul | Mar 5, 2020 | 390X

Conor Gómez, School of Law Welcome to Law School. All your hard work wooing professors to write encouraging letters of recommendation and studying for a standardized test that supposedly predicts performance in the first year of law school is finally over. Now the...

Increasing Student Autonomy and Engagement in Biology Education at the Undergraduate and Graduate Level

by Matthew Mahavongtrakul | Mar 5, 2020 | 390X

 Lianna Fung, Developmental and Cell Biology A typical traditional biology course at the undergraduate level is primarily lecture and a few exams. Lecture time is often only broken up periodically by a few iClicker questions or a few brave students who dare to ask...
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