Active teaching methodologies have been placed as a hope for changing education at
different levels, transiting from passive lecture‐centered to student‐centered learning. With …

Active learning is a pedagogical approach that involves students engaging in collaborative
learning, which enables them to take more responsibility for their learning and improve their …

The abrupt shift to remote teaching and learning in spring 2020 has given rise to some
natural “experiments” in how best to engage students remotely. Many faculty are wondering …

Active-learning strategies can improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) undergraduates' abilities to learn fundamental concepts and skills. However, the …

As the evidence for the value of active learning in STEM classes grows, questions arise
about how to implement such approaches to maximize their effectiveness. Definitions of …

Science educators are urged (National Research Council [NRC], 1997, 2003; National
Science Foundation, 1996) to adopt active-learning strategies and other alternatives to …

Introductory biology courses form a cornerstone of undergraduate instruction. However, the
predominantly used lecture approach fails to produce higher-order biology learning …

This paper examines students' mixed perceptions of the use of active learning techniques in
undergraduate science lectures. Written comments from over 250 students offered an in …

There is extensive evidence that active learning works better than a completely passive
lecture. Despite this evidence, adoption of these evidence-based teaching practices remains …

We describe the development and implementation of an instructional design that focused on
bringing multiple forms of active learning and student-centered pedagogies to a one …