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POGIL was recently mentioned in an article in Nature titled "Education Ambivalence". Nature Publishing Group's educational division, Nature Education, last year conducted a survey of 450 university-level science faculty members from more than 30 countries. The first report from that survey, freely available at http://go.nature.com/5wEKij, focuses on 'postsecondary' university- and college-level education. The article states "there is strong evidence that talking at students isn't nearly as effective as engaging them with cooperative, hands-on learning activities" and cites POGIL as a prime example of this type of hands-on learning.
Two High School POGIL Initiative Partners were recently named as recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The POGIL Project extends hearty congratulations to Melissa Hemling (WI) (below left) and Bruce Wellman (KS) (below right). Full details of the award are available in the White House press release - click on the headline above.
Rick Moog discusses POGIL at Massey University in New Zealand in this audio interview. Click here to listen.
By GREG STACK
If you think back to the time you were in school, high school or earlier, you probably remember classes where you did well and were engaged, those that bored you, and still others that you found too challenging.
Project Principal Investigators Rick Moog and Jennifer Lewis discuss the POGIL project during a recent visit to the University of Adelaide. Listen to the podcast at betweenthebuttons.net, by clicking on the headline above.
In recent years, state and federal lawmakers and accreditors have placed much more emphasis on measuring student learning, institution by institution, instead of just focusing on the grades individual students earn or the programs colleges offer. As this trend has taken off, many have voiced concern that as colleges adopt assessment systems, they aren't necessarily using the results to do anything beyond telling outside groups that they have some assessment tool in place.
On March 31, at noon Eastern, Inside Higher Ed will sponsor an audio conference, led by a national expert on . . .
Ars Technica
The state of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in the United States has seen some unflattering appraisals in recent years, and deservedly so. In early February, the House of Representatives heard testimony . . . .
March 7, 2010
Brookings Register
Classroom activities in a PBL program are more student-centered , and less teacher-in-front-of-a-group . The teacher becomes the guide, offering assistance ...
February 23, 2010
by Jennifer Loertscher
www.asbmb.org
"In one of his recent President’s Messages (“A Teachable Moment,” October 2009), Gregory A. Petsko reflected on the potential of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology to lead the way in revitalizing biochemistry and molecular biology education. ..."
Follow the link below to read about Laura Trout's use of POGIL in her classroom at Lancaster Country Day School in Lancaster, PA. Laura has been a facilitator for numerous POGIL workshops, and currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the High School POGIL Initiative Project.
by Emily Chambers, Editor in Chief, The Technique
The layout of the rooms is based on the SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs) model. ...
SCALE-UP, PBL
January 14, 2010
Rick Moog pops out of his seat in search of data to outline his point about inquiry learning. He returns . . .
