Lecture‐free biochemistry

Minderhout, Vicky; Loertscher, Jennifer

doi:10.1002/bmb.39

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“…While student comprehension improves in these disciplines when active learning experiences are incorporated (Dougherty et al, 1995;Minderhout & Loertscher, 2007), the guidance of a tutor should remain a critical component to active learning as knowledge acquisition can suffer in its absence (Kirschner, Sweller, & Clark, 2006). Thus, the research questions guiding this study as follows:…”

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Active Collaborative Learning Through Remote Tutoring

Gehret

Elliot

MacDonald³

2016

J Spec Educ Technol

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An exploratory case study approach was used to describe remote tutoring in biochemistry and general chemistry with students who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). Data collected for analysis were based on the observations of the participant tutor. The research questions guiding this study included (1) How is active learning accomplished in synchronous, remote tutoring for chemistry and biochemistry with students who are D/HH? and (2) Why might active learning be important to include in synchronous, remote tutoring for this student population? Findings included that (a) students approached remote tutoring with the same questions and materials they brought to in-person tutoring and (b) the degree to which tutoring materials could be imbedded into a remote session influenced the session's efficiency and the ability of students to actively participate in remote tutoring.

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Active Collaborative Learning Through Remote Tutoring

Gehret

Elliot

MacDonald³

2016

J Spec Educ Technol

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“…Throughout this article we will refer to our POGIL "style" sessions as active learning classes (ALC). We based our innovation on processorientated guided enquiry learning (POGIL) as we believed it was a tried and tested solution to the problem of passive/ surface learning [12][13][14][15].…”

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Leading the way: Changing the focus from teaching to learning in large subjects with limited budgets

Fildes

Kuit

O'Brien

et al. 2015

Biochem Molecular Bio Educ

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To lead positive change in the teaching practice of teams that service large numbers of diverse students from multiple degree programs provides many challenges. The primary aim of this study was to provide a clear framework on which to plan the process of change that can be utilized by academic departments sector wide. Barriers to change were reduced by adapting and utilizing Kotter's principals of change specifically by creating a sense of urgency and defining a clear goal designed to address the problem. Changing attitudes involved training staff in new teaching and learning approaches and strategies, and creating a collaborative, supportive team-based teaching environment within which the planned changes could be implemented and evaluated. As a result senior academics are now directly involved in delivering sections of the face-to-face teaching in the new environment. Through promoting positive change we enabled deeper student engagement with the theoretical concepts delivered in lectures as evidenced by favorable student evaluations, feedback, and improved final exam results. A collaborative team-based approach that recognizes the importance of distributed leadership combined with a clearly articulated change management process were central to enabling academics to design, try, and evaluate the new teaching and learning practices. Our study demonstrates that a concerted focus on "change management" enabled teaching team members to adopt a major shift in the teaching and learning approach that resulted in measurable improvements in student learning.

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“…Students are arranged in groups receiving instructor supports when needed [17]. This method is used mainly in undergraduate classes and also in laboratory experiments, mostly related to science [17]- [20] as biochemistry [21] and ecology [22].…”

Section: Active Learning Approaches From Al Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%