Vol. 7 (2015): The Science of Learning: Using Research to Improve Teaching

Editorial Information

The New Science of Learning: How Research is Changing the Way We Teach

From Pedagogy to Policy: Supporting International Students and Multilingualism at Mason

Learning Is Fun! Wait...STEM Learning?

Team-Based Learning

The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching

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Beyond the Discussion Board: Increasing Participation and Engagement in Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Interactions

Post-Keynote Discussion

Making Research Methods Approachable and Relevant for Undergraduates

Engaging Students with the DICE Model: Design Thinking, Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship

Promoting Student Interaction in a Fully-Online Program: Toward New Rules of Classroom Engagement

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Gen Ed to Grad School: Three Teaching Techniques that Work Across Different Disciplines, Learning Platforms, and Level of Instruction

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Leveraging Undergraduate Expertise to Create Innovative Learning Objects: A Mentorship-Learning Model from the Honors College's Research, Technology, and Online Community Project

Preparing for the Worst: How to Use Simulations to Enhance Skill Acquisition and Retention

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Using Teaching Development Groups to Support Innovative Teaching Practice and Pedagogical Research

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Ready-Made Technologies: Incorporating Universal Design into Everyday Activities

The Beauty of Teaching Interdisciplinary Courses: How Does a Combination of Technology-Based Lectures and Writing-Intensive Assignments Promote Learning?

Teaching and Learning STEM Online: Challenges, Achievements, and Benefits

Sponsor Session: Blackboard Presents Competency-Based Education

One Button Studio One Step Further: Using YouTube to Enhance Recordings

Cultivating Mindfulness through Meditation in a Classroom Setting from Students' Perspective

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Learning Inside-Out: Turning the Outside World into Class with an Eye Towards Sustainability and Well-Being

Using "Orals" as a Peer-Led Instructional Strategy to Improve Undergraduate Performance

Not Just About Avoiding Plagiarism: Utilizing Research on the Development of Disciplinary Expertise to Teach Source Integration for Graduate & Undergraduate Writers

Stressed, Sedentary, or Centered? How to Create a Culture of Well-Being in Your Classroom with Centered Well-Being Breaks

An Introduction to 3D Printing in the STEM Classroom

Effect of Instructional Design on Students' Motivation to Learn in an Online Psychology Course

Active Learning Classroom Effectiveness Compared to Traditional Lecture

Scaffolding Critical Reflectivity in Graduate Students

Exploring Student Learning Characteristics in the Online Environment: Implications for Instructional Design

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The Impact of Roles Assignment on the Quality of Online Case-Based Discussion

Mentoring University Faculty to Design, Develop, and Facilitate Asynchronous Online Discussions

A Comparison of Students' Learning Outcomes in a Writing-Intensive Course Taught in Both Face-To-Face and Fully-Online Settings

A Participatory Action Research Study of Collaborative Course Development Across Higher Education Programs

Using Bug-In-Ear Coaching to Improve Instruction

Strategies for Demystifying the Concept of Critical Thinking for International Students

Teaching Students for Transformation: How to Effectively Facilitate Difficult Class Discussions and Promote Positive Shifts in Consciousness in Students

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Teaching Hidden History: A Hybrid Course Across Institutions

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Recursive Writing, Recursive ITL: Revisiting José Bowen in 2015

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A Visual Odyssey To Improve Teaching Practice

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Word Play: Interactivity, Gaming, and the Future of Digital Texts

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Increasing Student Engagement by Flipping the Course

Discussing the Elephant in the Classroom: Are We Erasing Diversity with Globalization?

AMP: Mentoring and Advising Platform to Foster Learning

Helping Students Develop Global Understanding Through Situated Learning: A Religion Course Example

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Teaching Critical Thinking Skills for Evidence-Based Reasoning Across the Curriculum Using COGENT

Partnering with Your Librarian: Leveraging the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education Across Disciplines

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In Their Own Best Interest: Data-Based Decisions in the Classroom

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Using Distance Learning to Prepare International Students for the Classroom

The Smithsonian-Mason Semester for Conservation Studies: Advancing Innovative Ways to Teach the Practice of Conservation

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Future Forward: Designing Innovative Learning Spaces at Mason

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Multimedia in Teaching and Learning: Content Acquisition Podcasts

Creating Global Learning Experiences: Course Design Fundamentals for Internationalizing the Curriculum

Development of an Interactive Human Body Digital Reusable Learning Object (RLO) to Provide Whole Body Systems-Based Learning in Vitamins and Minerals

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A Call to Train: Graduate Teaching Assistants, Writing, and the STEM Curriculum

Teaching Feminist Research Methods: Evidence-Based Teaching

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Supporting Faculty Writers and Teachers of Writing with Writing Across the Curriculum

Outside of the Classroom: How to Show a Great Film at Mason!

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Creating Experiential Learning Opportunities for Undergraduate Students through Federal Work Study

Best Practices and Opportunities at Mason for Global Collaborative Classrooms

Using Omeka and Neatline to Facilitate Student Research in a Core Literature Class

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Four Methods for Engaging Students with Socratic Teaching Techniques in Large Enrollment STEM Courses Using Notecards

The STEM Accelerator Program

Up the Pyramid, Around the LoopâAction Research Cultivates Sustainability Scholars to Green the Campus

The (Not-So) Secrets to Successful Research- and Scholarship-Intensive Courses

Mason DREAMers: Fostering Inclusion for Our Undocumented Students