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Goldberg, Nisse A.; Ingram, Kathleen W. – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2011
Active-learning techniques have been advocated as a means to promote student engagement in lower-division biology courses. In this case study, mini-lectures in combination with active-learning activities were evaluated as strategies to promote a culture of learning and participation in a required botany course. These activities were designed to…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Feedback (Response), Educational Strategies, Concept Mapping
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Lawler, Ellen M.; Chen, X. Mara; Venso, Elichia A. – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2007
The increased use of instructional technology in the past decade has brought about many changes in college teaching, including changes in the lecture format. We surveyed students in six science courses to obtain their opinions regarding technology use, as well as non-technological instructional techniques, and the characteristics of outstanding…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Student Attitudes, Educational Technology, Lecture Method