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Liszka, James; Card, Robert; Clark, Patricia; Coleman, Kimberly J.; Leibensperger, Eric; Mattingly, R. Bruce; McGuire, Mary; Nollenberg, Joshua; VanSlyke-Briggs, Kjersti; Wilson, Leigh – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2022
The Common Problems Project (CP2) is an interdisciplinary, problem-based pedagogy that was launched in 2015 by four partner colleges in the State University of New York (SUNY) system (Cortland, Oneonta, Oswego, and Plattsburgh). Since its inception, 100 faculty have participated in CP2 and integrated the pedagogy into 134 courses to implement 47…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Interdisciplinary Approach, Community Involvement
Weston, Anthony – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2018
College teachers all too often still play Sage on the Stage -- lecturing to rooms full of passive and supposedly absorbed students. The cutting-edge opposite is still supposed to be the Guide on the Side -- facilitating wherever students themselves are already going, mentoring and coaching them along the way. But who says that these are the only…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Vignettes, Problem Based Learning
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Connor-Greene, Patricia A.; Greene, Dan J. – Teaching of Psychology, 2002
The proliferation of information on the Internet introduces new challenges for educators. Although the Internet can provide quick and easy access to a wealth of information, it has virtually no quality control. Consequently, the Internet has rendered faculty more essential than ever as teachers of the analytic and evaluative skills students need…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Criticism, Group Discussion
Jegede, Olugbemiro J.; Noordink, Peter – 1993
This study investigated the perception of university teachers regarding what critical thinking skills are needed for successful undergraduate study, and determined the relative importance of these skills within and across academic disciplines. A total of 31 university teachers in 6 academic disciplines of Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, College Faculty, Critical Thinking
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Lockhart, Amanda; Le Doux, Joseph – Science Teacher, 2005
When most teachers hear the phrase "professional development," skepticism clouds their faces. But research-based professional development can provide interesting experiences and valuable content knowledge. The Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program, funded by the National Science Foundation, helps "facilitate professional development of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Problem Based Learning, Molecular Biology
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Stinson, John E.; Milter, Richard G. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
Drawing on 11 years' experience with a problem-based learning master's in business education program, educators at Ohio University identify critical issues in implementation of the approach, including definition of goals, elements of the curriculum development process, problem design and method of extracting learning, the teacher's role, skills…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction