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Direct linkWolf, Kerrin C.; Previti, Michele – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2023
This study examines a student-created "pop-up museum" about the opioid epidemic that was part of a project-based service-learning (PBSL) experience in a college course. A survey of student perceptions of the learning experience, a course evaluation, and a survey of museum visitors' perceptions of their experiences with the museum…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Service Learning, Museums
Faught, Gayle G.; Martin, Melissa – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2022
In a paired-course project, students from psychology and special education collaborated to assess skills of children with intellectual disabilities. In this mixed-methods study, the researchers (1) administered measures of student engagement and career decision making to students pre- and post-project and (2) coded student journals for engagement…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Special Education, Cooperative Learning, Children
Hunter, Sally B.; Moran, Hayley B.; Mullican, K. Nicole; Connor, Lisa A. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2019
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether college students' attitudes toward group work could be influenced by thoughtful group project design. Undergraduate students (N = 123) in a lifespan human development course were assigned to groups and asked to create a smartphone app for a specific life stage. The authors utilized a convergent…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Cooperative Learning, Group Activities
Taylor, Marianne G.; Shore, Wendelyn J. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2019
The authors describe the development, execution, and assessment of a one-month study abroad course in London, England. Course learning objectives are discussed, linked to specific assignments, and evaluated using multiple methods. The authors highlight two team-based assignments on expertise development related to (1) navigating the London…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Jones, Elizabeth A. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2014
Classroom experiences influence a diverse array of student outcomes, such as academic and cognitive development, interpersonal skills, and the amount of time students engage in academic activities. Collaborative learning is an important pedagogy that is particularly meaningful for graduate students, who are often adults returning to college. This…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, College Instruction, Graduate Students, Learning Experience
Stephenson, Robert S. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2004
The author redesigned an undergraduate physiology course using a novel Internet mirror model: parallel lecture and Internet-based sections conducted so that students can move freely from one to the other (or choose both) during the semester. Within the constraints of this paradigm, he used technology to enhance student learning: adding…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Physiology, Internet, Technology Uses in Education
