Jill Nelson

Getting Active: Exercise in pedagogical transformation for STEM student success part of Transforming Institutions Conference 2023:Program:Poster Presentations
The focus of this interactive session is to engage the ASCN community on the success of active learning pedagogical change catalyzed by a 5-year National Science Foundation (NSF) project 'Gateway2STEM' on ...

The Role of Course-Based Communities of Transformation in Moving Toward Active Learning: What We Learned about Supporting Change During the Pivot to Online Learning part of Accelerating Systemic Change Network:Events:Meetings and Conferences:Transforming Institutions Conference 2021:Program:Presentations:Session VI
Student engagement in active learning has been shown to improve retention and understanding, but effecting sustained change in STEM instruction has proven challenging, particularly in large courses. In this ...

Leveraging Course-Based Communities of Transformation to Effect Change in STEM Education part of Accelerating Systemic Change Network:Events:Meetings and Conferences:Transforming Institutions Conference:Program:Poster Presentations
Studies across the STEM disciplines have shown that student engagement in active learning improves student attitudes toward STEM, retention in STEM majors, and understanding of key concepts, with greater impact on ...