Introductory STEM courses serve as a gatekeeper for students interested in majors or careers in STEM fields, and students from less privileged backgrounds are often less likely to succeed in those ...

Teachers have a knack for coming up with creative ways to promote student-centered learning. For two biology professors, that means helping students not only understand the content but to become STEM ...

To incorporate near-peer teaching into a curriculum, use a planning and implementation framework to design your curriculum. Take the following questions into consideration: Now that you have planned ...

Established in 2008, the Biology Peer Instruction Program has created a community of learners. Undergraduates gain a deeper understanding of biological concepts and master their communication and ...

April 2, 2026 - Julie Edwards' daughter brought home a Chromebook from school in second grade to work on math and reading. But soon she was watching Youtube videos. However, federal grants are ...

A lonely first-year student meets with a SEAL ambassador to talk about strategies for finding the right fit in a student organization. A struggling chemistry major schedules a Rinella tutoring session ...

Wellness Promotion is committed to cultivating a culture of peer education that allows Blazers to meet their well-being goals. Wellness Promotion is the home of the Promoters of Wellness (POW) program ...

The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded. The Office of Health Promotion and Education offers students of all sexual orientations and backgrounds a unique and valuable ...

Dr. Chandra Turpen, University of Maryland, is the featured speaker for this Learning Lunch research presentation for faculty in Fall 2023. This event will be of interest to faculty who work with ...

Peer Instruction has gotten a lot of attention lately thanks to this NPR piece, “Physicists Seek to Lose the Lecture as a Learning Tool”. Now, Eric Mazur -- widely credited with the invention of peer ...