Teaching a course that has prerequisite(s) is surprisingly difficult, especially when courses are in the same subject. We start teaching more advanced topics, assuming by …
Pedagogy
How CLT Helped JRMC Beat the Course Design Blues
The old adage says that when you fail at something, try, try again. What it doesn’t tell you is that you’d better equip yourself with …
Mapping it Out: Quantitative Reasoning within a Project-Based Learning Context
Quantitative Reasoning (QR) combines critical thinking with mathematical competence to examine vast amounts of data within a real-world context (Elrod, 2014). Numerous clarion calls to …
New Chalk Talk Special Illustrated Edition
In April 2017 CLT, in collaboration with the Center for Transforming Undergraduate Education at the University of Delaware, ran AUC’s first Problem-based Learning (PBL) Institute. …
Challenging Faculty Assumptions about Content When Adopting Problem-based Learning
Problem-based learning (PBL)—as well as other inquiry-based pedagogies—enhances student learning by engaging students in the learning process. Students engaging in PBL solve problems, think analytically, …