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Kimberly A Dill-McFarland, Steven J Hallam
We live in an increasingly data-driven world. This is strongly evident in the life sciences where high-throughput data generation platforms are transforming biology into information science. This has shifted major challenges in biological research from data generation to interpretation and knowledge translation.…
Kelsey M Watts, William Richardson
Women and non-white racial and ethnic groups remain underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). To achieve a more diverse and equitable STEM workforce, the recruitment and retention of these historically marginalized communities in postsecondary education will also need to increase. Recently…
Andre Kushniruk, Sangeetha Padalabalanarayanan, Tehmina Gladman, Bhanu Sharma + 10 more
Background Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a leading cause of death and disability in children and can lead to lasting cognitive, physical, and psychosocial outcomes that affect school performance. Students with an ABI experience challenges returning to school due in part to lack of educator support and ABI awareness. A…
Rubén Ruiz-Torrubiano, Sebastian Knopp, Andreas Krystallidis, Lukas Matthias Wolf
'Lukas Matthias Wolf'] In modular educational systems, students are allowed to choose a part of their curriculum themselves. The rationale behind letting students choose their courses themselves is to enhance self-responsibility, improve student motivation, and allow for focus on specific areas of interest. A central…
Nathan Sanders, Chris Faesi, Alyssa Goodman
E ducational technology has attained significant importance as a mechanism for supporting experiential learning of science concepts. However, the growth of this mechanism is limited by the significant time and technical expertise needed to develop such products, particularly in specialized fields of science. We sought…
Lianting Wang, Marcelo Ponce
In this paper, we present an educational project aimed to introduce students to the technology behind Captive Portals infrastructures. For doing this, we developed a series of modules to emphasize each of the different aspects and features of this technology. The project is based on an open source implementation which…
Nagalaxmy Markandan, Kamisah Osman, Lilia Halim
Education digitization highly enthuses learners for deeper learning and developing thought processes in formulating problems and their solutions effectively in their real-life circumstances. Implementing computational thinking skills through programming in Malaysian primary and secondary school STEM curriculum create…
Abootaleb Sedighi, Tudor Radu, Qirat Ashraf, Balmiki Kumar + 3 more
We developed the Interdisciplinary Science Program in Research and Entrepreneurship (INSPIRE) to address the changing career landscape that students with an interest in Physical Chemistry, Biophysics and Biochemistry face. Third and fourth-year undergraduate Chemistry and Physics students participated in a 4-week…
Gavin Ng, Vismitha Rajeev, Sharmelee Selvaraji, Karthik Mallilankaraman + 1 more
Ageing is a complex biological process that involves numerous genes and pathways. Experimental studies have identified several of these genes and pathways that that can extend or shorten an individual’s lifespan. Understanding these genes and pathways can help develop interventions that improve health and quality of…
Henry Dawson, Gayle Davis, Kirstin Ross, Marie Vaganay Miller + 1 more
'Alastair Tomlinson'] This article describes the segmented module design and problem-based learning approaches employed to enable parts of a higher education environmental health module (course) to be shared between universities in Wales, Northern Ireland, and Australia. The module requires students to identify the…
Nicholas J. Palmisano, Maryam A. Azmi, Taylor N. Medwig-Kinney, Frances E. Q. Moore + 4 more
Scientific research experiences are beneficial to students allowing them to gain laboratory and problem-solving skills, as well as foundational research skills in a team-based setting. We designed a laboratory module to provide a guided research experience to stimulate curiosity, introduce students to experimental…
B. B. Goldberg, D. Bruff, R. Greenler, K. Barnicle + 9 more
We report on a five-year initiative that has prepared thousands of future STEM faculty around the world to adopt evidence-based instructional practices by participating in two massive open online courses (MOOCs) and facilitated in-person learning communities. This novel combination of asynchronous online and…
Nurassyl Kerimbayev, Jaroslav Kultan, Saule Abdykarimova, Аliya Akramova
'Аliya Akramova'] The development of international cooperation requires cooperation in the sphere of education. An enhanced sharing of experience in the sphere of practical teaching activities implies the increase of the quality of teaching process and of scientific cooperation. Sharing of experience in educational…
Ismarulyusda Ishak, Nurul Najwa Abdul Rahim, Noor Idaya Salim, Cut Ulfah Nihayati Sholeha Teuku Husaini + 15 more
The increase in the number of Tahfiz schools in Malaysia indicates a high demand from the community for Tahfiz education. Tahfiz schools provide a Quran memorization syllabus as the main part of the curriculum at the primary and secondary levels. There is no holistic module that combines learning and health for Tahfiz…
Rubén Ruiz-Torrubiano, Sebastian Knopp, Andreas Krystallidis, L. Wolf
'L. Wolf'] - We present a category framework to classify educational systems according to their degree of modularity. - A graphical comparison is given that shows how different educational systems score on modularity according to our framework. - A scheduling perspective is provided where the challenges regarding…
Mokhtar Ben Henda
Progress step by step: past achievements serving the accomplishment of present actions. It is a question of measuring the benefits of the efforts made by relying on the passage of time. Build on what has been achieved in order to define the forces from which the outcome of a strategy becomes possible.
Eva Hasske, Michael Beil, Katrin Keller
Objective: The aim of the Medical Academy Waldbreitbach is to connect individual and organisational requirements in order to promote an appropriate and multi-locational development of medical competency in the face of the continuously evolving challenges of clinical practice. Integral processes in this are the…
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Despite the promise of self-driving laboratories to accelerate discovery, their widespread implementation is hindered by prohibitive cost and technical complexity. We introduce BrickSDLab, a fully functional self-driving lab platform built entirely from LEGO® components, designed to bridge this accessibility gap.…
Yi Zhang, Liping Zhang, Heyang Zhang, Xiaopeng Wu
With the rapid evolution of technology and the continuous deepening of digital transformation in education, personalized and adaptive learning have emerged as inevitable trends in the educational landscape. This study focuses on a Computerized Adaptive Learning System Based on Cognitive Diagnosis (CAL-CDS)-an…
Mohammed Alsuwaiket, Anas H. Blasi, Ra’Fat Al-Msie’deen
—The choice of an effective student assessment method is an issue of interest in Higher Education. Various studies [1] have shown that students tend to get higher marks when assessed through coursework-based assessment methods which include either modules that are fully assessed through coursework or a mixture of…
Mohammed Alsuwaiket, Anas H. Blasi, Khawla Al-Tarawneh
—Choosing the right and effective way to assess students is one of the most important tasks of higher education. Many studies have shown that students tend to receive higher scores during their studies when assessed by different study methods which include units that are fully assessed by varying the duration of study…
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For decades, molecular visualization software has been fundamental to education and research in chemistry, structural biology, and materials science. These tools have enabled the inspection of structures, dynamics, and interactions, yet their reliance on two-dimensional (2D) interfaces imposes persistent limitations.…
Szu Szu Ling, Fabrice Saffre, Deborah L. Gater, Lilia Halim + 1 more
Computer quiz games are introduced to improve teaching and learning in a freshman engineering chemistry course in an English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) environment. These quiz games are developed and implemented as a supplemental and augmentative tool to enhance traditionally delivered lectures. The paper shows an…
Ronald Marquez, Laura Tolosa, Ruben Gomez, Cesar Izaguirre + 3 more
The teaching-learning process in traditional university education uses strategies that position the student as a recipient of information conveyed by the teacher and conceptualized as knowledge. The reality in which we live, including the characteristics of new generational groups, requires the generation of training…
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Reinvigoration of electrochemical education is important for the support of decarbonised economies and net zero climate change targets. Here, explicit instruction and fuel cell engineering are used to exemplify electrochemical science as a platform for teaching a variety of interdisciplinary concepts while addressing…