A Community Approach to Learning Calculus: Fostering Success for Underrepresented Ethnic Minorities in an Emerging Scholars Program

Alexander, Baine B.; Burda, Anne C.; Millar, Susan B.

doi:10.1615/jwomenminorscieneng.v3.i3.20

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“…Succinctly, social constructivism is the idea that an individual's learning process consists of collaboration with others to create cognitive artifacts, constructing new knowledge based on previous knowledge obtained by the individual [10]. Social constructivist pedagogies have been shown in STEM to be beneficial for women, Black students, and Latinx students in improving learning outcomes and retention rates [11]- [13] and the development of "soft skills" of all students, a critical skill for computing professionals [14]- [16]. We will further define social constructivism below.…”

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A Systematic Review of Social Constructivist Pedagogies in Computing and their Effects on Broadening Participation for Women in Undergraduate Computing (Research)

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings

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A Systematic Review of Social Constructivist Pedagogies in Computing and their Effects on Broadening Participation for Women in Undergraduate Computing (Research)

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9: Thawing the Chilly Climate: Inclusive Teaching Resources for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

Friedrich

Sellers

Burstyn

2008

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Although universities are aware of the need to promote diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), this awareness has not translated into significant changes in classroom environments. Many STEM instructors would like to offer equal opportunities for success to all of their students, hut they are not sure where to begin. We describe an effective group of teaching tools that can empower STEM faculty and graduate students to modify their courses to address diversity at their own pace. These resources extend from awareness exercises to recommendations for action and have been useful tools for course design, teaching assistant training, and faculty development.

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20: Breaking Down Barriers to the Use of Technology for Teaching in Higher Education

Zhu

2008

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This chapter examines the most common technologies used for teaching on college campuses and the most common barriers to advanced uses of technology tools. Survey results consistently show that the major harriers to incorporating technology into higher education are lack of faculty time, faculty doubts about the relevancy of technology to disciplinary learning, and inadequate technical support for faculty projects and technology uses. This chapter, then, proposes several approaches developed and assessed by the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at the University of Michigan for removing those barriers to technology uses in higher education. Although providing flexible technology training schedules and formats helps address the problem of time, offering training that combines pedagogy and technology skills clarifies the link between technology and disciplinary knowledge acquisition. Finally, the collaborative approach to technology support enables faculty to enjoy continuous and coordinated technology support for their projects and technology uses in the classroom. This chapter also provides recommendations for supporting faculty in using technology to improve their teaching and student learning.

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A Community Approach to Learning Calculus: Fostering Success for Underrepresented Ethnic Minorities in an Emerging Scholars Program

Cited by 24 publications

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A Systematic Review of Social Constructivist Pedagogies in Computing and their Effects on Broadening Participation for Women in Undergraduate Computing (Research)

A Systematic Review of Social Constructivist Pedagogies in Computing and their Effects on Broadening Participation for Women in Undergraduate Computing (Research)

9: Thawing the Chilly Climate: Inclusive Teaching Resources for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

20: Breaking Down Barriers to the Use of Technology for Teaching in Higher Education

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