Disability Visibility and Inclusive Design in STEM Pedagogy

By Taormina Lepore, Integrative Biology Teaching Effectiveness Award Essay, 2022 Teaching is most effective when it reaches students in an equitable way. One issue I’ve encountered in my teaching is that individual accommodations are provided for disabled students, but very often, disability accessibility isn’t included as a core facet of Continue Reading >>

There’s No Shame in Asking Questions

By Dhruva Karkada, Physics Teaching Effectiveness Award Essay, 2022 Physics students often struggle to voice their confusion when presented with challenging material. In my experience, both as a student and as an instructor, this hesitation is often deeply rooted in a sense of shame: asking questions, especially in front of Continue Reading >>

Starting Co-Constructed Dialogue Through Video Essay Feedback

By Joy Esboldt, Education Teaching Effectiveness Award Essay, 2022 Bettering one’s writing is a never ending task. However, receiving and giving feedback on written assignments is riddled with challenges. In my years of teaching, I have found that given the numerous demands and commitments students juggle, engagement with formative feedback Continue Reading >>

Detangling Quantum Problems

by Oxana Andriuc, Chemistry Teaching Effectiveness Award Essay, 2022 Learning about quantum chemistry for the first time can be intimidating—all of a sudden, you find out that everything you know about classical physics is not always true: an electron does not simply behave like a tiny, tiny marble, but instead Continue Reading >>

Visualizing Stochastic Processes

by Ella Hiesmayr, Statistics Teaching Effectiveness Award Essay, 2021 One effective way of making content accessible to a wide range of people is to present the material in a variety of formats. It is common to teach mathematical courses by relying mainly on material in text form, but some mathematical Continue Reading >>