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Friday 5: STEAM education in action

eSchool News

A STEM or STEAM lab is an environment where students, irrespective of grade, can come together and actively participate in hands-on STEM and STEAM learning. These educational spaces encourage active learning and problem solving. A STEAM learning approach encourages collaboration to understand and distill new concepts.

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Why STEM education could get a transformative makeover—soon

eSchool News

The appropriate use of innovative education technologies will be an essential component to bringing STEM to children wherever they live as part of a well-balanced set of active learning experiences with educators and parents. The details of the ultimate goal remain flexible and will change continuously throughout development.

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Five-Minute Starts: Fifteen Ideas to Ignite Your Class

Faculty Focus

These brief moments set the stage for active learning, focus, trust, and shaping the atmosphere of the entire session. These crucial minutes set the tone, influencing how students perceive the class, their peers, and their role within the learning environment. Consider the First Five Minutes from the students perspective.

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Five-Minute Starts: Fifteen Ideas to Ignite Your Class

Faculty Focus

These brief moments set the stage for active learning, focus, trust, and shaping the atmosphere of the entire session. These crucial minutes set the tone, influencing how students perceive the class, their peers, and their role within the learning environment. Consider the First Five Minutes from the students perspective.

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Faculty Focus

Active Learning and Gamification Active learning techniques became invaluable in reinforcing key concepts. Fang Lei, PhD, MPH, RN, is the managing editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies and an assistant professor and Global Health Faculty Scholar at School of Nursing, University of Minnesota.

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Faculty Focus

Active Learning and Gamification Active learning techniques became invaluable in reinforcing key concepts. Fang Lei, PhD, MPH, RN, is the managing editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies and an assistant professor and Global Health Faculty Scholar at School of Nursing, University of Minnesota.

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Cultural Immersion: An Eye-Opening Experience to Facilitate Learning

Faculty Focus

According to a qualitative study investigating the experiences of interdisciplinary healthcare professionals caring for patients experiencing auditory hallucinations, participants’ lack of comprehension was seen as a clinical concern, and they had low trust in their ability to provide this population with high-quality treatment (Kramarz et al.

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