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Learning About Women In Stem For First-Year Students [Liberal Arts: Math And Science], Reem Jaafar, Ian Alberts Oct 2017

Learning About Women In Stem For First-Year Students [Liberal Arts: Math And Science], Reem Jaafar, Ian Alberts

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This assignment was designed for students in the first year seminar and aligns with the Inquiry and Problem Solving core competency, with a focus on “framing the issues” (identifies and/or addresses questions problems and/or hypothesis informed by knowledge of context) and “evidence gathering” (assembles, reviews and synthesizes evidence from diverse sources of relevant knowledge). Both assignments rely on writing and one may include an oral component. In writing, the focus is on “Content Development and Organization,” as well as “Control of Language, Syntax, and Mechanics.”

LaGuardia’s Core Competencies and Communication Abilities

Main Course Learning Objectives:

  • The LMF course for Liberal …


Fundamentals Of Biology Research Project [Biology], Ana Lucia Fuentes, Maria Entezari Oct 2017

Fundamentals Of Biology Research Project [Biology], Ana Lucia Fuentes, Maria Entezari

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  1. The goal of this initiative is to improve students’ learning of the subject while developing their Inquiry and Problem-Solving competencies as well as their numeracy, written, digital and oral communication abilities.
  2. A “flipped-class” approach will be taken to present different topics ahead of the practical laboratory experiences. Topics will be presented with PowerPoints and/or videos posted on Blackboard.
  3. Students will be given a “low stakes” quiz at the beginning of each laboratory session to assess their knowledge and understanding of the posted material.
  4. A research project, introduced at the beginning of the semester, will be used as the backbone to …


Designing An Active Learning Assignment For The Inductive Effect, Janet Gonzalez Jan 2017

Designing An Active Learning Assignment For The Inductive Effect, Janet Gonzalez

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This is an in class activity created for Organic Chemistry I at LaGuardia Community College.