Using Research to Bring Interactive Learning Strategies into General Education Mega-Courses
Fabulous article on University of Arizona’s Ed Prather’s experiences with his large lecture Astronomy class for non-majors. Focus is student centered/student interaction AND student ambassadors. “With this work we see the progression of participants in the Ambassador Program from high-achieving non-science majors taking a GE course, to peer-teaching assistants within the course, to astronomy education researchers evaluating the success of the course.”
That’s pretty intense motivation for non-science majors!
