• Are synchronous chats a silver lining of emergency remote instruction? Text-based chatting is disproportionately favored by women in a non-majors introductory biology course 

      Robnett, Rachael D.; Ballen, Cissy J.; Fagbodun, Sheritta; Lane, Kelly; McCoy, Sophie J.; Robinson, Lecia; Weems, Ebony I.; Cotner, Sehoya Harris (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a reimagining of many aspects of higher education, including how instructors interact with their students and how they encourage student participation. Text-based ...
    • Eight Recommendations to Promote Effective Study Habits for Biology Students Enrolled in Online Courses 

      Ewell, Sharday N.; Cotner, Sehoya Harris; Drake, Abby Grace; Fagbodun, Sheritta; Google, Angela; Robinson, Lecia; Soneral, Paula; Ballen, Cissy J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      To achieve meaningful learning experiences in online classrooms, students must become self-regulated learners through the development of effective study habits. Currently, there is no set of recommendations to promote study ...
    • Smaller classes promote equitable student participation in STEM 

      Ballen, Cissy J.; Aguillon, Stepfanie M.; Awwad, Azza; Bjune, Anne Elisabeth; Challou, Daniel; Drake, Abby Grace; Driessen, Michelle; Ellozy, Aziza; Ferry, Vivian E.; Goldberg, Emma E.; Harcombe, William; Jensen, Steve; Jørgensen, Christian; Koth, Zoe; McGaugh, Suzanne; Mitry, Caroline; Mosher, Bryan; Mostafa, Hoda; Petipas, Renee H.; Soneral, Paula A.G.; Watters, Shana; Wassenberg, Deena; Weiss, Stacey L.; Yonas, Azariah; Zamudio, Kelly R.; Cotner, Sehoya Harris (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      As science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classrooms in higher education transition from lecturing to active learning, the frequency of student interactions in class increases. Previous research documents ...