A new studying method has improved Colorado State University students’ grades in Intro to General Microbiology by about a letter grade, according to CSU education Professor James Folkestad, the director of the Center for the Analytics of Learning and Teaching (C-ALT).
“We think all of these tools can help students retain and elaborate upon and expand their understanding of their learning and learned material. We are taking a design thinking approach to help students advance their skill-set in learning.”
This fall, first-year students in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will have a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience. They are at once the first freshman class in the 21st century to attend college during a global pandemic, and the inaugural cohort of the College’s new major.
"This work will always be focused on helping students understand and advance their skill-set in learning."
The first annual College of Health and Human Sciences Research Day showcased the variety and quality of research and creative scholarship by students, faculty, and staff.
“I’m a very interdisciplinary person so I work in a mix of science, education, and computational thinking. I like all these fields very much, so I try to bring them together when I work.”
Each year, CSU celebrates the teaching, research and service achievements of CSU students, alumni and friends, academic faculty, administrative professionals and classified staff.
Imagine if, just two weeks into a college course, faculty could identify the students most likely to struggle academically, and in what areas.