The Fibroid Growth Study: Determinants of Therapeutic Intervention

The demographics, ethnicity, symptoms, lifestyle characteristics, and treatment outcomes are analyzed in participants of a study designed to evaluate uterine leiomyoma growth and correlate symptoms and outcomes in a clinically relevant population of women (Fibroid Growth Study)

Using Pedagogy and Learning Theories to Assist in Retention of the Under-Prepared Student in Gateway STEM Courses

A common faculty complaint is that students are not prepared for the level of content and study required by college courses. This contributes to the high failure rate in STEM Gateway courses. While faculty cannot control the student population, faculty can control their instructional strategies and course design. This crash course in teaching in higher education will challenge faculty to move from “giving” knowledge to students to designing a learning experience. The premise of the presentation is that the under-prepared student can learn, it may just mean that the instructor must adjust how the course is designed and presented. This presentation will address several aspects of education pedagogy and how students learn including Bloom’s Taxonomy, Course Alignment, Active Learning, and forms of Assessment (formative and summative). With teaching designed for learning, the under-prepared student can develop into a lifelong learner and find success in the STEM classroom