Improving Student Success and Outcomes: Enhancing Instruction and Course Structure
Student success can be greatly influenced by their preparedness and incoming knowledge. General Chemistry researchers have identified the potential for narrowing performance gaps across different demographic groups in introductory STEM courses by tailoring course designs and teaching methods to better align with the students' preparedness.
Matt Stoltzfus, Ohio State University
Student success can be greatly influenced by their preparedness and incoming knowledge. General Chemistry researchers have identified the potential for narrowing performance gaps across different demographic groups in introductory STEM courses by tailoring course designs and teaching methods to better align with the students' preparedness.
A recent article published in the Journal of Chemical Education examined the effectiveness of traditional and reformed first-semester general chemistry courses at The Ohio State University. This analysis encompassed both pre-pandemic and emergency remote instruction periods, comparing the outcomes of the two approaches.
Join Ohio State University Chemistry Professor, Matt Stoltzfus as he sheds light on various teaching practices that were implemented in the reformed courses covered in the study. He’ll discuss how to incorporate these practices into your own courses, which can enhance student success and outcomes.
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About the speaker
Matthew W. Stoltzfus, Ohio State University
Matthew W. Stoltzfus received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from Millersville University in 2002 and his Ph. D. in Chemistry in 2007 from The Ohio State University. He spent two years as a teaching postdoctoral assistant for the Ohio REEL program, an NSF-funded center that works to bring authentic research experiments into the general chemistry lab curriculum in 15 colleges and universities across the state of Ohio. In 2009, he joined the faculty of Ohio State where he currently holds the position of Chemistry Lecturer. In addition to lecturing general chemistry, Stoltzfus served as a Faculty Fellow for the Digital First Initiative, inspiring instructors to offer engaging digital learning content to students through emerging technology. Through this initiative, he developed an iTunes U general chemistry course, which has attracted over 200,000 students from all over the world. The iTunes U course, along with the videos at www.drfus.com, are designed to supplement the text and can be used by any general chemistry student. Stoltzfus has received several teaching awards, including the inaugural Ohio State University 2013 Provost's Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer and he is recognized as an Apple Distinguished Educator.