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Leveraging High-Structure Course Design to Enhance Student Engagement and Success in STEM

Thursday, November 14 at 4:00 p.m eastern ET

This is a free event, but seats may be limited.

Leveraging High-Structure Course Design to Enhance Student Engagement and Success in STEM

Biology and Chemistry instructors, this hands-on workshop is tailored specifically for you! Join Justin Shaffer from the Colorado School of Mines to explore how high-structure course design can transform STEM learning environments. Dive into practical, evidence-based strategies that boost student engagement and improve outcomes in your courses. This session will provide you with tangible tools and techniques designed specifically for STEM education, ensuring you can implement high-structure designs that foster active learning, retention, and student success.

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Dr. Justin Shaffer

Associate Dean, Colorado School of Mines.

Justin Shaffer, PhD, is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and a Teaching Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering and in Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Shaffer is the author of the forthcoming book High Structure Course Design for STEM which gives practical hands-on advice for creating STEM courses that engage students in and out of the classroom and improve student outcomes. Dr. Shaffer is an award-winning educator who has taught 8500+ students since 2012 in the areas of chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, biology, and anatomy and physiology and has published 25+ peer-reviewed journal articles and teaching materials on the efficacy of high structure courses, active learning, and related topics. Dr. Shaffer is the founder of Recombinant Education where he provides professional development and consulting services to faculty, future faculty, and administrators in the areas of course and curriculum design, evidence-based teaching practices, and discipline-based education research. Dr. Shaffer has been an editor for four discipline-based education research journals, has written op-eds for Inside Higher Ed, and has been featured on several podcasts including Teaching in Higher Ed.

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Dr. Justin Shaffer

Associate Dean, Colorado School of Mines.

Justin Shaffer, PhD, is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and a Teaching Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering and in Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Shaffer is the author of the forthcoming book High Structure Course Design for STEM which gives practical hands-on advice for creating STEM courses that engage students in and out of the classroom and improve student outcomes. Dr. Shaffer is an award-winning educator who has taught 8500+ students since 2012 in the areas of chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, biology, and anatomy and physiology and has published 25+ peer-reviewed journal articles and teaching materials on the efficacy of high structure courses, active learning, and related topics. Dr. Shaffer is the founder of Recombinant Education where he provides professional development and consulting services to faculty, future faculty, and administrators in the areas of course and curriculum design, evidence-based teaching practices, and discipline-based education research. Dr. Shaffer has been an editor for four discipline-based education research journals, has written op-eds for Inside Higher Ed, and has been featured on several podcasts including Teaching in Higher Ed.

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Dr. Justin Shaffer

Associate Dean, Colorado School of Mines.

Justin Shaffer, PhD, is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and a Teaching Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering and in Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Shaffer is the author of the forthcoming book High Structure Course Design for STEM which gives practical hands-on advice for creating STEM courses that engage students in and out of the classroom and improve student outcomes. Dr. Shaffer is an award-winning educator who has taught 8500+ students since 2012 in the areas of chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, biology, and anatomy and physiology and has published 25+ peer-reviewed journal articles and teaching materials on the efficacy of high structure courses, active learning, and related topics. Dr. Shaffer is the founder of Recombinant Education where he provides professional development and consulting services to faculty, future faculty, and administrators in the areas of course and curriculum design, evidence-based teaching practices, and discipline-based education research. Dr. Shaffer has been an editor for four discipline-based education research journals, has written op-eds for Inside Higher Ed, and has been featured on several podcasts including Teaching in Higher Ed.

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