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Changing the Way Undergraduates Are Taught

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

 
Washington University in St. Louis has received a $562,000 National Science Foundation grant to research changing how undergraduate students are taught. The new “active learning” approach, led by associate professor of computer science and engineering Kenneth J. Goldman, replaces passive learning through lectures with a stronger emphasis on studio courses that involve team projects and [...]