Come join the CLSE Journal Group! The purpose of this group is to informally discuss recent literature in science/biology education to help keep us aware of important developments and to help us make scholarly decisions regarding our pedagogical changes. The group will meet every other week in the CLSE conference room. Each meeting will have one person who chooses the readings and leads the discussion. We encourage faculty, staff, and graduate students to take turns as the meeting facilitator. The readings for each meeting will be posted in Carmen. ** This week Erin O'Brien will be leading a discussion on: Gardner, J. & Belland, B.R. J Sci Educ Technol (2017) Problem-Centered Supplemental Instruction in Biology: Influence on Content Recall, Content Understanding, and Problem Solving Ability. 26: 383. Erin requests that we consider the following questions before the journal group meeting: 1. This paper suggests using supplemental activities to integrate active learning in introductory biology courses, because many universities still rely heavily on traditional lecturing. a. Share your experiences and thoughts on whether these activities can or have been implemented in a lecture or recitation session b. Do you think assigning supplemental activities to be done outside of class (even in part) may be beneficial for student learning? 2. What technology or web programs have people used to teach complex biological processes? How can you integrate Merill’s First Principles of Instruction (Problem/task centered, Activation, Demonstration, Application, and Integration) with these web programs to enhance student learning? 3. How can lecture break activities or recitation activities integrate Merrill’s First Principles of Instruction without the use of technology? This is available online here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10956-017-9686-0#citeas Please register by clicking the link below.