POGIL is both a philosophy and a strategy for teaching and learning. It is a philosophy because it encompasses specific ideas about the nature of the learning process and the expected outcomes. It is a strategy because it provides a specific methodology and structure that are consistent with the way people learn to achieve the outcomes. This workshop introduces the motivation and need for POGIL and describes the research base that supports it. Participants experience and analyze a POGIL classroom activity, learn strategies for facilitating learning in a POGIL classroom, examine student outcomes data that document its success, and develop their own plan for implementing POGIL.

David Hanson is Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, former Chair of the Department of Chemistry, former Director of Stony Brook’s new Learning Communities Program. He has received awards for excellence in teaching, is an active researcher with over 140 publications, and has conducted over 90 workshops and presentations nationwide on process education. His work in developing innovative curriculum materials and teaching strategies has been supported by 7 grants from the National Science Foundation since 1996.