The STEMM Education Research Collaborative and the AOE Scholarship Committee co-sponsor a Project ACCESS event:


Speaker: Justin Shaffer, PhD
Bio: 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. Justin is the author of the book High Structure Course Design which gives practical advice for creating STEM courses that engage students in and out of the classroom and the creator of the Alignment and Practice card decks which help instructors explore course design and students explore study strategies, respectively. Justin is an award-winning educator who has taught 10000+ 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. Justin is the founder of Recombinant Education where he provides STEM program characterization and professional development to faculty and administrators in the areas of course and curriculum design, evidence-based teaching practices, and discipline-based education research, all leading towards improving student success.