During the 6-Week Online Course Learn How to Improve Your Teaching and Do Research at the Same Time!

Action Research is educational research conducted in your own classroom. Experience its many benefits.

  • Measure changes to your teaching using quantitative data.

  • See results of changes quickly -- during the same semester.

  • Improve end-of-course evaluations.

  • Gain greater confidence in your teaching.

  • Publish your research results in an educational journal.

  • Increase students' motivation when they become active participants in your research.

Why Use the Innovative Survey Method?

  • More Effective Pretest-Posttest Survey Design

    By using a modified pretest-posttest format, your current group of students will benefit from improvements in your teaching, NOT next year's students.

  • Survey Built to Meet Your Specific Needs

    Choose variables to build a survey that is short and sweet, or longer to be more comprehensive in describing your course's learning environment.

  • A Targeted Intervention Has the Greatest Impact

    By planning to improve only one variable in your course's learning environment, your success is guaranteed! But other variables will naturally improve as well.

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Developer and Instructor

Dr. Catherine Martin-Dunlop, Ph.D. [email protected] Phone 949-784-9066

Dr. Catherine, a tenured Associate Professor in Science Education before retiring from university service after 20 years was the founding Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. She's a Certified Faculty Developer and Quality Matters expert. Dr. Catherine created the business, Improve Teaching First, because she believes excellent teaching and research are both important in higher education.

Course Available Summer 2023!

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Groups of 5 or more, and faculty from HBCUs are eligible for a 15% discount. Email Dr. Catherine at [email protected] for further information and pricing.