The POGIL Podcast

Welcome to a special episode of the POGIL Podcast! We at the POGIL National Office are excited for 2021, when we will present a virtual National Conference to Advance POGIL Practice meeting (or NCAPP) with the theme of "Transforming Education & Educators.” POGIL Practitioner Dr. Wayne Pearson interviewed next year’s panelists and through their discussion, you will learn about the origins of NCAPP...

Dr. Kristin Plessel is a Nebraska native that has been transplanted in Wisconsin. She earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her Ph. D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She joined the UW Colleges’ Rock County campus and chemistry department in 2010, and currently serves as Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the University of Wisconsi...

Bruno grew up in Connecticut, and received an A.B. in chemistry from Dartmouth College and a Ph. D. in biochemistry from Cornell University, and did a post-doc at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. At UNC he was a fellow in the SPIRE fellowship program, which combines research support and community service with an emphasis on minority careers in academic science. He was first introduc...

Dr. Sheila Qureshi joined Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar (WCM-Q) as a senior lecturer in 2007 and was promoted to associate professor of chemistry in 2018. She obtained her B.Sc. degree in chemistry and biology from the University of London, Goldsmiths College. Dr. Qureshi received her PhD in synthetic organic chemistry from the University of Wales' Institute of Science and Technology (now Univer...

We continue our conversation with Dr. Moog, who discusses the origins of the POGIL acronym.

Today is our first official episode of The POGIL Podcast, where we have our co-host Alex Grushow (who is a Professor of Chemistry at Rider University and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) interview Richard S. Moog, PhD. Moog is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. He is the Executive Director of The POGIL Project and the r...

Before our first season of The POGIL Podcast officially begins, we would like to introduce you to each of our hosts in this inaugural season of the POGIL podcast. First, we have Dr, Alex Grushow. Alex received a B.A in chemistry from Franklin & Marshall College and a Ph. D. from University of Minnesota. He is currently a Professor of Chemistry at Rider University and Chair of the Department of Che...

Welcome to The POGIL Podcast. “The POGIL Podcast” is a new conversation from The POGIL Project that celebrates innovative educators, both in and out of the classroom. You will hear about what inspired them to become teachers, and how the practice of student-centered education transformed their classrooms and improved outcomes for their students. Learn how they’re innovating outside of the classroo...