POGIL in Chemistry Courses at a Large Urban University : A Case Study

POGIL was implemented in general and organic chemistry courses at Virginia Commonwealth University, a large public, urban research university. These courses ranged in size from 100-250 students and were held in fixed-seating lecture halls filled to capacity. A number of strategies were developed and adopted in order to utilize POGIL in these classrooms. The strategies and the results, including student outcomes and evaluations, will be outlined in this paper.