POGIL is an acronym for Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning. It is a student-centered, group-learning instructional strategy and philosophy developed through research on how students learn best. Today we learn all about POGIL from Rick Moog, Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Franklin & Marshall College. He is the Executive Director of The POGIL Project and has implemented POGIL learning environments in his courses since 1994.

Check out the show notes at:

www.physicsalive.com/pogil

The POGIL homepage

  • https://pogil.org/

Two articles co-authored by Dr. Moog, the origins of POGIL:

  • A guided inquiry general chemistry course
  • Philosophical and Pedagogical basis of POGIL

Other articles and books

  • Article: The sequence of learning cycle activities in high school chemistry by Michael Abraham
  • Book: POGIL - An Introduction to Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning for Those Who Wish to Empower Learners

More resources from the POGIL website:

  • Effectiveness of POGIL
  • Workshops

Want to hear more from Rick? Listen to members of the POGIL team interview Dr. Moog on the POGIL Podcast:

  • Part 1 of the interview
  • Part 2 of the interview