Here are key resources for implementing the QFT in higher education settings.

Enhancing learning and research in higher education with the Question Formulation Technique

One student summarized: Working with questions “helps me clarify thoughts, uncover assumptions, and stimulate deeper exploration of a topic, leading to more comprehensive understanding and informed decision-making.”

 

Foster Inclusive Campuses, Collaborative Learning, and Better Research with the Skill of Question Formulation by Andrew P. Minigan

What we have seen and learned from faculty, researchers, and learners at these institutions aligns well with what college presidents and leaders expressed: A good question can cultivate curiosity and catalyze creativity and innovation.

 

Mercy College Students’ Curiosity Aflame: The QFT in General Chemistry by Andrew P. Minigan and Madhavan Narayanan, Ph.D.

“Rather than lecture at students following an exam, Professor Narayanan shifted the onus of learning from professor to student, and students’ curiosity was now aflame with salient questions on the learning to come.”

 

“Is the grading process needed?” Community College Students Question the Role of Grades by Andrew Minigan and Sun Ezzell

“It has been amazing to have students who experienced the QFT with me this summer take my other classes this fall. They are comfortable not just with the QFT, but they seem so comfortable collaborating with classmates, taking a leadership role in the class, and volunteering to share out from their groups.”

Download classroom examples. From developing research topics to unpacking difficult exam questions, biology to engineering: 8 ways educators have used the QFT in the higher education classroom.