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Wisconsin
Teaching Fellows
1998 Summer Institute July 27 - August 7, 1998 Sessions from 9:00am - 12:30pm daily at the J.F. Friedrick Center, Madison, WI |
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Monday July 27, 1998 6:30p.m. |
"How
and Why Students Learn or Do Not Learn What We Try to Teach Them"
Bill Cerbin Reading: "When Good Teaching Leads to Bad Results: The Disasters of ‘Well-Taught’ Mathematics Courses," Alan Schoenfeld Also Recommended: "The Difficulties Posed by School: Misconceptions in the Sciences" and "More Difficulties Posed by School: Stereotypes in the Social Sciences and Humanities," Howard Gardner (Chapters 8 and 9 from "The Unschooled Mind") DINNER AT DONNA & GEORGE’S |
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Tuesday July 28, 1998 |
What
Do We Know About Our Students? Discussion of "What We Know About
Today’s College Students," Levine and Cureton, and "The
Misrepresentation of Generation X," Haworth Jennifer Brantley,
Mike Allen & Jennifer Szydlik
Responding to the "Student as Consumer" Notion Sarah Rudolph "Assessing Learning and Grading Students" Melissa Nelson "Grade Inflation" Marnie Dresser "Why Are Students So Grade-oriented?" Bill Cerbin |
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Wednesday July 29, 1998 |
"Engaging
Students: A Freshman Seminar Model" Tony Ciccone
Readings: Articles on using video and freshman seminars, to be distributed at Summer Institute. "Active Learning in Linked Courses" Brian Fitch |
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Thursday July 30, 1998 7:30p.m. |
Thinking
About Race in the Classroom Rebecca Karoff
"Diversity: Voices of the Other " Mary Ann Emery "Service Learning" Don Mowry, Paula Kleintjes & Jerry Kapus "WILD OATES" - American Players Theatre |
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Friday July 31, 1998 |
"Political
Correctness" Mike Allen
"Student Evaluation of Instruction / Student Learning as a Criterion for Evaluation Instruction" Adam Butler Recommended Reading: "Embracing Accountability," Wiggins "Discussion of "Organizing for Learning" Ewell, and "From Teaching to Learning," Barr & Tagg Jerry Kapus & Brian Fitch |
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Monday August 3, 1998 |
Discussion
of "But Is It Working" (Chapter 4 from Pat Cross’s Classroom
Research: Implementing the Scholarship of Teaching) & "What
Do We Know About Students’ Learning and How Do We Know It,"
Pat Cross (Article Enclosed) Bill Cerbin
"Learning a Hard Concept in Logic" Becky LeDocq Best Practices -- Peer Instruction Dennis Rioux, Jennifer Szydlik & Myung-Hee Chung |
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Tuesday August 4, 1998 2:00pm |
TECHNOLOGY
DAY
"Writing Skills Across the Curriculum" Peter Sands "Asynchronous Learning and Web-Based Courses" Bill Deering & Jerry Kapus "Impact of New Technologies on Student Learning" Antonia Schleicher Afternoon Optional Session: "The End of Education" a video of a talk by Neil Postman and Discussion led by George Savage |
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Wednesday August 5, 1998 |
BEST
PRACTICES
Active Lecturing Patricia Kluetz, Paula Kleintjes Writing in the Mathematics Major Sue Kelly & Jennifer Szydlik Incorporating Student Feedback Sarah Rudolph Making Draft Workshops Work for the Student Jennifer Brantley Project Consultation/Brainstorming |
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Thursday August 6, 1998 |
BEST
PRACTICES
Informal Letter Writing Assignment Peter Sands Goal-Based Approach Antonia Schleicher Self-Reflective Learning Patricia Kluetz Studio Critique Methodology Patricia Kluetz Project Consultation/Brainstorming GOOD BYE PARTY in Evening |
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Friday August 7, 1998 |
Project
Consultation/Brainstorming
Closing session |
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