Teaching & Learning Seminar 2010 – Assignments *
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Class |
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1 - 1/15 Introduction, goals,
scientific
teaching
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Scientific Teaching (ST=textbook): Forward, Preface, pp.
1-4, 47, 58; Wieman
2007; TP#659**, TP#760 |
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2 – 1/22 Principles of learning and
promising
practices based on them |
ST pp.4-7; Learning and
Understanding, Chap. 6; |
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3 – 1/28 Bloom’s taxonomy, learning goals,
backward course design |
ST pp.10-18; T&A2**, LG
website; Lord; (Freeman); (Crowe) |
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4 – 2/5 Misconceptions, transformative
learning |
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5 – 2/12 Building assessments and
rubrics |
ST pp.47-64; (Sundberg 2002), T&A8, T&A06F, Ebert-May 2003, Smith 2008, (Pre-Tests?)
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6 – 2/19 Active and group learning:
problem solving, strip sequences, etc. |
ST pp.23-35; T&A3;
Freeman; (Ebert-May); (Mazur); (Peer
Instr. Ch.1, rsrv. shelf***); (K&W05) |
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7 – 2/26 More active learning activities:
concept maps, solving content problem
with JiTT, the
“inverted classroom” |
ST pp.36-38; 39-45; T&A5,
(Novak article, Novak book, reserve shelf***), Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT);
(Inverted classroom) |
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8 – 3/5 Teaching with technology: clicker questions, simulations, video
games 9 – 3/12 Case-based, problem-based
teaching
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(Beatty), Beatty summary, (Smith et al.); Mayo, PhET Simulations, Molecular
Workbench, Genetics, Meiosis Immune
Attack game, (Ubiquitous Presenter) ST 38-39, T&A4,
more problems, case-study
teaching |
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10 – 3/19 Uncooking
student labs |
Vokmann,
DiPasquale, America’s
Lab Report (rsrv. shelf***) |
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11 – 4/2 Teaching to diversity |
ST pp.7-10, 65-82(skim), T&A9,
Questionnaire, Strategies,
Prensky, (Felder), (T&A07W); (VARK),
(Project Implicit)(whysofew)(MathAnxiety)(Boys) |
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12 – 4/9 Resistance to research-based
improvement of teaching and ways around it |
ST 101-106, TP#760, Silverthorn, Henderson, (Wieman) |
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13 – 4/16 Bio2010: teaching quantitative
skills to biology students |
Bio2010 exec.
summary (rsrv. shelf***),
Labov, Bialek&Botstein, Gross Modules,
Math in Bio PoV, |
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14 – 4/23 Group presentations of projects |
See ST 83-99 (Chapter 5); Rubric |
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15 – 4/30 Group presentations of projects |
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* Check for updates each week! ** See Reading
List link for explanations. |
*** In BW outer office, B345, to left of
door as you enter. |