Syllabus: Teaching and Learning Seminar

Class	Readings	Other resources
1: 1/20   Introduction: Scientific Teaching	Scientific Teaching (ST) pp. 1-7; Handelsman et al 2004; Wieman 2007	Powerpoint
2: 1/27 Learning goals and backward course design	ST pp.10-18 Wiggins et al., 2005 Bloom's: Tanner and Allen 2002	Powerpoint Crowe et al.; Supplement
3: 2/3 Principles of learning and memory: lessons from cognitive psychology	Bjork and Bjork 2011 Learning and Understanding, Chap. 6	Powerpoint How People Learn (summary)
4: 2/10 Active learning and constructivism	ST pp.23-35 Wood 2009 Mazur on active teaching	Powerpoint Resources (on clickers and other practices) Concept mapping: Novak Researching active learning Active learning review
5: 2/17 Clickers and Peer discussion	Peer Instr. Ch.1, rsrv. shelf; Smith et. al, 2009 clickers	Powerpoint Extensive guide on using clickers
6: 2/24 Just in Time Teaching, the Inverted classroom, classroom technologies	ST pp.36-38; 39-45; Tanner and Allen 2003b, Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT); Inverted classroom	Powerpoint Simulations:   PhET Simulations, Molecular Workbench, Genetics, Meiosis
7: 3/2Case-based and problem-based teaching	ST pp. 38-39; Tanner and Allen 2003a, PBL resources, Case study resource	Powerpoint Mitchell et al (2011) - use of PBL
8: 3/9 Assessment	ST pp.47-64; Tanner and Allen 2004a	Powerpoint Designing multple choice conceptual assessments: Treagust, 1988 Designing and using free-response conceptual assessments: Ebert-May et al. 2003 Reviews of concept inventories and their development: Knight; D'Avanzo;Libarkin
9: 3/16 Identifying and addressing misconceptions	ST 29-30, Tanner and Allen 2005; Modell et al. 2005 Misconception videos (will watch in class)	Powerpoint Sundberg 2002
10: 3/23 Attitudes, beliefs, metacognition	Teaching Physics: ch 2 pp 43 – 50; ch 3 pp 51 – 68	Powerpoint
11: 4/6Teaching to diversity	ST pp.7-10, 65-82(skim), Tanner and Allen 2004b; Learning Styles Questionnaire	Powerpoint Lack of diversity: Why so few? VARK Strategies Project Implicit Cultural competance: Tanner and Allen 2007
12: 4/13 Resistance to research-based improvement of teaching	ST 101-106, Dancy and Henderson 2008	Powerpoint
13: 4/20 Sharing Teaching Statements
14: 4/27 Group presentations of projects	See ST 83-99 (Chapter 5); Rubric
15: 5/4 Group presentations of projects