Calender of Events

Calendar of Events for Summer 2009

May

May 11-15 Lead Graduate Teacher Training

June

June 10
229 ATLAS
(2:30 PM - 3:30 PM) Summer Series
Writing a Learner-Centered Syllabus and Broad View of Course Design
Laura Border, Director, Graduate Teacher Program
In a learner-centered course the central methodology focuses on what the students are learning. This workshop covers the broad principles of course design and how to write your syllabus to reflect the learner-centered nature of your course.

June 11
229 ATLAS
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Technology For the Classroom
Introduction to Excel 2008
Erica Brandon, Faculty/Staff Trainer, ITS
This introductory workshop teaches the basic skills needed to use Microsoft Excel 2008 for the Mac. This is a great class for beginners, or anyone who is switching to the newer version of Microsoft Office and would like to learn more about the interface. Topics covered include: entering/editing information, working with formulas, formatting and filtering your data, and creating a basic chart.

June 16
200 ATLAS
(2:30 PM - 3:30 PM)
TIGER/CIRTL Series
Getting IRB Approval for Educational Research Involving Human Subjects
Clair Dunne, HRC Panel A Coordinator, Graduate School
If you want to publish your STEM educational research, you will need to get Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval before any subjects are recruited or data collection is started. Claire Dunne, the HRC Education coordinator, will talk about what it takes to get IRB approval and many of the common mistakes she has seen on proposals.

June 17
200 ATLAS
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Summer Series
Designing Your Course to Maximize Student Learning
Laura Border, Director, Graduate Teacher Program
Teachers often model their own teaching on their favorite teacher’s. However this teacher is often the teacher that most closely matched their own learning style. In this workshop you will learn how to plan to incorporate all aspects of learning into your course so all students learn the content in depth.

June 23
200 ATLAS
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
TIGER/CIRTL Series
What You Need to Know to Conduct Educational Research
Valerie Otero, Associate Professor, Education
Chandra Turpen, Doctoral Candidate, Physics Education, Physics
While the research skills you have from your disciplinary research will help you in educational research, there are additional skills you may need to be successful with TAR. In this workshop Valerie Otero and Chandra Turpen will discuss some of the additional educational methodologies you will need to conduct educational research.

June 25
200 ATLAS
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Technology For the Classroom
Introduction to PowerPoint 2008
Erica Brandon, Faculty/Staff Trainer, ITS
PowerPoint is a powerful tool for displaying visual information — text, pictures, graphs, and multimedia — to an audience. Learn how to use PowerPoint 2008 for the Mac to aid in a presentation or lecture. During this introductory workshop we will create a presentation from scratch, save valuable time with built-in templates, and use presentation features to show our creation. No prior experience necessary.

June 30
200 ATLAS
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
TIGER/CIRTL Series
How to Create an Effective Pre & Post Test for Your TAR Project
Kathy Perkins, Associate Director, CU Science Education Initiative
Wendy Adams, Director of Research, CU Science Education Initiative
When changing a course to improve students’ learning and understanding of a particular topic, how do you know if you were successful? Katherine Perkins and Wendy Adams will discuss how to construct pre and post tests to measure the effectiveness of educational interventions.

July

July 1
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
200 ATLAS Summer Series
Teaching for Diversity in the Nonbiased Classroom
Alan Runyon, McNair Pre-Prof Lead, CU-Boulder, Graduate Student, Political Science, University of Colorado Denver
Inadvertent teacher bias creates classrooms in which some students participate and others don’t. Participants take part in a classroom simulation activity that makes bias and its effect apparent. Ways to remove teacher bias are discussed.

July 7
200 ATLAS
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM TIGER/CIRTL Series
What is Discipline-Based Education Research?
Benjamin Spike, Doctoral Candidate, Physics
Discipline-Based Education Research, also called the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) or Teaching-As-Research (TAR), is an emerging field that seeks to understand how people learn content knowledge in particular scientific disciplines. In this workshop, Ben will discuss what TAR and SoTL are and present examples from his own area of research, physics.

July 8
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
200 ATLAS Summer Series
Assessing Student Learning and Teaching Performance
Tim Weston, Research Associate, ATLAS Assessment & Research Center
Proper assessment of your students is critical to understanding if your course is meeting its objectives. In this workshop Tim Weston will discuss different methods that can be used to assess your course for formative assessment and assess your students for fulfillment of your learning goals.

July 9
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
200 ATLAS Technology For the Classroom
Introduction to CULearn
Erica Brandon, Faculty/Staff Trainer, ITS
This hands-on workshop will get you started with CULearn, our campus course management system. During this introductory workshop you will learn how to get started with CULearn, post a syllabus and other course materials, and use the built-in grade book.

July 15
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
200 ATLAS Summer Series
Library Support for University Teaching and Learning
Mark Mabbett, Social Sciences Librarian, CU-Libraries
Barb Losoff, Science Librarian, CU-Libraries
University libraries are much more than just the books on their shelves. They offer many resources and classes that help both faculty and students. In this session Mark Mabbett and Barb Losoff will discuss what the Libraries and Librarians can do to assist you in your classroom.

July 21
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
200 ATLAS TIGER/CIRTL Series
Using Ed’s Tools to Assess Student Understanding and Build Educational Interventions
Michael W Klymkowsky, Professor, MCD Biology
Collecting and analyzing student responses and interviews can be a time consuming process. The online Ed’s Tools (https://edstools.colorado.edu/conceptInventories/index.html) simplifies this process. Michael Klymkowsky will discuss Ed’s tools and how it can be used to create educational interventions.

July 22
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
200 ATLAS Summer Series
Classroom Technologies to Maximize Student Learning
Mark Werner, Coordinator, CTO
In the classroom technologies can often be used to meet educational goals and learning styles that you might otherwise find difficult to reach. In this workshop we will discuss how different technologies can be used to meet different learning styles.

July 23
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
200 ATLAS Technology For the Classroom
CULearn: Assessments, Assignments, and Groups
Erica Brandon, Faculty/Staff Trainer, ITS
This session is designed for CULearn course designers who want to learn about some of the other tools available within CULearn. We will look at tools not covered in the Introduction to CULearn class such as quizzes and assignments, and have more hands-on time to create a course. Bring your questions and ideas for this more in depth look at CULearn’s functionality.

August

August 19-21
Hale Sciences
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

2009 GTP Fall Intensive

August 22
100 ATLAS
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Cultural Intensive

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May
May 11-15	Lead Graduate Teacher Training
June
June 10 229 ATLAS (2:30 PM - 3:30 PM)	Summer Series Writing a Learner-Centered Syllabus and Broad View of Course Design Laura Border, Director, Graduate Teacher Program In a learner-centered course the central methodology focuses on what the students are learning. This workshop covers the broad principles of course design and how to write your syllabus to reflect the learner-centered nature of your course.
June 11 229 ATLAS 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Technology For the Classroom Introduction to Excel 2008 Erica Brandon, Faculty/Staff Trainer, ITS This introductory workshop teaches the basic skills needed to use Microsoft Excel 2008 for the Mac. This is a great class for beginners, or anyone who is switching to the newer version of Microsoft Office and would like to learn more about the interface. Topics covered include: entering/editing information, working with formulas, formatting and filtering your data, and creating a basic chart.
June 16 200 ATLAS (2:30 PM - 3:30 PM)	TIGER/CIRTL Series Getting IRB Approval for Educational Research Involving Human Subjects Clair Dunne, HRC Panel A Coordinator, Graduate School If you want to publish your STEM educational research, you will need to get Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval before any subjects are recruited or data collection is started. Claire Dunne, the HRC Education coordinator, will talk about what it takes to get IRB approval and many of the common mistakes she has seen on proposals.
June 17 200 ATLAS 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Summer Series Designing Your Course to Maximize Student Learning Laura Border, Director, Graduate Teacher Program Teachers often model their own teaching on their favorite teacher’s. However this teacher is often the teacher that most closely matched their own learning style. In this workshop you will learn how to plan to incorporate all aspects of learning into your course so all students learn the content in depth.
June 23 200 ATLAS 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	TIGER/CIRTL Series What You Need to Know to Conduct Educational Research Valerie Otero, Associate Professor, Education Chandra Turpen, Doctoral Candidate, Physics Education, Physics While the research skills you have from your disciplinary research will help you in educational research, there are additional skills you may need to be successful with TAR. In this workshop Valerie Otero and Chandra Turpen will discuss some of the additional educational methodologies you will need to conduct educational research.
June 25 200 ATLAS 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Technology For the Classroom Introduction to PowerPoint 2008 Erica Brandon, Faculty/Staff Trainer, ITS PowerPoint is a powerful tool for displaying visual information — text, pictures, graphs, and multimedia — to an audience. Learn how to use PowerPoint 2008 for the Mac to aid in a presentation or lecture. During this introductory workshop we will create a presentation from scratch, save valuable time with built-in templates, and use presentation features to show our creation. No prior experience necessary.
June 30 200 ATLAS 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	TIGER/CIRTL Series How to Create an Effective Pre & Post Test for Your TAR Project Kathy Perkins, Associate Director, CU Science Education Initiative Wendy Adams, Director of Research, CU Science Education Initiative When changing a course to improve students’ learning and understanding of a particular topic, how do you know if you were successful? Katherine Perkins and Wendy Adams will discuss how to construct pre and post tests to measure the effectiveness of educational interventions.
July
July 1 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM 200 ATLAS	Summer Series Teaching for Diversity in the Nonbiased Classroom Alan Runyon, McNair Pre-Prof Lead, CU-Boulder, Graduate Student, Political Science, University of Colorado Denver Inadvertent teacher bias creates classrooms in which some students participate and others don’t. Participants take part in a classroom simulation activity that makes bias and its effect apparent. Ways to remove teacher bias are discussed.
July 7 200 ATLAS 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	TIGER/CIRTL Series What is Discipline-Based Education Research? Benjamin Spike, Doctoral Candidate, Physics Discipline-Based Education Research, also called the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) or Teaching-As-Research (TAR), is an emerging field that seeks to understand how people learn content knowledge in particular scientific disciplines. In this workshop, Ben will discuss what TAR and SoTL are and present examples from his own area of research, physics.
July 8 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM 200 ATLAS	Summer Series Assessing Student Learning and Teaching Performance Tim Weston, Research Associate, ATLAS Assessment & Research Center Proper assessment of your students is critical to understanding if your course is meeting its objectives. In this workshop Tim Weston will discuss different methods that can be used to assess your course for formative assessment and assess your students for fulfillment of your learning goals.
July 9 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM 200 ATLAS	Technology For the Classroom Introduction to CULearn Erica Brandon, Faculty/Staff Trainer, ITS This hands-on workshop will get you started with CULearn, our campus course management system. During this introductory workshop you will learn how to get started with CULearn, post a syllabus and other course materials, and use the built-in grade book.
July 15 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM 200 ATLAS	Summer Series Library Support for University Teaching and Learning Mark Mabbett, Social Sciences Librarian, CU-Libraries Barb Losoff, Science Librarian, CU-Libraries University libraries are much more than just the books on their shelves. They offer many resources and classes that help both faculty and students. In this session Mark Mabbett and Barb Losoff will discuss what the Libraries and Librarians can do to assist you in your classroom.
July 21 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM 200 ATLAS	TIGER/CIRTL Series Using Ed’s Tools to Assess Student Understanding and Build Educational Interventions Michael W Klymkowsky, Professor, MCD Biology Collecting and analyzing student responses and interviews can be a time consuming process. The online Ed’s Tools (https://edstools.colorado.edu/conceptInventories/index.html) simplifies this process. Michael Klymkowsky will discuss Ed’s tools and how it can be used to create educational interventions.
July 22 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM 200 ATLAS	Summer Series Classroom Technologies to Maximize Student Learning Mark Werner, Coordinator, CTO In the classroom technologies can often be used to meet educational goals and learning styles that you might otherwise find difficult to reach. In this workshop we will discuss how different technologies can be used to meet different learning styles.
July 23 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM 200 ATLAS	Technology For the Classroom CULearn: Assessments, Assignments, and Groups Erica Brandon, Faculty/Staff Trainer, ITS This session is designed for CULearn course designers who want to learn about some of the other tools available within CULearn. We will look at tools not covered in the Introduction to CULearn class such as quizzes and assignments, and have more hands-on time to create a course. Bring your questions and ideas for this more in depth look at CULearn’s functionality.
August
August 19-21 Hale Sciences 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM	2009 GTP Fall Intensive
August 22 100 ATLAS 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Cultural Intensive