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Student learning topic of Oct. 13 symposium 11:29 a.m., Oct. 9, 2006--A symposium on “Advances and Opportunities for Improving Student Learning” will be held Friday, Oct. 13, in 125 Lerner Hall by the Lerner College of Business and Economics and its management information systems program, the Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education and the PRESENT teaching, learning and technology center. The symposium, which is free for UD faculty members, will start at 10:30 a.m. with registration and coffee, and sessions will run until 4:30 p.m. Lunch will be served. The keynote presenter will be Larry Spence, the director of undergraduate learning initiatives at Penn State University, and his talk is entitled, “It's the Learning.” Spence is the recipient of several teaching awards at Penn State and the author of numerous articles and chapters on issues in education and in political theory, including the provocative essay “The Case Against Teaching.” He speaks to academic and general audiences on reinventing education. The symposium will consist of sessions exploring ideas for engaging students in the learning process. Sessions will include a discussion of the importance of integrating writing into assignments and the use of problem-based learning. Other sessions will explore new technologies (podcasting, wikis, blogs) and their role in the college classroom. The program will conclude with a panel discussion featuring Lerner faculty, who will discuss their approaches for enhancing student learning. To register for the symposium, visit [http://present.smith.udel.edu/calendar/detail.php?classid=974]. |
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