TENTATIVE SCHEDULE - SPRING 2008
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Feb. 13
First
Class
Presentation. Introductions of tutors, students, and
instructor. Assignment for Feb. 14.
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Feb. 15
Formation
of groups. Discussion of the course. Formulation of group
ground rules. Group
assignment.
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Feb. 18
A 2-3
page paper
due at the beginning of class.
"Blue and Gold" demonstration in class for group discussion. |
Feb. 20
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Feb. 22
Discuss personal learning
issues. from Stokes (1864) and formulate group learning issues to
pursue.
Spectroscopic demo of blood redox chemistry |
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Feb. 25
Continued discussion of learning issues an instructor-generated list of learning issues. |
Feb. 27
Homework
assignment due. Grading
Rubrics. Demonstration
of Stokes Section
11 experiments and
class discussion of its significance.
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Feb. 29
Final day for group discussion
of remaining learning issues.
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Mar. 3
Group Quiz at beginning of class. Whole class discussion of Stokes (1864). Read Background to Zinoffsky. and Zinoffsky (1886) for next class discussion. |
Mar. 5 & 7
Discuss personal learning
issues from Zinoffsky (1886) and formulate group learning
issues to pursue. Turn in a duplicate list of your learning
issues at the beginning of class.
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Mar. 5 & 7
Resolve learning issues for
Zinoffsky's article.
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Mar. 10
Wrap up discussion of Zinoffsky's article. Group
Quiz at end
of
class.
Jigsaw groups will beformed to study the articles listed for March 12 & 14 Each group will study different articles.. |
Mar. 12 and 14
Hemoglobin Oxygen Binding
Douglas et al. (1912), Bohr et al. (1904) and Peters (1912) in reader Size of Hemoglobin Svedberg&Fahraeus (1926) bkgd |
Mar. 12 and 14
Hemoglobin Redox Chemistry
Conant (1923) Background. Sickle Cell Anemia Herrick (1912) Diggs et al. (1933) |
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Mar. 17
Jigsaw groups continue to resolve their learning issues and work to prepare a concept map of their articles. |
Mar. 19
Final day for jigsaw groups to
work on their learning issues and prepare a concept map to distribute
to the class on Friday.
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Mar. 21
Jigsaw Group Assignment due. Return to home Groups |
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Mar. 24
Midterm peer/self/group/course
evaluation due at the beginning of class.
“Home” group preparation for
Midterm examination
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Mar. 26
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Part 1 –
Individual Part
In 205 Brown Lab |
Mar. 28 MIDTERM EXAMINATION Part 2 – Group Part |
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SPRING BREAK March 29 to April 6 |
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Friday |
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Apr. 7
Tutors move to new groups.
Review Midterm Exam, First half of Course, and Group Ground
Rules. Discuss Hemoglobinopathy
assignment
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Apr. 9
Video interview with Linus
Pauling.
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Apr. 11
Group discussion of
personal
learning issues and formulation of group learning issues from Pauling
et al. (1949) and background
material. |
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Apr. 14
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Apr. 16
Continued Discussion of what
remaining
learning issues for the Pauling et al. (1949) article.
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Apr. 18
Assignment due.
Group Quiz at beginning of class.Wrap up Pauling et al. (1949). Introduction to |
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Apr. 21
Be prepared to discuss personal
learning issues associated with the articles by Ingram (1958). Generate
a list of group learning issues to pursue
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Apr. 23
Continued discussion of articles by Ingram (1958 & 1959).
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Apr. 25
Continued discussion of
personal and
group learning issues associated with Ingram's articles.
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Apr. 28
Wrap up of articles by Ingram
(1958 & 1959).
Group Quiz at the end of class. |
Apr. 30
Begin discussion of learning issues related to |
May 2
Continued discussion of
personal
and group learning issues associated with articles by Dintzis.
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May 5
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May 7
Whole class discussion of
Dintzis.
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| May 12 Discussion of Allison (1954) |
May 14 Discussion of Allison (1954) |
May 16 Hemoglobinopathy Assignment due. |
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May 19
Final Peer/Self/ Group/
evaluation due at the beginning of class.
Final discussion of Allison (1954) |
May 21
Last Day of Class
Shemin and Hemin PBL problem Parts 1&2 |