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TUTORIAL METHODS OF INSTRUCTION Tentative Schedule - Fall 2014 link to Syllabus |
Time
& Place: Mondays 7 - 9 PM in 110 ISE Lab. Every Tutorial Methods
of Instruction class
will include time to discuss problem situations and successes tutors
have are
experiencing. In order to gain practical experience, you will serve as
a tutor-facilitator in one of the problem-based learning (PBL) or
Peer-led
team learning (PLTL) courses on campus, and meet on a regular basis
with
the instructor of that course for more specific content
preparation.
The tentative schedule for the semester is as follows:
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Special POGIL
Workshop 8/25 |
Dr.
Rick Moog, from Franklin and Marshall College and one of the
national leaders in the development and dissemination of Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry
Learning (POGIL) will give a special workshop for Workshop leaders
from 9-12 AM in 206 Brown Laboratory. |
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Class 1 9/8 |
The POGIL Approach and the
Learning Cycle What is PBL? What is PLTL? POGIL Instructor's Guide Drs. Jackie Fajardo and Kimberly Graves- guest instructors |
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Class 2 9/15 |
Getting
Started: Tutor-Facilitator Orientation Session (PowerPoint Presentation) Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Assignment: Take the Jung Typology Test on-line questionnaire. Boyer Commission Report - REINVENTING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: A Blueprint for America's Research Universities |
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Class 3 9/22 |
Cognitive
Development &
Personality: Perry Scheme (William G. Perry, Jr.), Groups in Action - Video Vignettes of Peer facilitator situations |
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Class 4 9/29 |
Questioning
Skills to Probe for
Deeper Understanding Bloom's Taxonomy (Benjamin Bloom) |
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Class 5 10/6 |
Student Group Presentations on
Questioning Skills Developing Questioning Skills by Karon Lewis Some Techniques for Developing Questiioning Skills - U Texas Good Science begins with good questions - J. Coll. Sci. Teaching 30(3) 192 (2000) Some Thoughts on Questioning In-depth look at Bloom's Taxonomy - U Texas |
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Class 6 10/13 |
Common Group Situations and how
to
deal with them. Discuss PBL teaching cases for tutor-facilitators. |
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Class 7 10/20 |
Peer
Reviewing Teaching Case Studies Tutor-Facilitator Case Studies Drafts due |
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Class 8 10/27 |
Motivating
Students to Learn Motivation Applied to Teaching |
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Class 9 11/3 |
Dealing
with Misconceptions Biology Misconceptions Chemistry Misconceptions Chemistry Concept Tests Physical Science Concepts in Biology |
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Class 10 11/10 |
Small
Groups, Cooperative
Learning, PBL, POGIL, and PLTL Introduction to Science Education Literature: Pick an issue or two of the Journal of Chemical Education and find an article that is relevant to your teaching or learning and read it. |
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Class 11 11/17 |
Mentoring other students Entering Mentoring |
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11/24 | No
Class: Thanksgiving week |
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Class 12 12/1 |
Discussion
of Tutor Facilitator Case Studies. Video Vignettes of PBL tutor-facilitator Challenges Course Evaluation (and Pizza) |