CHEM 467 (Section 10) / BISC 422 (Section 10)
TUTORIAL METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Tentative Schedule - Spring 2000 

Time & Place: The first class, a three-hour orientation session before classes start, will be held on Monday, February 7th from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in 108 Pearson Hall. This is an especially important session and all tutor-facilitators should be present. Thereafter, we will meet most Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:45 in the same place. The Tutorial Methods  of Instruction course will meet more often in the first half of the semester, and less often as the semester progresses and you become more familiar with effective tutor-facilitator strategies. In order to gain practical experience, you will serve as a tutor-facilitator in one of the problem-based learning (PBL) 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:
 
Date
Topic
Monday February 7th  1:30 - 4:30 PM
Note different day and time for this session only.		 Getting Started: 
        Tutor-Facilitator Orientation Session
       What is PBL?
       Boyer Commission Report - 
        REINVENTING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: A Blueprint for  America's Research Universities
February 9th Cognitive Development & Personality: 
       Perry Scheme (William G. Perry, Jr.), 
       Bloom's Taxonomy (Benjamin Bloom), and
       Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator Assignment: 
          Take the Kiersey Temperament Sorter on-line 
          questionnaire.
February 16th Questioning Skills to Probe for Deeper Understanding
February 23rd No Class
March 1st Behaviors that Undermine Group Function
March 8th No Class
March 15th Tutor-Facilitator Case Studies I
March 22nd Final Case Studies Due
March 29th SPRING BREAK
April 5th Managing Interpersonal Conflict
April 12th No Class
April 19th Evaluation: Giving and Receiving Feedback
Maintaining a Good Learning Environment
April 26th No Class
May 3rd Tutor Facilitator Case Studies II
May 10th Course Evaluation (and Pizza)
May 17th No Class


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