Participants and Presentations for Showcase of Innovative Pedagogy
August 28, 2006
Ballroom Memorial Student Center
10:15-11:30 a.m.
Gala/Innovative Pedagogy |
Title |
Blurb |
James/Carlson/Bomar |
Ideas to Action: service learning in your course |
Getting students involved in service learning…Let three seasoned veterans of service learning facilitate your ideas to action. |
Evan Sveum
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Accomplish the Objectives (A.T.O.) |
A.T.O.'s focus is on greater student responsibility, creative expression, problem-solving and development of self-directed learning skills.Incorporates an instructor / student planning process which includes creating a 'learning contract' that details activities, artifacts and evaluation. |
Joy Becker
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Lesson Study Process: Experiences and Challenges |
A lesson study project focuses on developing a lesson plan for a topic that students have had difficulty on in the past, and then collaboratively teaching, observing, and revising the lesson. In our presentation we will describe the lesson study process and share our experiences and challenges we faced from our projects. |
Jill Klefstad
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Critical Reflection: To think or not to think, that is the question |
This session defines critical reflection and some of the strategies that foster student’s awareness of their assumptions and biases which help them to embark on a deeper premise of thinking. This session will describe how weekly cohort groups helped to facilitate critical reflection by providing experiences that made students aware of their dispositions to learn. The session will also share some of the thoughts students had about their own learning resulting from the use of various reflective strategies |
Lelah Lugo
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Keep Me Posted: Email Database Alerts for Current Research |
Learn how you and your students can stay up to the minute in research with email alerts in such databases as EBSCO, Wilson or SuperSearch. Set up your search strategies and have information sent to you throughout the semester. |
Kim Zagorski
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Engaging Students: Using In-Class Simulations to Facilitate Active Learning |
Ever considered introducing a simulation to your class, but weren’t sure where to begin? This session will introduce the simulation technique, looking at 1) initial planning and construction, 2) the common pit-falls encountered when using this learning style, and 3) running a simulation in the classroom. |
Bryan Beamer |
Pilot Group for "Lesson Study" 2006-7 Academic Year |
This presentation will give a brief explanation of "Lesson Study", a technique for improving individual lessons as a collaborative process. Also, how to participate in a "Lesson Study" pilot group at UW-Stout during the 2006-7 Academic year will be explained. |
Michael Pickart
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Teaching Through Folk Traditions and Storytelling |
Ever consider using stories to introduce and reinforce important topics in your classroom? Come to this session to explore the possibilities of folk traditions and other creative uses of storytelling to support a multidisciplinary, multicultural classroom. |
Renee Howarton
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Encouraging Student Application of Body Image Knowledge Via Music CD Production |
This session will show surveys used to assess student knowledge of basic body image issues, teaching methods and materials used to enhance content understanding, and examples of student-produced music CDs. Step-by-step instructions regarding how to produce the music CDs will be provided. |
Matt Livesey
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Your Students Use Instant Messaging--Should You? |
This presentation will cover the basics of instant messaging (IM)--how it works, how to use IM software, and how to manage "virtual office hours" with students both on-campus and around the world. Last year I tripled the number of students who came to my office hours by being available through IM. |
Kate Thomas
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Zooming in on History: Using the Laptop Effectively on Day 1 |
This presentation will show you how to successfully use the laptop and images to foster creative and analytical thinking in an introductory course -- even on the first day of class! |
Urs Haltinner
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Effective Prime Time Strategies, the critical beginning of every class. |
This session is focused on efficiently shifting student attention to the objective at hand in your classes. Beginning with the end in mind through an interest peaking can maximize the first three minutes (The critical minutes to set the stage for an effective class period). The session focuses on startup rituals and techniques that facilitate student transition into your lesson’s content. I will demonstrate this through visual prompts that are contextually congruent with a variety of lesson objectives. |
Jean Rothaupt
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Collaborative Exams: Assessment, Accountability and Learning |
This session looks at the research on group exams and offers one strategy of group test taking that also allows for individual accountability. Ideas and theoretical constructs are briefly discussed. Classroom data along with an annotated bibliography on group or team testing will be given. |
Anne Hoel
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Integrated Learning: Crossing Traditional College Boundaries To Benefit Our Community |
This discussion shares the experiences of two diverse classes, undergraduate Business Policies and graduate Applied Psychology, working jointly to assess a community healthcare provider. The focus is on strategies for successfully navigating traditional institutional barriers, and the resulting benefits to students, the university, and the larger community. |
Ed Biggerstaff
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Starting Class the Right Way |
This session will focus on setting the climate and culture of a class, and establishing a structure of expectations and standards that provides a value orientation for increasing student’s learning successes. |
Susan Wolfgram
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Moving Beyond the Classroom to Action |
In a sense, all teaching is fundamentally about promoting change. One change is inspiring and empowering our students to be active agents in creating a more just and enlightened society. This session provides examples of how to move your students' learning outside of the classroom and the impact of social action from the student perspective. |
Glendali Rodriguez
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Service Learning: Engaging students of multiple majorsthroughreal clients and community work |
This session looks at how AEC-233 engages students in community service learning. This presentation willdiscuss student assignments that provide assistance tothe localcommunity whilefostering learning and service from the participants. |
Susan Collie
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Effectively Evaluating Oral Presentations |
What is the most effective way to evaluate oral presentations that will provide the greatest benefit to the student? Many of us understand the importance of developing oral presentation skills and use presentations in our classes. This session will provide several strategies that allow you to develop assignments that provide students with more complete speaking practice. Setting up the oral assignment, deciding appropriate communication components to evaluate and constructing easy-to-fill out sheets will be covered. |