University of Wisconsin - Stout

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

University of Wisconsin-Stout

2005-2006

The Teaching and Learning Center is pleased to present the work of the 2005-2006 participants in UW-Stout's ongoing project in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Funded by a grant from the UW-System Office of Professional and Instructional Development and the UW-Stout Provost Office, the project aims to explore all facets of learning and to build communities of learners at UW-Stout. Final reports, along with progress reports and initial research questions appear below. --May 17, 2006

Participants must complete the IRB forms for their studies.  IRB details can be found at www.uwstout.edu/rs/training.ppt  and http://www.uwstout.edu/rs/documents/cform.doc

Scholars

Brian Bergquist

Course: Qualtiy Food Production

Learning Question: What techniques can be utilized to incorporate laptops into a lab course such as QFP?

Bergquistb@uwstout.edu
Progress Report
Final Report

 

Terri Karis

Courses: General Psychology,  Psychology of Marriage and Family, Cultural Competence in Family Therapy

Learning Question: How do white students learn about race?

Final Report
Students' Reflections

Terri Reflects

 
 

Wendy Dittmann

Learning Question: Do assigned student roles within a discussion board increase the amount, measured by word count and postings, and depth, measured by reference to assigned reading, additional reading, personal experience and application?

Roles could be facilitator, agitator, and guru.

dittmannw@uwstout.edu
Progress Report
Final Report

 

Jill Klefstad

Course: ECE 412-Social Studies Curriculum
Learning Question: Does peer interaction (weekly cohort groups) facilitate critical reflection and the development of the following teacher dispositions: thoughtful and responsive listener, preparedness, respectful, reflective, and cooperative/collaborative?
klefstadj@uwstout.edu

Progress Report
Final Report
Reflection Report

 

John Dzissah

Course: INMGT 410/610: Six Sigma Quality improvement methods,
Learning Questions:
1.      How effective are the students in applying improvement methods to solve quality related problems?

2.      How effective are the students in utilizing technology in problem solving and decision making?

Dzissahj@uwstout.edu
Progress Report
Final Report

 

Laura Schmidt

Course: Calculus III

Learning Question: Does the use of Maple (a visual software tool) improve student understanding?

Schmidtlaur@uwstout.edu

Progress Report
Final Report
Reflection Report
Student Reflection Essays

 
 

Barb Flom

Course: Play Therapy, SCOUN 705

Learning Question: How does infusing diversity-related material into a course on Play Therapy impact student understanding of the cultural contexts of childhood play?

Flomb@uwstout.edu

Final Report

 
 

Juli Taylor

Course: Principles of Career and Technical Education

Project: To pilot an "enduring understanding" engagement activity. Students will present the process and final product to and receive feedback from university and external experts. Student reflections will also be analyzed.

 

taylorju@uwstout.edu

Progress Report
Final Report
Reflection Report
Student Commentary

 

Nelu Ghenciu

Course: Linear Algebra

Learning Question: Does discovery learning method help students understand proofs in Linear Algebra?
ghenciup@uwstout.edu

Progress Report

Final Report

Reflection Report

Radi Teleb

Course: Finite Mathematics

Learning Question: How effective is the new approach in the student learning, and what is the preference of the students between the classic approach as given in all texts and my approach for modeling Venn diagram to present Sets and operations on sets

Telebr@uwstout.edu

Progress Report
Final Report

 
 
 
 

Holly Teuber

Course: SPCOM100 - Fundamentals of Speech

Learning Question: What meta-cognitive strategies do students use in the online learning environment?

Teuberh@uwstout.edu
Progress Report
Final Report

Kate Thomas

Course: Early American History

Learning Question: Does it make a difference for students to receive my feedback on the weekly assignments and discussion write-ups or is just doing the work, having the discussion enough to learn content and critical thinking?

Thomask@uwstout.edu

Progress Report
Final Report
Reflection Report

 

Ana Vandelinde

Learning Question

Vandelindea@uwstout.edu
Progress Report
Final Report

   
Mentors
Carolyn Barnhart, Food and Nutrition
Final Report
barnhartc@uwstout.edu
Len Bogner, Communication, Engineering and Technology
bognerl@uwstout.edu
 

Joy Becker, Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Final Report
beckerjoy@uwstout.edu

Anne Hoel, Business
Hoela@uwstout.edu

 

Sherry Klein, Education
Kleins@uwstout.edu