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Fall 2016 Info: How to Teach Mathematics
Fall 2016 Book: Stephen G. Krantz, How to Teach Mathematics (3rd Ed.), published by the AMS (American Mathematical Society), 2015. This an update from earlier editions published in 1993 and 1999. Book Availability: KCTL has a supply of books for our fall reading. If you can commit to joining at least two of our fall […]
CUNY Central Recommendations; Spacing Study; Online Homework
Discussing: Carpenter, Shana K., et al. “Using spacing to enhance diverse forms of learning: Review of recent research and implications for instruction.” Educational Psychology Review 24.3 (2012): 369-378. CUNY Office of Academic Affairs, “Best Teaching Practices” (2011) Announcements: Funding available for STEM learning conferences (contact Kristen). (1) What Faculty Expect to Gain From Attending Conferences […]
First Class Visit; Nehm Paper; Dunlosky Paper
Discussing: Dunlosky, John, et al. “What works, what doesn’t.” Scientific American Mind 24.4 (2013): 46-53. Nehm, Ross H. “Understanding undergraduates’ problem-solving processes.” Journal of microbiology & biology education 11.2 (2010). Attending: Patrick, Daniel, Kristen, Emral, Shoshana. (1) Daniel’s visit to Shoshana’s class They had discussed interspersing lecture and practice, every 30 min (20 min/10 min […]
Freeman on Linear Regression, Active Learning; Pairs for Observations
Discussing: Freeman, Scott, et al. “Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111.23 (2014): 8410-8415. Theobald, Roddy, and Scott Freeman. “Is it the intervention or the students? Using linear regression to control for student characteristics in undergraduate STEM education research.” CBE-Life Sciences Education 13.1 (2014): […]
Readings for Spring 2016
1st Session Freeman, Scott, et al. “Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111.23 (2014): 8410-8415. (Link) Theobald, Roddy, and Scott Freeman. “Is it the intervention or the students? Using linear regression to control for student characteristics in undergraduate STEM education research.” CBE-Life Sciences Education […]
Readings for Fall 2015
Kober, Nancy. Reaching students: what research says about effective instruction in undergraduate science and engineering. 2015.
Expert and Novice Students; Writing and Active Learning
Facilitators: Daniel Collins, Patrick Lloyd, Kristin Polizzotto Attending: Jameelah Hegazy (Nursing), Ivan Ho (Viological Sciences), Jen Roman (Biological Sciences), Thomas Greene (Physical Sciences), Martin Litwack (Math and Computer Sciences), Dmitry Brogun (Biological Sciences), Mara Gittleman (KCC Farm), Tara Scannell (Biological Sciences), Farshad Tamari (Biological Sciences), Daniel Collins (Math and Computer Science), Shoshana Bobker (Physical Sciences), […]
Introduction; Discovery-Based Learning; Use of Textbooks
Facilitators: Daniel Collins, Patrick Lloyd, Kristin Polizzotto Attending: Grace Axler-DiPerte, Shoshanna Bobker, Dmitry Brogun, Daniel Collins, Christina Colon, Mara Gittleman, Jameelah Hegazy, Ivan Ho, Maria Karfitsas, Martin Litwack, Patrick Lloyd, John Mikalopas, Mary Ortiz, Kristin Polizzotto, Jewel Powell, Jen Rosseau, Tara Scannell, Steven Skinner, Farshad Tamari 1. Introduction of participants 2. Overview of today’s articles […]
